Psycho-Education and Supportive Psychotherapy for Depressive Symptoms Among College Students

Abstract

The intervention process for the patients of anxiety with depressive symptoms. The target of this study was the preference of depressed patients for the first line treatment module (Psychotherapy). All patients (students) were selected from higher educational institutions (India). The patients were introduced to psycho-education and supportive psychotherapy as a first line therapeutic intervention. The treatment outcome was based on self-reported and semi-structured clinical interviews for depressive symptoms. After treatment, patients with the therapeutic approaches showed significant symptomatic improvement at the individual level.