Date of Award
5-1-1995
Degree Type
Thesis
University or Center
Clark Atlanta University(CAU)
School
School of Social Work
Degree Name
M.S.W.
Department
Social Work and Public Health
First Advisor
Dr. Anne Fields-Ford, Ph.D.
Abstract
The overall objective of this single systems research design was to reduce symptoms of depression, specifically feelings of hopelessness, in a person suffering from clinical depression. The Beck's Depression Inventory was used to rate the severity of depression and feelings of hopelessness. The study introduced cognitive therapeutic techniques as a method for decreasing symptoms of depression, specifically feelings of hopelessness.
Recommended Citation
Wellons, Alyce Ellington, "A study of the effects of cognitive therapeutic techniques in depression with specific attention to hopelessness" (1995). ETD Collection for AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library. 604.
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/604
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