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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2025; 15(3): 101190
Published online Mar 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.101190
Published online Mar 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.101190
Effects of family cognitive therapy on aggressive behavior, family functioning, and marital quality in patients with major depression
Yi-Bing Wang, Xin-Xia Chen, Song-Tao Li, Hong-Ping Yan, Department of Psychiatry, Shaoxing 7th People's Hospital, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Wang YB, Chen XX, Li ST, and Yan HP contributed to the design of the study; Wang YB, Chen XX, and Li ST wrote the first draft of the manuscript and performed the experiments; Wang YB and Yan HP revised the final version of the manuscript; All authors have reviewed and approved this manuscript and consented to its publication.
Supported by Zhejiang Province Medical and Health Science and Technology Program, No. 2024KY1735.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Shaoxing 7th People's Hospital Medical Ethics Committee (Approval No. 2024-022-01).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article. Additional data related to this research are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request at hongpingyansih@sina.com.
Corresponding author: Hong-Ping Yan, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Shaoxing 7th People's Hospital, No. 1234 Shengli West Road, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Received: September 6, 2024
Revised: November 6, 2024
Accepted: January 8, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2025
Processing time: 172 Days and 13.5 Hours
Revised: November 6, 2024
Accepted: January 8, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2025
Processing time: 172 Days and 13.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The study innovatively combines family cognitive therapy with sertraline for major depressive disorder (MDD), emphasizing the importance of family involvement in treatment. This approach not only targets depressive symptoms but also aims to improve family dynamics and marital quality, providing a holistic strategy for managing MDD and its broader impacts.