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Treating major depression using internal cohesion psychotherapy: A case report
Fitim Uka1,2,3 ,
Arlinda Gashi2 ,
Arvesa Studenica2,4 ,
Diellza Gllogu2 ,
Vanesa Sopjani2*
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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, 10000,
Kosovo
2
Department of Psychotherapy, Institute of Research, Multidisciplinary Clinic “Empatia”, Prishtina, 10000,
Kosovo
3
Munich Centre for Learning Sciences, Department of Learning Sciences, Ludwing Maximilian University, Munich, 80802,
Germany
4
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, AAB College, Prishtina, 10000,
Kosovo
Submitted: 19 July 2023 | Accepted: 27 September 2023 | Published: 6 November 2023
© 2023 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
Major depression is the most prevalent mental illness, often treated using different psychotherapy approaches. In this case study, we present a comprehensive account of the intervention process based on the principles of internal cohesion psychotherapy (ICP). We describe the case of a 26-year-old woman from Kosovo who was diagnosed with severe major depression and subsequently engaged in 11 ICP sessions. The ICP intervention mainly focused on the client’s relationship with four systems, corresponding to the core elements of ICP: Intrapersonal, interpersonal, professional, and spiritual, considering three time points – the past, the present, and the future. The second evaluation, conducted during the eleventh session of ICP, found minimal depressive symptoms in the patient. This case study contributes to the ongoing discourse on the effectiveness of ICP as an eclectic approach in the treatment of major depression.
Keywords
Major depression
Case report
Internal cohesion psychotherapy
Process
Funding
None.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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