The effect of cognitive-behavioral interventions in improving the mental health of vulnerable students in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (2009)

Abstract

The purpose of this interventional study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in students with suspected mental disorder. After screening of all students entries October 2009 & February 2010 by the 28 items General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), 35 vulnerable students (25 girls and 10 boys) were selected by census method and ethics consideration. They were treated in 10 sessions include 45 minutes of the above mentioned method by the university counseling center psychologists. Subjects were evaluated after the intervention with the above mentioned test. Using paired t-test and independent t-test , c omparison of the mean results of the overall scale and subscales before and after intervention showed significant differences ( P