Background and Purpose: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a serious disorder that affects psychological, communicative, social, and emotional processes. Accordingly, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of mindfulness therapy on tolerance of uncertainty, and thought-action fusion in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Method: This was a semi-experimental study with pre-test-post-test control group design with a follow-up of two months. The sample consisted of 30 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Isfahan during the academic year of 2017-2018.They were selected by purposeful sampling. The experimental group received mindfulness intervention in 10 sessions of 75 minutes during three months. Maudsley obsession questionnaire (Hajson and Rachman, 1980), tolerance of uncertainty (Mcleen, 1993), and thought-action fusion questionnaire (Shefran et.al, 1996) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by repeated measure ANOVA. Results: The results showed that mindfulness therapy had a significant effect on the tolerance of uncertainty and thought-action fusion in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (F = 11.13, F = 79.98, P <0.001). Also, the effect of this treatment is maintained during the follow-up phase (P <0/001). The degree of statistical effect of mindfulness therapy on tolerance of uncertainty and thought-action fusion were 40% and 73% respectively. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that by creating knowledge of thoughts and feelings, the mindfulness therapy can increase tolerance of uncertainty and reduce the thought-action fusion in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Introduction:According to the World Health Organization eating disorder is one of the most challenging diseases of adolescents with a developing prevalence.Aim: The present study was aimed at comparing the effect of schema therapy and CBT on modifying early maladaptive schemas in patients with bulimia nervosa considering parental bonding. Method:The study had an experimental method was used in this study with pretest-posttest design and followed-up with control group. The study population included all patients from 16 to 23 years of age with eating disorders who had referred to psychiatry centers of in Tehran. Purposive sampling was used in this study in which, by performing psychological screening, 39 patients were diagnosed to have Bulimia nervosa. Finally, the selected patients were matched in two experimental groups and one control group. The data was collected through two questionnaires (Parental Bonding Questionnaire and Young Schema) and diagnostic interviews based on diagnostic criteria for eating disorders and psychiatric diagnosis. Results:The main problems of the patients included having cuts, being rejected, autonomy, and impaired performance. However, they were less vulnerable in other areas including orientation and violating restrictions. Conclusion:The findings of this study can be helpful in the etiology of bulimia nervosa disorder based on the systematic approach and pave the way for further research in this area.
Background and Purpose: Depression as a common mental disorder, can seriously damage the communicative, academic, developmental, and psychological processes of the children. Therefore the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of child-centered mindfulness therapy on 8-12 year-old children with depression signs. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design with 45-day follow-up period. The study population included all the male and female 8-12 year-old children with depression symptoms who had referred to the psychological consultation centers affiliated to the Education Administration in Isfahan city in 2017. A sample of 30 children out of this population was selected by convenience method and then randomly assigned to either the experimental or the control group. The experimental group received 10 weekly sessions of mindfulness-based intervention for 2.5 months, whereas the control group underwent no intervention. The applied instruments included Children's Depression Inventory (Kovacs, 1992) and Anxiety Scale for Children (March et al., 1997). Data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Data analysis showed that mindfulness-based therapy was significantly effective in reducing the anxiety of 8-12 year-old children with depression symptoms (p<0.001). Moreover, results showed that effects of this therapy were significantly persistent during the time (p<0.001). Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that whereas mindfulness is a meta-awareness feeling free from prejudice which leads to observance and acceptance of body phenomena and emotions as they are, it can help children with depression to accept their physical, emotional, and psychological signs and feelings and reduce their hypersensitivity towards them.
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