Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on reducing depression of adolescents in the city of Kerman, Iran. The instrument for data collection was CDI.Total number of samples were 76 adolecents and the age of the respondents was 13-17 years.There was significant difference in pre-test and post-test of CBT (t=13.65, p<.05) showing the effectiveness of CBT therapy, that leads to a reduction of the depression score of participants in 8 weeks time. The findings from the present study reveal that CBT enables change in cognitive behavior and helps to avoid the problems of depression in girls adolescents.