Abstract

This was a case of a 30 years old Muslim female who was unmarried and employed in a government service at Ranchi. The patient had chief complaints of decreased sleep up to a serious level where she was not able to maintain sleep more than two to two and half hours at a stretch. The quality of sleep was reported to be very poor. The patient was feeling unusual tiredness along with heaviness and ache in the head. Feeling of hopelessness and helplessness was prominently present. The patient had started showing frequent agitation with an underpinning of self-defeating attitude. She was not able to focus on her work which usually accompanied aggressiveness and frequent crying. These all were significantly disturbing patient’s daily routine and her productivity. The assessment on Beck depression inventory showed the presence of moderate level of depression. Cognitive behaviour therapy was used for the management purpose. The 15 weeks of cognitive behaviour therapy showed significant improvement in the patient.

Keywords: Depression, Moderate depression, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.