Date of Award
1-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Brettjet Cody
Second Advisor
Dr. Fadwa Al-Mughairbi
Third Advisor
Dr. Abdullah Hamid
Abstract
This study examines whether an awareness of LI-CBT skills would result into the reduction of symptoms of depression in Arab clients. The study exclusively applies two techniques, behavioral activation (BA) and cognitive restructuring (CR), to clients of varying levels of depression residing in the United Arab Emirates. Utilizing a pre-test-post-test design, 50 participants (25treatment and 25control) were included in the analyses of the study and level of depression was measured using the PHQ-9. Results indicate that 76 percent of participants in the treatment group showed improvement in their level of depression, when compared to 30.4 percent of participants in the control group. Findings suggest that Li-CBT may be a plausible intervention for tackling depression among Arab clients.
Recommended Citation
Bait Jameel, Safa Ali, "The Effectiveness of Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Li-Cbt) On Reducing Symptoms of Depression in Arab Clients" (2017). Theses. 617.
https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/all_theses/617