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An Evaluation of a CBT Group for Women with Low Self-Esteem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2011

Liza Morton ,
Louise Roach ,
Helen Reid  and
Scott Hallam Stewart
Liza Morton*
Affiliation:
Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline, Scotland
Louise Roach
Affiliation:
Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline, Scotland
Helen Reid
Affiliation:
Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline, Scotland
Scott Hallam Stewart
Affiliation:
Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline, Scotland
*
Reprint requests to Liza Morton, Clinical Psychology Department, Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline KY11 4UW, Fife, Scotland. E-mail: lizamorton@nhs.net
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Abstract

Background: Self-esteem is an important factor in the development and maintenance of good psychological health. Low self-esteem can be a consequence of mental health disorders (such as depression, anxiety and panic) or it can be a vulnerability factor for the development of such problems. Aims and method: The current study reports pilot findings from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) group intervention for 37 adult women with low self-esteem, based on Fennell's Overcoming Low Self-Esteem Self-Help Course. Results: Findings suggest that the group is (statistically and clinically) effective at increasing levels of self-esteem and at reducing levels of depression and anxiety. Conclusions: Together, results suggest that the group provides an efficient and therapeutically beneficial service. However, since these findings are limited by the lack of control or follow-up data, they warrant further investigation.

Keywords

Self-esteemcognitive behavioural therapygroup intervention
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , March 2012 , pp. 221 - 225
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2011

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