Effects of cognitive therapy, drug therapy and combined therapy in improvement of major depression

authors:

avatar Nemat Sotodeh Asl ORCID , * , avatar behnamfar behnamfar ORCID , ** , avatar Raheb Ghorbani ORCID

Corresponding Authors:
Koomesh: Vol.13, issue 1; 114-119
published online: February 25, 2011
article type: Research Article
received: December 11, 2010
accepted: May 29, 2011

how to cite: Sotodeh Asl N, behnamfar B, Ghorbani R. Effects of cognitive therapy, drug therapy and combined therapy in improvement of major depression. koomesh. 2011;13(1):e152497. 

Abstract

  Introduction: Major depression is one of the most common psychological disorders that exert a high impact on the life of patients and their families. There are many treatment methods for depression. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of cognitive-behavior therapy and drug therapy on improvement of major depression.   Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed in Semnan (Iran) in 2008. 56 Patients with major depression were selected and assigned into 4 groups. All of the patients completed the Beck test and a demographic questionnaire before start of interventions as pre test. The post test was completed after the end of intervention.   Results: Findings showed that all of the methods have significant effects on improvement of depression, but combined therapy (cognitive behavioral therapy + drug therapy) is the best (P