Research Article   
Bridging the Gap of Feasibility and Practicality in the Malaysian Context: Preliminary Single Cohort School-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Cbt) Intervention
Author(s): Saw Jo Anne, Suthahar Ariaratnam*, Tam Cai Lian, Vanlal Thanzami, Gregory Bonn and Saw Tiong Guan Objective: The onset of symptomatology in depression many a time occurs in adolescence. Although the symptoms of depression frequently appear during adolescence, the delays in detection often happen among young individuals due to the covert and internalizing nature of depression, self-embarrassments, attempts to conceal symptoms, and possibly due to poor insight. Cuijpers et al. (2006) demonstrated that early intervention especially in school will reduce the burden of disease later and yield better prognosis. Therefore, this study is aimed to evaluate the preliminary feasibility and practicality of a validated school-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) intervention program among Malaysian secondary school students who exhibits elevated depressive symptoms. Methods: A locally adapted and contextualized school-based CBT module for use with secondary school students having depressiv.. Read More»

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