Integrated Cognitive, Interpersonal, and Systemic Treatment for Women with Depression: Development and Efficacy Evaluation

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1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Management and Planning Studied. Tehran. Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate the efficacy of an integrated package of cognitive, interpersonal, and systemic therapy on the depressive symptoms and coping skills of women with depression. The research design is an extended pre-test-post-test design with multiple groups. The statistical population of the study consisted of the women referred to the Atieh treatment center in Tehran in 2017 and 2018, and 60 of them were randomly divided into four groups of 15 participants.Following grouping, the first group received cognitive therapy, the second group received interpersonal therapy, the third group received systemic therapy, and the fourth group received an integrated bundle of cognitive, interpersonal, and systemic therapy over the course of 12 weekly 90-minute sessions. Data was collected using the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) and the Coping Responses Scale (CRI). The data were analyzed using SPSS-23 statistical software and mixed variance analysis. Post-test results indicated that integrated treatment package training has a significant impact on reducing depressive symptoms and enhancing coping skills among depressed women (P<0.001), but these results were not substantiated during the follow-up phase. This study is founded on the utilization of integrated treatment packages to improve Depression supports services.
 

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 14, Issue 2
2023
Pages 231-255

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  • Receive Date: 25 September 2021
  • Revise Date: 20 February 2022
  • Accept Date: 12 March 2022
  • First Publish Date: 23 July 2023
  • Publish Date: 23 July 2023

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