The Effectiveness of Group Analytical Psychotherapy on Depression Symptoms in Depressed Patients

Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of Analytical Group Therapy in reducing depressive symptoms in depressed patients. This study was applied from the methodological point of view of quasi-experimental research design (pre-test and post-test with control group).
Methods: ­ In order to conduct the study, 160 individuals referred to Karaj and Aram Clinic in Karaj during the last trimester of year 96 were selected by non-random sampling method and the participants were selected through a survey measurement tool including clinical interview questionnaire. A structured clinical trial for Axis I disorders and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and Venice answered and 39 of them were purposefully and homogenously selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. . The experimental groups received a 24-session intervention in the analytical group therapy and then the relevant data were collected again. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance to test the research hypotheses.

Results: The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that there was a significant difference in the depressive symptoms in the experimental group (in the post-test phase). According to the results of the study, there was a significant difference between the two groups in the control and experimental groups after the intervention. (F = 44.84 and sig. <0.01) While the mean depression after intervention in the experimental group was lower than the control group, the group variable (control and experiment) accounted for 61% of the changes in depression.
Conclusion: The results indicate that group analytical psychotherapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of depression in patients with these symptoms. And alone, it can have long-term effects on th Analytical Group Therapy, Depression Symptoms, Depressed People e improvement of symptoms in these patients.