New method of cognitive behavior therapy for adolescent depression considering the gender difference in mind and brain, and social development

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After developed disorder-specific cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), we have gotten an idea the pathologically specific CBT program for depression would be more effective. In the program, we considered that the patient's age and gender would be important factors. In this study, we used animal model to examine the gender difference in fear response and its extinction, and the effect of social interaction for the therapy results. From the clinical point of view, by surveying high school students, female students showed more depressive mood and social anxiety than male students. We developed a new CBT protocol for the adolescent female depression.