Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Group Counseling (CBTBGC)

Gazi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression Mild; Depression Moderate

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Group Counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04192721

SDemir

Details and patient eligibility

About

The university environment presents a valuable opportunity to reach the young population of society, which has a high risk of depression, and to provide protective mental-health services. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy-based group counseling focused on the depressive symptoms, anxiety levels, automatic thoughts, and coping ways among undergraduate nursing students with mild to moderate depressive symptoms.

Full description

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy-based group counseling focused on the depressive symptoms, anxiety levels, automatic thoughts, and coping ways among undergraduate nursing students with mild to moderate depressive symptoms.

The study was completed with a total of 63 participants (n=31 for the intervention group and n=32 for the control group) in the 2017-2018 academic year. The effect of the intervention was evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, and Ways of Coping Questionnaire. The measurements were taken 3 times: pre-test, post-test, and 2-months post-test.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having mild depressive symptoms according to the BDI
• Having moderate depressive symptoms according to the BDI
• Being native speakers of Turkish
• Agreeing to participate in the entire intervention process

Exclusion criteria

• Having substance abuse
• Having another psychiatric diagnosis
• Using psychotropic drugs
• Receiving other counseling or therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Group Counseling

Experimental group

Description:

The CBT-based group counseling provided to the intervention group was carried out as a group intervention with structured sessions in which various techniques and methods of CBT, having mainly educational content, were applied, including an experiential interaction process. The counseling was performed in a total of six 60- to 90-minute sessions, comprising one session per week for four groups consisting of six to 10 members each.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Group Counseling

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No counseling was given to the control group during the study.