Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Hospital have conducted a depression prevention program based on cognitive behavioral therapy.Our previous analysis has shown that the program is effective for preventing depression from relapsing.Because more patients have participated in the program, we have re-examined its effectiveness and reviewed the demographic characteristics of patients who were able to continue attending the program.Results: Compared with before the program was conducted, improvements were observed in the 24-item version of the Hamilton Rating Depression Scale, the Profi le of Mood States, and the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire-Revised shortly after and 1 year after the start of the program.The relapse rate in the 2 years after the program was started was 19.0%, which was lower than that observed in our previous study and, therefore, confi rms the long-term effectiveness of the program in preventing depression from relapsing.In addition, the demographic characteristics showed that patients who attended at least 7 of the 8 classes tended to have high levels of the "Harm Avoidance" trait in the Temperament and Character Inventory and had signifi cantly high levels of this traitʼs subscales of "Fear of uncertainty" and "Anticipatory worry."Conclusion: The findings of the present study reconfirm that the depression prevention program is effective for preventing depression from relapsing.Patients who continue the program tend to have high levels of the "Harm Avoidance" trait.
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7063516718