Author(s):
1. Erum Kausar:
Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University-Karachi Campus, Pakistan
2. Zainab Hussain Bhutto:
Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University-Karachi Campus, Pakistan
Abstract:
Current research is intended to see the efficacy of the integration of spirituality and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in reducing
depression in patients with cardiac illnesses. The hypothesis under consideration is that there will be a significant differences in the
level of depression experienced by patients with cardiac illnesses before and after the integrative treatment of spirituality and
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). This study included ( N =05) cardiac patients including females (n = 02) and males ( n = 03)
from a private hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The age of patients ranged between 36-59 years (M = 49.00, SD = 9.62). Depression
in Chronic Illnesses Scale (Yaseen, 2014) was used in the pre-andpost intervention stages to test the efficacy of the treatment
applied. This study utilized a Twelve Sessions (1 session per week) manualized treatment approach that focuses on spiritual
growth and decreasing depression through a Spiritually Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT; Good, 2010) for the
treatment of depression in patients with cardiac illnesses. Results of the paired sample t-test revealed significantly large differences in pre-post assessment(r=3.82). Patients in post-test significantly exhibited lower level of depression as compared to the pre-test
results. In conclusion, this study can provide guidelines to mental health practitioners to decrease or prevent depression among
cardiac patients. Furthermore, awareness programs can be started to educate patients about depression at the very initial stages of
diagnosis of medical illness.
Page(s):
89-103
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Bahrai Journal of Professional Psychology, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Year: 2018
Keywords:
Cognitive Behavior Therapy CBT
,
Spiritually Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy SICBT
,
cardiac illness
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