CBT of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Foreign Medical Students

Vadym Sinaiko ,Liliia Korovina ,Tetiana Radchenko

doi:10.26565/2410-1249-2020-13-04

Abstract

The article discusses the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy in foreign medical students. It is well known thatdepression is the second most common disease in the world. The causes of depression are diverse. Different psychological schools see this disorder from different perspectives. Recently, we are increasingly seeing mixed anxiety-depressive episodes. Learning a medicine in a foreign language is an additional stress factor. Thus, the selected contingent needs a psychotherapeutic effect for adaptation. The article provides information on cognitive-behavioral therapy taking into account the gender characteristics of the contingent. In our opinion, cognitive-behavioral therapy is an optimal and short-term method of psychotherapeutic influence. Thus, a differentiated approach to the preparation of therapeutic programs based on the gender characteristics of anxiety-depressive disorder is effective and can be recommended for use with medical students.

Highlights

Depression is one of the most common forms of mental illness
The article discusses the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy in foreign medical students
The article provides information on cognitivebehavioral therapy taking into account the gender characteristics of the contingent

Summary

Tetiana Radchenko

MD, PhD, assistant professor, department of Psychiatry, Narcology Medical Psychology and Social Work, Kharkiv National Medical university. The article discusses the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy in foreign medical students. Different psychological schools see this disorder from different perspectives. We are increasingly seeing mixed anxiety-depressive episodes. The selected contingent needs a psychotherapeutic effect for adaptation. The article provides information on cognitivebehavioral therapy taking into account the gender characteristics of the contingent. Cognitivebehavioral therapy is an optimal and short-term method of psychotherapeutic influence. A differentiated approach to the preparation of therapeutic programs based on the gender characteristics of anxiety-depressive disorder is effective and can be recommended for use with medical students.

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