Self-Compassion and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Treat Persistent Depressive Disorder: A Hybrid Approach for a Female College Student
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Authors
Nelson, Ethan H.
Issue Date
2025-03-25
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Cognitive-behavioral therapy , College students , Mental health--persistent depressive disorder , Mental health--self-compassion
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Abstract
The following is a de-identified case study about the intake and treatment process of a 21-year old Hispanic woman presenting with Persistent Depressive Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder. This client is referred to as “Sofia” throughout this document. Names and other details within this case study have been altered to protect confidentiality. Sofia is a full-time college student who presented with moderate depressive and social anxiety symptoms that interfered with perceptions of herself. Her intake was performed through a semi-structured interview and self-report measures. At the time of writing, Sofia had attended eight sessions of individual outpatient therapy using a hybrid approach of gold-standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and of treatments incorporating mindful self-compassion. Throughout Sofia’s treatment, she was given interventions intended to reframe and restructure unhelpful thoughts, build awareness of harmful core beliefs, become more mindful of thoughts and emotions, and to treat herself with kindness. Attached at the end of this document is a transcript of the sixth therapy session Sofia attended. The transcript is meant to show Sofia’s engagement with therapy services and the therapist’s ability to provide the hybrid CBT and self-compassion approach. Treatment has continued outside of the writing of this case study, however, for the purposes of this case study, treatment consists of the first eight sessions.
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Washburn University