The Effectiveness of Family-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Treatment of Student's Depression

The present research was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy in treatment of depression among middle and high school students in Bandar Abbas. Pretest,posttest,follow-up research design (with control group) was utilized in this experimental study. The subjects of the study comprised 26 students suffering from depression. These students were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. The instrumentation consisted of Children’s Depression Inventory as well as diagnostic interview for depression disorder developed based on DSMIV- TR. The experimental group participated in 16 sessions of family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy. The obtained results showed that in the posttest (P<0.01) and follow-up (P<0.01) stages family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy reduced depression scores of the experimental group significantly. Hence, it can be concluded that this method is effective in treatment of depression disorder and its application is important for students and their families.