The Effects of Cognitive Group Therapy on Reducing the Level of Depression of Female Students in Tarbiat Moallem University

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of cognitive group therapy onreducing the level of depression of female students in Tarbiat Moallem university.16 female students randomly selected from Hesarak Tarbiat Moallem University.They were assigned into a control and an experimental group. Prior to the treatmentintervention, subjects were assessed by Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) andPsychiatric Interview. Then experimental group were exposed to 10 sessions ofcognitive behavioral group therapy. The subjects in the control group received nointerventions. After termination of group therapy, they were assessed with BDIagain, then obtained data were analyzed and interpreted by dependent andindependent t-tests findings indicated that cognitive group therapy significantlyreduced depression of female students (p<0.01). Thus, it can be concluded thatcognitive group therapy is effective in reducing depression in female students.