Psychodrama and CBT for Depression. The Hamamci (2006) study compared the effects of a psychodrama program that was integrated with cognitive behavioral group therapy for the treatment of depression. Psychodrama is a method of exploring psychological and interpersonal challenges by having participants enact the related events in their lives instead of only talking about them. Psychodrama techniques are especially helpful in situations where irrational beliefs cannot be detected by writing them down or through Socratic questioning. The action-based method can make it easier to dispute irrational beliefs, in comparison to the verbal method (Avrahami, 2003). Furthermore, role playing in psychodrama can offer individuals the opportunity to generate
