Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A case study of a lady with a range in age from 30 to 40 years that was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, according to the criteria of the Manual Diagnostic and Statistical Mental Disorders, or DSM-IV, in which more than twelve sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy was applied over a period of five months in order to reduce symptoms and give the patient tools for not relapse of the symptoms. The assessment instruments used self-report to assess the intensity and characteristics of the symptoms and they are; the Symptom Inventory 90 Revised (SCL-90-R), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) also was used the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire -4 + (PDQ-4 +) to check out some kind of personality disorder. The results obtained in this study showed a significant reduction of symptoms and reflected in the results after a period of four months after therapy sessions culminated with not recurrence of symptoms. Suggesting the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder.
Authors: V. Alcalá Pérez, Johanna Lizeth
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2301545400