Efficacy of Cognitive-behavioral Group Therapy for Depression in Patients with Brain Tumors and Increased Hope

Aims: The purpose of this study was evaluating the efficacy of cognitive be Behavioral group therapy on depression and hipness brain Tumor . Method: ineachgroup . the experimental group received 4weekly cognitive behavioral therapy session the question nears depression beak and hope eshaneder were usadas the pre test ,post test and follow-up. The follow-up study was conducted two months . options were selected and assigned to two experimental and control group with brain tumor patients Results: after the last in tevrnationsessiony the result of covariance analysis showed that the mean scores of depression in post test was significantly lower than control group (P<0.001) and follow-up (P<0.001) the e result also showed that the scores of hope higher than con tral group in past test (P<0.001) and follow-up (P<0.001) it is concluded that cognitive behavioral therapy, could happy life brain tumor. Conclusion: pharmacological interventions should be used in patients with brain tumors. The results suggest that Cognitive Behavior Treatment boat as a valuable addition to surgical and

Efficacy of Cognitive-behavioral Group Therapy for Depression in Patients with Brain Tumors and Increased Hope Keywords:

Cognitive Behavioral , group therapy , Depression , Brain Tumor , گروه درمانی شناختی رفتاری , افسردگی , امیدواری , تومور مغزی