The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy based on Beck’s Pattern on Clinical Syndrome and Life Satisfaction in Patients with Major Depression

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral therapy based on Beck’s pattern on clinical syndrome and life satisfaction in patients with major depression This randomized clinical trial was performed on 24 patients with depression. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups of cognitive-behavioral therapy and control. Cognitive-behavioral therapy based on Beck’s pattern was conducted in twelve nine-minute sessions twice a week, and the control group was not trained in any kind of training. Beck & Diener questionnaires were used respectively before, after and two months after the intervention to diagnose depression and life satisfaction. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-21 software. A total of 24 patient had inclusion criteria that twelve patient were randomly assigned to each group. The frequency of men in the treatment and control group was 50.0% and 33.3%, respectively. In related to depression and life satisfaction, the results of T-test showed a significant difference between the two groups after the intervention and two months later (P-value<0.05). The results repeated measure showed that in the cognitive-behavioral group there is a significant relationship in related to depression and life satisfaction over time. The results of this study showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy has a positive effect on depression and life satisfaction in patients with major depression.