Sakae Ihara, Nariko Katayama, Waka Nogami, Mizuki Amano, Sachiko Noda, Chika Kurata, Yuki Kobayashi, Yohei Sasaki, Dai Mitsuda, Mire Ozawa, Jun Matsuoka, Ryo Takemura, Hiroyuki Uchida, Atsuo Nakagawa
BACKGROUND: Coping refers to conscious responses to negative circumstances, with the intention of ameliorating these situations. Few studies have compared the differences between psychotherapy and medication treatment for coping strategies for depression. In this study, we investigated the differences in coping strategies between cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) combined with medication (CBT group) and medication alone (pharmacotherapy group) among outpatients with depression. METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted among 50 patients with major depression (24 and 26 in the CBT and pharmacotherapy groups, respectively)...
2024: Frontiers in Psychiatry