Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression

Objective This study will evaluate how decreasing depression severity via group psychotherapy affects the cognitive function of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are also diagnosed with depression and cognitive dysfunction. Method MS patients completed the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neurops...

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Main Authors: Emine Bilgi, Hasan Hüseyin Özdemir, Ayhan Bingol, Serpil Bulut
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2015-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000200090&lng=en&tlng=en
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Hasan Hüseyin Özdemir
Ayhan Bingol
Serpil Bulut
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description Objective This study will evaluate how decreasing depression severity via group psychotherapy affects the cognitive function of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are also diagnosed with depression and cognitive dysfunction. Method MS patients completed the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The group members diagnosed with depression and cognitive dysfunction underwent group psychotherapy for 3 months. Upon completion of psychotherapy, both tests were readministered. Results Depression and cognitive dysfunction were comorbid in 15 (13.9%) of patients. Although improvement was detected at the end of the 3-month group psychotherapy intervention, it was limited to the BDI and the Paced Auditory Test. Conclusion Group psychotherapy might decrease cognitive impairment in MS patients.
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spelling doaj-art-c3bb7b7b52784aba9e68ffddbe07bb6a2025-08-20T02:18:56ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272015-02-01732909510.1590/0004-282X20140144S0004-282X2015000200090Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depressionEmine BilgiHasan Hüseyin ÖzdemirAyhan BingolSerpil BulutObjective This study will evaluate how decreasing depression severity via group psychotherapy affects the cognitive function of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are also diagnosed with depression and cognitive dysfunction. Method MS patients completed the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The group members diagnosed with depression and cognitive dysfunction underwent group psychotherapy for 3 months. Upon completion of psychotherapy, both tests were readministered. Results Depression and cognitive dysfunction were comorbid in 15 (13.9%) of patients. Although improvement was detected at the end of the 3-month group psychotherapy intervention, it was limited to the BDI and the Paced Auditory Test. Conclusion Group psychotherapy might decrease cognitive impairment in MS patients.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000200090&lng=en&tlng=enesclerose múltiplapsicoterapia de grupofunções cognitivasdisfunção cognitivadepressão
spellingShingle Emine Bilgi
Hasan Hüseyin Özdemir
Ayhan Bingol
Serpil Bulut
Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
esclerose múltipla
psicoterapia de grupo
funções cognitivas
disfunção cognitiva
depressão
title Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression
title_full Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression
title_fullStr Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression
title_short Evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression
title_sort evaluation of the effects of group psychotherapy on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis with cognitive dysfunction and depression
topic esclerose múltipla
psicoterapia de grupo
funções cognitivas
disfunção cognitiva
depressão
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