Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Depression

Treatment

DIAGNOSIS: Depression

TREATMENT: Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Depression

BRIEF SUMMARY

Basic premise: "Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications." What is cognitive behavioral therapy? (2017, July). APA.org.

https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral

TREATMENT RESOURCES

TREATMENT MANUALS

Cognitive behavioral therapy in groups (Beiling, McCabe, & Antony, 2009)

Leader's manual for adolescent groups: Adolescent coping with depression course (Clarke et al., 2009)

Mind over mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think (Greenberger & Padesky, 2015)

Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie bei Depressionen [Cognitive behavioral therapy for depression] (Hautzinger, Stark, & Treiber, 2003)

Control your depression (Lewinsohn, 2010)

Group therapy for depression: The coping with depression course (Lewinsohn et al., 1984)

Treating postnatal depression: A psychological approach for health care practitioners (Milgrom et al., 1999)

Group therapy manual for cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression (Munoz, 2000)

A group cognitive behavioural therapy program for depression (Oei, 2011)

Coping with the seasons: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Seasonal Affective Disorder, Therapist Guide (Rohan, 2008)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Download site for youth depression treatment & prevention programs (Kaiser Permanente)

SUPPORTING STUDIES

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https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.20.4.601

Chan, A. S., Wong, Q. Y., Sze, S. L., Kwong, P. P., Han, Y. M., & Cheung, M. C. (2012). A Chinese Chan-based mind–body intervention for patients with depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 142(1-3), 283-289.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.05.018

Clarke, G. N., Hornbrook, M., Lynch, F., Polen, M., Gale, J., O’Connor, E., Seely J. R., Debar, L. (2002). Group cognitive-behavioral treatment for depressed adolescent offspring of depressed parents in a health maintenance organization. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 41(3), 305-313.

https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-200203000-00010

Gudmundsdottir, R. M., & Thome, M. (2014). Evaluation of the effects of individual and group cognitive behavioural therapy and of psychiatric rehabilitation on hopelessness of depressed adults: a comparative analysis. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21(10), 866-872.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12157

Henkel, V., Mergl, R., Allgaier, A. K., Hautzinger, M., Kohnen, R., Coyne, J. C, Möller, H. -J., & Hegerl, U. (2010). Treatment of atypical depression: post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled study testing the efficacy of sertraline and cognitive behavioural therapy in mildly depressed outpatients. European Psychiatry, 25(8), 491-498.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.01.010

Janis, R. A., Burlingame, G. M., Svien, H., Jensen, J., & Lundgreen, R. (2021). Group therapy for mood disorders: A meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 31(3), 342-358.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2020.1817603

Lydecker, K. P., Tate, S. R., Cummins, K. M., McQuaid, J., Granholm, E., & Brown, S. A. (2010). Clinical outcomes of an integrated treatment for depression and substance use disorders. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24(3), 453–465.

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Mergl, R., Henkel, V., Allgaier, A. K., Kramer, D., Hautzinger, M., Kohnen, R., … & Hegerl, U. (2011). Are treatment preferences relevant in response to serotonergic antidepressants and cognitive-behavioral therapy in depressed primary care patients? Results from a randomized controlled trial including a patients’ choice arm. Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 80(1), 39-47.

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Milgrom, J., Gemmill, A. W., Ericksen, J., Burrows, G., Buist, A., & Reece, J. (2015). Treatment of postnatal depression with cognitive behavioural therapy, sertraline and combination therapy: a randomised controlled trial. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(3), 236-245.

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Mukhtar, F., Oei, T. P., & Yaacob, M. J. (2011). Effectiveness of group cognitive behaviour therapy augmentation in reducing negative cognitions in the treatment of depression in Malaysia. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 12(1), 50-65.

https://www.aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org/abstract/effectiveness-of-group-cognitive-behaviour-therapy-augmentation-in-reducing-negative-cognitions-in-the-treatment-of-depr-53465.html

Rohan, K. J., Lindsey, K. T., Roecklein, K. A., & Lacy, T. J. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and their combination in treating seasonal affective disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 80(2-3), 273-283.

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00098-3

Rohan, K. J., Roecklein, K. A., Tierney Lindsey, K., Johnson, L. G., Lippy, R. D., Lacy, T. J., & Barton, F. B. (2007). A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy, and their combination for seasonal affective disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(3), 489–500.

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Teismann, T., Von Brachel, R., Hanning, S., Grillenberger, M., Hebermehl, L., Hornstein, I., & Willutzki, U. (2014). A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a rumination-focused group treatment for residual depression. Psychotherapy Research, 24(1), 80-90.

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