Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Clients With Major Depression in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

• Published in: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 608 - 611
• Main Authors: Watkins, Katherine E, Hunter, Sarah, Hepner, Kimberly, Paddock, Susan, Zhou, Annie, de la Cruz, Erin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arlington, VA American Psychiatric Association 01.06.2012; American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy; Behavioral psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Cognitive therapy; Cognitive Therapy - methods; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major - complications; Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy; Group psychotherapy; Humans; Medical sciences; Mental depression; Mood disorders; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling; Psychotherapy, Group - methods; Residential Treatment; Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry; Substance abuse treatment; Substance-Related Disorders - complications; Treatments; Mood disorder; Social environment; Human; Cognitive therapy; Poison withdrawal; Customer; Mental health; Depression; Substance abuse; Residential treatment; Group psychotherapy; Behavior therapy; Public health

Objective:The BRIGHT (Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts) study was a community-based effectiveness trial that compared residential substance abuse treatment with residential treatment plus group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)for depression. This brief report focuses on t...