The effects of the psychoeducation on cognitive distortions, negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes of patients diagnosed with depression

There are many studies showing a positive relationship between depression level and cognitive distortions in the literature. The study was carried out to determine the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy-based psychoeducation on cognitive distortions, negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctiona...

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Published in:Psychology, health & medicine health & medicine, 2022-11, Vol.27 (10), p.2085-2095
Main Authors: Kürümlüoğlugil, Rabia, Tanrıverdi, Derya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude measures
Attitudes
Automatic
Behavior modification
Cognitive behavioral therapy
cognitive distortions
Cognitive impairment
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Depression
Interpersonal relations
Mental depression
negative automatic thoughts
Personal information
psychiatric nursing
psychoeducation
Psychoeducational treatment
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Summary:There are many studies showing a positive relationship between depression level and cognitive distortions in the literature. The study was carried out to determine the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy-based psychoeducation on cognitive distortions, negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes of patients diagnosed with depression. This study was designed as a two-group pre-posttest study. The study sample composed of a total of 60 patients (30 patients in the treatment group and 30 patients in the control group) who met the eligibility criteria. The data have been collected by using The Personal Information Form, Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale and Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions Scale. Psychoeducation was provided in the form of individual training once a week in total of eight sessions. For the pretest, assumption and schemas that make people predispose to depression, dysfunctional attitudes and cognitive distortions in interpersonal relationships were seen frequently to be above average in all patients. It was determined that patients in the treatment group used significantly less dysfunctional attitudes and to had lower negative automatic thoughts and interpersonal cognitive distortions compared with patients in the control group in posttest (p
ISSN:1354-8506
1465-3966
DOI:10.1080/13548506.2021.1944654