The clinical effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and an alternative medicine approach in reducing symptoms of depression in adolescents

Charkhandeh M 1 , Talib MA 2 , Hunt CJ 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Mood Disorder Department, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8. Electronic address: macharkhandeh@gmail.com
  • 2 Department of Psychology of Child Development, Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 3 School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Psychiatry Res, 2016 05 30;239:325-30.
PMID: 27058159 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.03.044

Abstract

The main aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of two psychotherapeutic approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and a complementary medicine method Reiki, in reducing depression scores in adolescents. We recruited 188 adolescent patients who were 12-17 years old. Participants were randomly assigned to CBT, Reiki or wait-list. Depression scores were assessed before and after the 12 week interventions or wait-list. CBT showed a significantly greater decrease in Child Depression Inventory (CDI) scores across treatment than both Reiki (p

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