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Comparison of Cognitive Distortions in Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder with Healthy Controls
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Original Article
VOLUME: 28 ISSUE: 2
P: 110-116
July 2021

Comparison of Cognitive Distortions in Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder with Healthy Controls

Turk J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2021;28(2):110-116
DOI: 10.4274/tjcamh.galenos.2020.76476
Kadir Özdel 1
Yusuf Öztürk 2
Gonca Özyurt 3
1. Dışkapı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Psikiyatri Kliniği, Ankara, Türkiye
2. Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk ve Ergen Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Bolu, Türkiye
3. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk ve Ergen Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye
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Received Date: 03.09.2020
Accepted Date: 06.10.2020
Publish Date: 29.07.2021
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ABSTRACT

Conclusion:

In our study, it was found that cognitive distortions were higher in adolescents with MDD, especially in those with comorbid anxiety disorder. Our findings emphasize the need to address cognitive distortions in MDD treatment.

Results:

During the study period, 82 individuals with MDD (mean age: 17.00 ± 0.75 years: 52 girls) and 90 healthy controls (mean age: 17.03±0.71 years: 61 girls) were included in the study. In the MDD group, all CDC subscales and total score were statistically significantly higher in comparison to those in healthy controls (p<.05). When the CDC subscales were compared between the groups with and without comorbid anxiety disorder in the MDD group; there were statistically significantly higher values in mind reading (=0.002), catastrophizing (<.001), labelling (p<.001), overgeneralization (p=.001) and total scores (p=.001) in the anxiety comorbidity group. We found a statistically significant correlation between BDI scores and all subscales of CDC. It was found that “labeling” in interpersonal domain and “personalization” in the personal achievement domain were the features that predicted BDI score.

Materials and Methods:

The study was designed as a cross-sectional study and was conducted between March 2017 and March 2018 at Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine and Abant İzzet Baysal University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department. The diagnoses and comorbid conditions of the adolescents in the MDD group were evaluated using the Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Interview Schedule for School Age Children - Present and Lifetime Version. The severity of depressive symptoms was evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Cognitive Distortions Scale (CDC).

Objectives:

The aim of this study is to compare the cognitive distortions of adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with healthy controls. In addition, it is aimed to identify the relationship between the anxiety disorder comorbidity and cognitive distortions in adolescents with MDD.

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