Effectiveness of logotheraphy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on life expectancy among students with depression disorder: A clinical traial study

Background and Objective: In recent years, psychological therapies increasingly used as complementary treatment of group psychotherapy. This study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of logotheraphy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on life expectancy among students with depression disorder. Methods: This clinical trial study was performed on 45 students with depression disorder whom refered to consulting center in Rasht city, north of Iran during 2018-19. Subjects were randomly divided into three groups including logotheraphy, cognitive-behavioral and control groups. At first, students who were willing to participate in this course completed Miller Hope Scale (MHS) Scale (pre-test). Then, the interventional groups were received logotheraphy and cognitive-behavioral group counseling for 10 weeks (90 minutes each session, once a week). After completing the course of treatment, all three groups were retested and one month after the post-test, a follow-up test was performed. Results: The mean score of the life expectancy of students with depression in interventional groups (logotheraphy, cognitive-behavioral) were significantly increasd in compared to controls in post-test and one month after follow up (P