The effect of compassion-focused therapy on depression in people with childhood maltreatment

INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Intervention group: The participants include people who have obtained a moderate or higher depression score (14 and above) based on the Beck Depression Inventory‐II and diagnostic interview. The questionnaires are completed before the start of the intervention and at least in one of the subscales of the childhood trauma questionnaire, they have scored average or higher. The content of group sessions is held in 8 sessions of 90 minutes once a week. The sessions are conducted with themes such as emotion regulation systems, characteristics of compassion and a compassionate person, reasoning, attention, visualization, compassionate feelings and behavior, and self‐compassion, optimism, empathy, relaxation exercises, and positive self‐induction are used. . At the end of the intervention, the participants will complete the questionnaires as a post‐test. In the follow‐up phase, after 2 months, the participants will complete the research questionnaires again. Intervention 2: Control group: Compassion‐focused therapy: The participants include people who have obtained a moderate or higher depression score (14 and above) based on the Beck Depression Inventory‐II and diagnostic interview and have not scored higher than mild in any of the subscales of the childhood trauma questionnaire. The content of group sessions is held in 8 sessions of 90 minutes once a week. The sessions are conducted with themes such as emotion regulation systems, characteristics of compassion and a compassionate person, reasoning, attention, visualization, compassionate feelings and behavior, and self‐compassion, optimism, empathy, relaxation exercises, and positive self‐induction are used. . At the end of the intervention, the participants will complete the questionnaires as a post‐test. In t CONDITION: Condition 1: Major Depressive Disorder. Condition 2: Major Depressive Disorder. ; Major depressive disorder, single episode ; Major depressive disorder, recurrent PRIMARY OUTCOME: Severity of signs and symptoms in patients with depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention, last session, 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory–II. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Obtain a score of at least 14 on the Beck Depression Inventory‐second edition (BDI‐II) Presence of minimal subclinical symptoms of depression based on the diagnostic interview (2‐4 symptoms of major depression according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‐Fifth Edition(DSM‐5) that include at least one of the core symptoms) The minimum ability to read and write SECONDARY OUTCOME: Behavioral Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Before the intervention, last session, 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Before the intervention, last session, 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire‐ short form. Fears of Compassion. Timepoint: Before the intervention, last session, 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Fears of Compassion Scales. Interpersonal Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Before the intervention, last session, 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Self‐Compassion. Timepoint: Before the intervention, last session, 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Self‐Compassion Scale (short form).