Logo-autobiography and its effectiveness on depressed Korean immigrant women.
This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of logo-autobiography (LA) as a therapeutic modality for Korean immigrant women suffering from depression and perceiving their lives as meaningless. A nonrandomized quasi-experimental study was conducted with pretest, posttest, and a 4-week follow-up test. Forty subjects--20 with antidepressants and 20 without--were divided quarterly and assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group reported a significant lower score on depressive symptoms (F = 6.832, p = .013; F = 19.800, p ≤ .001) and a higher score on meaning of life (F = 12.294, p = .001; F = 12.232, p = .001) than did the control group immediately after completing the LA and a 4-week follow-up. The LA was more effective for the subjects in the nonmedication group than in the medication group. In conclusion, LA is effective in reducing depressive symptoms and increasing a sense of meaning in life among Korean immigrant women suffering from depression.
Mokpo National University, Mokpo, South Korea.
Sunhee
S
Cho
Kunsook S
KS
Bernstein
Soonhee
S
Roh
Daniel C
DC
Chen
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D026712:Value of Life; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*