The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy on depression and life satisfaction in mothers with children admitted to psychiatric hospital

Introduction: The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on depression and life satisfaction in mothers with children who admitted in the psychiatric hospital. Materials and Methods: The population of this clinical study included all mothers in Mashhad with children who admitted in Ibn-e-Sina psychiatric hospital. 30 mothers were selected and divided randomly into two control and experimental groups. The experimental group trained cognitive-behavioral treatment protocol (10 ninety minutes sessions). Data collected through Diener Life Satisfaction Inventory (1985) and Beck Depression Inventory. Data analyzed by descriptive (mean and standard deviation) statistics tests and inferential statistical methods (covariance analysis) via SPSS software version 22. Results: Cognitive behavioral therapy increased life satisfaction and reduced depression significantly in experimental group compared to control group (P 0.05) and this effect last during follow-up period. Conclusion: These findings suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy has positive impact on depression and life satisfaction in mothers with children admitted in psychiatric hospital.