Aim- To understand cognitive distortions in patients with depression.
Method- Clinical interviews with patients who were undergoing therapy for depression.
Findings- Certain themes appeared in the depressed patients that did not appear in the non-depressed. (Low self-esteem, slef-blame, anxiety).
Depressed patients had stereotypical responses to situations i.e. a passer-by did not smile at him, one patient would feel inferior.
Some patients felt unlovable and alone, even when others showed friendship.
These distortions tended to be automatic and involuntary.
Conclusion- Even in mild depression, patients have cognituve distortions that deviate from realistic and logical thinking. Not related to other areas other than depression.
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