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Authors
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1 The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Espana Boulevard, 1015 Manila, PH
Source
Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 7, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 15-20
Abstract
The aim of this research was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an Innovative Intervention Program to treat depression, by combining emotion-focused cognitive therapy with acupuncture. A total of 30 patients, suffering from depression was selected and randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental (15), who received the innovative intervention program; and a control group (15), who just continued to receive their usual care. Three psychological tests (BDI-II, Zung SDS, and HRSD) were administered to both groups both before and after the implementation of the program. The pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group showed significant differences (p=0.000) at 0.05 levels. The scores of the control group and experimental groups showed significant differences (P=0.000 or 0.001) in the post-test. This Innovative Intervention Program (CEFCTA) had a significant influence in reducing the level of depression for adult sufferers.
Keywords
Acupuncture, Depression, Emotion-Focused Cognitive Therapy.
