EFFICACY OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT) ON MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AMONG IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT);, Mental Health Disorders, In-school adolescents, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation.Abstract
This study examined the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) on Mental Health Disorders among in-school adolescents in Taraba State, Nigeria. The study adopted quasi-experimental research design. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The population of this study consisted of 16 Local Government Areas, 380 public secondary schools and 200,382 in-school adolescents in Taraba State. A sample of two hundred and forty-eight (248) in-school adolescents in two secondary schools was sampled for the study. A self-structured questionnaire coded, the “Mental Health Disorder Questionnaire (MHDQ) was used for the collection of data. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of confidence. Based on the findings, the study concluded that there is a significant mean difference between experimental subjects and control subjects on post-test measures of substance use disorder and suicidal ideation disorder. Based on the findings it was recommended among others that substance abuse counsellors and school teachers should implement structured CBT intervention programs aimed at eradicating substance use disorders among in-school adolescents. Also that Counsellors and school administrators should implement structured CBT intervention programmes aimed at reducing suicidal ideation among students by integrating cognitive restructuring sessions into the school counselling framework.References
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