Perempuan usia dewasa muda dinyatakan rentan mengalami depresi berkaitan dengan tugas perkembangan yang dihadapinya. Mereka mengalami masa transisi dimana mereka dapat mengalami tekanan dalam memenuhi tuntutan dari lingkungan untuk hidup mandiri, membangun karier, menjalin hubungan percintaan, serta membangun keluarga. Selain itu, perempuan cenderung memiliki reaksi yang maladaptif terhadap tekanan kehidupan sehingga menyebabkan depresi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat apakah intervensi dengan pendekatan cognitive behavioral yang diadaptasi dari Roselló dan Bernal (2007), dapat menangani depresi pada perempuan usia dewasa muda. Intervensi ini dilakukan dalam enam sesi, dan melibatkan dua partisipan yang mengalami Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent dengan tingkat depresi berat berdasarkan Beck Depression Inventory. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa intervensi dengan pendekatan cognitive behavioral dapat menangani depresi pada perempuan usia dewasa muda.

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Women, in young adulthood, are stated to be vulnerable to experience depression due to developmental tasks that need to be fulfilled. They experience a transition period in which they have to meet demands from the environment, to live independently, to build a career, to build a romantic relationship, and to build a family. In addition, women also stated to give maladaptive reactions to life pressures in which resulted in depression. The goal of this study is to see whether an intervention with cognitive behavioral approach which adapted from Roselló & Bernal (2007), could overcome depression in young adult women. The intervention was conducted in six sessions to two participants who experienced recurrent major depressive disorder with severe level of depression, which are concluded from the use of the Beck Depression Inventory. The result showed that the intervention with cognitive behavioral approach could overcome depression in young adult women.