The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Depression among persons living with HIV

This experimental research  aimed  to determine the effectiveness of cognitive- behavior group therapy on depression among persons living with HIV.  The samples consist of 64 participants , whose met inclusion criteria and had mild or moderate level scores of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) . They were equally assigned into experimental and comparison groups with 32 participants in each group.  The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral group therapy whereas the comparison group received routine services. Using Cronbach's (alpha) coefficient of reliability method, the reliability levels for BDI was .85. Data were analyzed by using  t-test. The result revealed  that after intervention, the depression of the experimental group  was  lower than that of  the comparison group both immediately and 1 month later (p < 0.05). It is  recommended that the cognitive-behavioral group therapy should be used  in decreasing depression among persons  living with HIV. In addition, it is suggested to expand this research to other target group.