title: Measuring changes in negative and positive thinking in patients with depression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to describe changes in positive and negative thinking in adult inpatients with depression who attended an Advanced Practice Nurse-led Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group on 1 inpatient unit in a large medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive design with a retrospective cohort chart review was conducted (n = 427). Positive and negative thinking were measured by the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire at admission and at discharge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A paired t-test revealed a significant change (p = .001) in both positive and negative thinking in the desired direction between admission and discharge. It is important to measure clinical improvements.
authors.affiliation: Winona State University Graduate Program in Nursing, Winona State University, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Diane McNally
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poppe
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: Renato D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Alarcon
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D000368:Aged; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States