여성 우울증의 원인과 심리치료 고찰 = Causes of Woman Depression and Psychotherapy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Depression, which is more often found to woman than to man, is an is이ated symptom or one of complex mental disorders that one has.
In this study, theories of woman depression, psychotherapy for it, and directions of the therapy were discussed. Theories of causes of woman depression and related variables that were summarized from previous studies are as follow : (1) woman depression is related to sex role of woman, (2) negative automatic thinking evokes a depressed emotion and behavior, (3) woman depression has a connection with marital dissatisfaction, (4) maladjust -ment of a married life, specifically difficulties of communication between husband and wife, causes woman depression.
There are several psychotherapy methods that can help women clients who have the trouble of depression. Among them, cognitive therapy is exarnined in this study, which is verified as one of the most effective psychotherapy for woman depression. Feminist psychotherapy is also explored as an alternative. Ferninist psychotherapy helps a depressed woman escape from a fixed idea of sex role, accepr femininity in positive ways, and lead her life active by herself. Finally, diverse directions of psychotherapy based on various causes of woman depression are suggested
and discussed.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 여성 우울증의 원인
• Ⅲ. 여성 우울증의 심리치료적 접근
• Ⅳ. 논의