. Farahzad Abbasian; . Arash Najimi; . Sayyed Davood Meftagh; . Gholamreza Ghasemi; . Hamid Afshar
Volume 4, Issue 3 , June 2014, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of stress managementtraining through cognitive-behavioral techniques on stress, social adaptability and depressionin women ...
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Background: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of stress managementtraining through cognitive-behavioral techniques on stress, social adaptability and depressionin women with depression disorders. Materials and Methods: In this study, 40 patientsdiagnosed with depression who had referred to psychiatry and consultation clinics of Isfahanwere randomly selected and assigned to intervention and control groups (20 patients in eachgroup). The intervention group received eight 90-min sessions of stress training throughcognitive–behavioral techniques. Data collection tools included Cooper’s stress questionnaire,Bell’s social adaptability questionnaire and Hamilton’s depression scale questionnaire.The participants completed the questionnaires before the intervention and 1 month afterthe same. Data analysis was performed using covariance analysis. Results: Based on theresults, considering variables of stress, social adaptability and depression, the equal variancehypothesis was confirmed. The relationship between pre- and post-test scores on stress,social adaptability and depression was statistically significant (P < 0.001). The modified meandifference was F = 12.45, P < 0.001 on stress; F = 6.88, P < 0.01 on social adaptability;and F = 5.36, P < 0.02 on depression, all of which were significant. Conclusion: Stressmanagement training through cognitive behavioral techniques can play a main role indepression reduction and development of social adaptability through modifying inappropriatesocial information-processing patterns.
