INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR REDUCING WEIGHT ON OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT AND DEPRESSED PEOPLE

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy for reducing weight on obese or overweight and depressed people. Present study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest and post test that was performed on 30 female students by completing MMPI questionnaire and Beck depression test، body mass index. The data were analyzed through analysis of covariance and t-test. The findings showed that، in the experimental group، Lower body mass index and depression is more after treatment than control group. It can be concluded that cognitive therapy can help reduce weight and its complications and be beneficial in the long run.