Cognitive-behavioral treatment of depressed affect among epileptics: Preliminary findings

Controlled study showed skills training for the management of depression in an epilepsy population to be effective. Cognitive‐behavioral methods were utilized in a structured learning format with 13 clinically depressed epileptic “students”. Significantly greater reductions in dysphoria/depression a...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1984-07, Vol.40 (4), p.930-935
Main Authors: Davis, Gay R., Armstrong Jr, Hubert E., Donovan, Dennis M., Temkin, Nancy R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Depressive Disorder - therapy
Epilepsies, Partial - psychology
Epilepsy - psychology
Epilepsy, Absence - psychology
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Treatments
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Summary:Controlled study showed skills training for the management of depression in an epilepsy population to be effective. Cognitive‐behavioral methods were utilized in a structured learning format with 13 clinically depressed epileptic “students”. Significantly greater reductions in dysphoria/depression as measured by the Depression Adjective Checklist and the Generalized Contentment Scale occurred among Ss in the treatment group than among control group Ss. Significant decreases in anger and anxiety/stress and increases in social activities were noted on the Community Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ). Similar trends were evident on the Beck Depression Inventory and the CAQ depression scale.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(198407)40:4<930::AID-JCLP2270400410>3.0.CO;2-Q