EFEKTIVITAS PSIKOTERAPI INTERPERSONAL UNTUK MENURUNKAN DEPRESI PADA REMAJA PUTRI DENGAN ORANGTUA BERCERAI

Abstract

This study aims to reduce symptoms of depression in adolescent girls with interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). Subjects in this study ware adolescent girl with divorced parents, aged 15 to 17 years old, and have symptoms of depression. Measuring devices using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). This study used an experiment-qualitative method with action research approach. Analysis of the data using a visual inspection by looking at the changes in scores increase or decrease in individual. The results of this study concluded that interpersonal psychotherapy is effective to reduce symptoms of depression in adolescent girls with divorced parents. The results of qualitative analysis showed that subjek felt more happy, be positive, not hopeless, effective communication skills, and be able to resolve their problems in a mature.