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Journal of Clinical and

Basic Psychosomatics

CASE REPORT
Treating major depression using internal

cohesion psychotherapy: A case report

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2,4
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Fitim Uka 1,2,3 , Arlinda Gashi , Arvesa Studenica , Diellza Gllogu ,
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and Vanesa Sopjani *
1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina,
Kosovo
2 Department of Psychotherapy, Institute of Research, Multidisciplinary Clinic “Empatia”, Prishtina,
Kosovo
3 Munich Centre for Learning Sciences, Department of Learning Sciences, Ludwing Maximilian
University, Munich, Germany
4 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, AAB College, Prishtina, Kosovo

Abstract
Major depression is the most prevalent mental illness, often treated using different
psychotherapy approaches. In this case study, we present a comprehensive
account of the intervention process based on the principles of internal cohesion
psychotherapy (ICP). We describe the case of a 26-year-old woman from Kosovo who
was diagnosed with severe major depression and subsequently engaged in 11 ICP
sessions. The ICP intervention mainly focused on the client’s relationship with four
systems, corresponding to the core elements of ICP: Intrapersonal, interpersonal,
professional, and spiritual, considering three time points – the past, the present,
*Corresponding author:
Vanesa Sopjani and the future. The second evaluation, conducted during the eleventh session of
(vanesas.sopjani@gmail.com) ICP, found minimal depressive symptoms in the patient. This case study contributes
Citation: Uka F, Gashi A, Studenica to the ongoing discourse on the effectiveness of ICP as an eclectic approach in the
A, Gllogu D, Sopjani V. Treating treatment of major depression.
major depression using internal
cohesion psychotherapy: A case
report. J Clin Basic Psychosom. Keywords: Major depression; Case report; Internal cohesion psychotherapy; Process
2024;2(2):1336.
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcbp.1336
Received: July 19, 2023
Accepted: September 27, 2023 1. Background
Published Online: November 6, Major depression stands as one of the most common psychological disorders, affecting
2023 around 5% of the global population, or approximately 280 million people in the
Copyright: © 2023 Author(s). world [1,2] . In addition to pharmacological treatment, psychotherapy is an effective
This is an Open-Access article method for the treatment of depression . Several types of monopsychotherapy, such
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properly cited. understand and treat mental health disorders [6,7] . The adoption of eclectic approaches
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