Vera Victor-Aigbodion, Chiedu Eseadi, Zadrian Ardi, Abatihun Alehegn Sewagegn, Kennedy Ololo, Lazarus Bassey Abonor, Henry Egi Aloh, Temitope Ayodeji Falade, Offiong Asuquo Effanga
Background: Studies reporting the incidence of depression among medical students have been on the increase. This research sought to determine whether rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) can be applied to help manage depression in Nigerian undergraduate medical students. Methods: A randomized pretest/posttest control group design was used in this study. Ninety medical students with depression participated in the study and were assisted using the REBT depression manual. Using a mixed-model repeated measures analysis of variance, the researchers examined the intervention data. Results: The depressive symptoms and its associated irrational beliefs among medical students in the treatment arm were significantly altered by REBT intervention at posttest and this positive outcome was sustained at follow-up in contrast to the control arm. Conclusion: REBT intervention significantly improves medical students' ability to overcome depression and irrational beliefs. Similar studies could be conducted in a variety of academic settings where these students can be found to expand the findings of this study. © 2023 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Guidance and Counseling, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia; Institute of Education and Behavioral Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia; Department of Sociology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria; Department of Social Work, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Calabar, Nigeria; Health Economics and Policy Research Unit, Department of Health Services, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu, Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria; Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Enugu State, Nsukka, Nigeria
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