• Ms. Suke Sukeshini
• Mr. Fate Palash Babarao
• Mr. Gadhave Amol Sonaji
• Mr. Hiwale Suraj Kaduba
• Mr. Sonune Akash Gangaram

ABSTRACT Background: Depression in mental health is one of the most pressing issues of overtime. It’s estimated that one in six of us report a common mental health problem. In the psychiatric disorders, 40% of cases are of depression. According to a recent report (2022) of the mental health survey, the prevalence rate of depression in India is 4.50% and the cases stand at 56,675,969. According to WHO, 300 million people with mental health issues are of depression and cases increased by 18% in a decade. Objectives: The present study was a quantitative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive behavioral therapy on the level of depression among selected psychiatric patients at Manas Hospital, Jalna Maharashtra. Methods: The research design used for this study was a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design. The samples were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The study was performed on 40 study subjects, 20 each in the experimental and the control group at Manas Hospital, Jalna in Maharashtra state. The tools were a structured questionnaire and beck depression inventory was used to record level of depression on the psychiatric patients. A pre-test was conducted among both the experimental and control groups. An intervention of Cognitive behavioral therapy was demonstrated by the student researchers among study subjects in the experimental group for 14th consecutive days, followed by a post-test conducted among both groups in which, the results showed a significant effectiveness in pre-test and post-test in the experimental group. The data analyzed was using SPSS 24.0 and Graph Pad Prism 7.0 version. Results: The results of the paired‘t’ test of the level of depression in the experimental group were compared to the control group, before and after the intervention. Mean standard deviation and mean values are compared, and students paired‘t’ test was applied at a 5% level of significance. The calculated‘t’ value which was 5.97 with a mean difference of 5.05±3.80 was much higher than the tabulated value at a 5% level of significance among the study subjects in the experimental group, which was a statistically acceptable level of significance. Conclusion: The study findings concluded that selected intervention of Cognitive behavioral therapy on the level of depression can be used as one of the ways to reduce depression among psychiatric patients.

Keywords: Depression, Level of Depression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychiatric Patients.

"EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ON THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG SELECTED PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS AT MANAS HOSPITAL, JALNA, MAHARASHTRA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.c251-c256, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406235.pdf

"EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ON THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG SELECTED PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS AT MANAS HOSPITAL, JALNA, MAHARASHTRA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppc251-c256, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406235.pdf