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Darawan Thapinta1, Sombat Skulphan2, Voranut Kitsumban2
1a Faculty of Nursing , Chiang Mai University, Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing , Chiang Mai , Thailand.
Abstract:
Individuals with disorders co-occurring of depression and alcohol dependence are clinically more complex and more difficult to keep well than those diagnosed with either depression or alcohol dependence alone. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has shown to help reduce patients' symptoms of depression and alcohol use. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a CBT self-help booklet (CBT-SHB) with usual care in decreasing depression and alcohol use among people with co-occurring alcohol dependence and mild depression. People with alcohol dependence and a score in the mild depression range of the PHQ-9 (Thai) were randomized to receive either CBT self-help booklet (CBT-SHB) with usual care (n = 168) or usual outpatient care alone (n = 164) at a community hospital. Our findings indicated significant reductions in depression and alcohol use in the CBT-SHB group from baseline across 6 months of follow-up over time in depression and alcohol use in both CBT-SHB with usual care and the control group. The reductions in depression were significantly greater in the CBT-SHB with usual care group.
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