| The purpose. This was a single case study using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as treatment with a 13 year old adolescent female diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder.;Method. Therapy consisted of 10 sessions, using the initial, middle, and final phases of Cognitive Therapy; with tests given three days before therapy was begun and three days after therapy was concluded. The tests used were: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Rorschach, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescents (MMPI-A). The same tests were used before and after therapy in order to gauge any changes accurately.;Results. A review of the client's tests showed considerable improvements in her symptoms of Depression as measured by the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent. The Rorschach results remained the same except for an increase in the number of client's responses. Because of the discrepancy between the outcome of the Rorschach and the other above mentioned tests, the following questions arise: Were the client's positive responses on the self-report tests in anticipation of the therapist wanting to see improved outcomes at the conclusion of therapy? Or do the results of the Rorschach more realistically project the client's reality at the conclusion of therapy?... |
