Clinical Psychology Studies

Abstract The aim of this study was to examine effectiveness of
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on depression and
rumination symptoms in individuals with a major depression records.
The study employed a single-case design with multiple baselines.
MBCT was given to 4 patients with major depressive disorder over
eight 1-hour sessions, and a follow-up was carried out one month
later. Instruments used were the depression questionnaire, Beck
depression inventory and the rumination response scale. Results
showed that depression and rumination symptoms in the patients were
reduced by 78 and 48 percent, respectively. The results were clinically
significant for three patients. The study suggests that MBCT given in
the form of individualized sessions can be an effective treatment for
patients with major depressive disorder.

Abstract Introduction: Depression is a disorder that has attracted the attention of psychologists and therapists all over the world.  This study aims to clarify and elucidate two major points: a) epidemic status of depression on various levels of high school students; and b) scrutiny of group cognitive therapy influence on the reduction of irrational beliefs and depression of the students. Method: Sample consisted of 457 students, randomlyselected based by cluster sampling method. Beck's questionnaire (short form) was used and the following results were obtained: 1) %36.97 without depression; 2) %35.23 with mild depression; 3) %20.35 with average depression; 4) % 7.44 with intensive depression. Next, 36 students with average and intensive depression were matched according to their age, grades, and major.  Then 16 students were randomly selected and put into two groups of eight in experimental and control groups.  Both groups were tested by pre and post test of Beck's depression and Jones's irrational beliefs questionnaire. Experimental group received 10 sessions of group treatment cognition based on Ellis method of Rational Emotive Therapy.  Two significant points were determined:  a) paired sample t-test pertaining to pre and post tests of both groups (differences of within groups), and b) Independent sample t-test pertaining to the difference of pre and post tests scores (difference of between groups).
Result: The data revealed that: A) Irrational beliefs had meaningful reduction [%95 confidence]; 1- Anxious over concern; 2- Frustration reaction; 3- Perfectionism. B) Irrational beliefs which had reduction but was not meaningful; 1- Emotional irresponsibility [Approximately meaningful]; 2- Dependency; 3- Demand for approval; 4- Problem avoidance.  C) Irrational beliefs which had no reduction at all [even followed by increase]; 1- High self expectation; 2- Helplessness for change; 3- Blame proneness. However, the total score of irrational beliefs test had a meaningful reduction [%95 confidence). In that sense, there had been a meaningful reduction in the depression scores of the experimental group [%95 confidence]. Discussion: The result indicates that group cognitive therapy helps the reduction of irrational beliefs as well as student's depression simultaneously.

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the activation pattern of maladaptive schems in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. For this porpose 42 patients with OCD and 70 subjects as control group were studied. They were administered SCL90-R and structured clinical interview for diagnosis of DSM-IV mental disorder the young schema questionnaire short form the young parenting inventory and the yale brown obsessive compulsive scal . the YSQ total score of the OCD group was significantly highe than the control group. The average score of the patient with OCD on most schemas were significantly higher than the average score of the control group. This study demonstrates that in addition to significant relation between SCL90-R total scores with YSQ YPI-F and YPI-M most important of the early maladaptive schemas including: entitlement, unrelenting standards