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Cognitive distortion in depressed adolescents

P Marton1, M Churchard, S Kutcher

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience : JPN
|May 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Adolescents with depression exhibit significantly higher cognitive distortion than their non-depressed peers. This cognitive distortion lessens with depression remission but remains elevated compared to healthy individuals.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Cognitive theories are widely accepted for adult depression etiology.
  • Limited evidence exists on cognitive distortion's role in adolescent depression.
  • This study addresses the gap in understanding cognitive factors in adolescent depression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if cognitive distortion differentiates depressed adolescents from non-depressed peers.
  • To investigate the relationship between cognitive distortion and depression in adolescents.
  • To examine changes in cognitive distortion following depression remission.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (a measure of cognitive distortion) to three groups: clinically depressed, non-depressed psychiatric, and non-clinical adolescents.
  • Re-administered the scale to a subset of depressed patients after clinical recovery.
  • Compared cognitive distortion levels across groups and over time.

Main Results:

  • Clinically depressed adolescents showed significantly greater cognitive distortion than non-depressed adolescents.
  • Remission of depressive disorder was linked to a significant reduction in cognitive distortion.
  • Even after remission, cognitive distortion levels remained significantly higher than in the non-clinical group.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive distortion is a significant characteristic differentiating depressed adolescents from non-depressed individuals.
  • Cognitive distortion appears to be a persistent feature, even after successful treatment for adolescent depression.
  • Findings support the role of cognitive factors in the etiology and maintenance of adolescent depression.

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