Group Positive Psychotherapy and Depression of Females Affected by Multiple Sclerosis
محل انتشار: مجله توانبخشی ایرانیان، دوره: 12، شماره: 4
سال انتشار: 1393
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 106
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JR_IRJU-12-4_009
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 6 دی 1402
چکیده مقاله:
Objectives: Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most important and prevalent central nervous system diseases, causing disorders such as depression among affected patients. Positive psychotherapy is also a new approach that can be effective in reducing the depression of these people. This study aims to investigate the efficiency of group positive psychotherapy for decreasing the depression among females affected by Multiple Sclerosis.
Methods: A samples of ۳۰ females affected by Multiple Sclerosis with mild to moderate depression were participated, and were divided into two groups, intervention and control. Both groups completed Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) at the beginning, he intervention group received six sessions of positive psychotherapy. After the intervention both group completed the questionnaire again. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical methods.
Results: The result demonstrated that, the decline of depression was more in the intervention group than the control group. Moreover in the intervention group than control group, there was obtained significant reduction in both sub-scales of Beck Depression Inventory II.
Discussion: Results of this study indicated that group positive psychotherapy is effective in reducing the depression of females affected by Multiple Sclerosis. This treatment can be widely used in the caring centers for treatment of people affected by Multiple Sclerosis and this can be justified because of its low cost and good efficiency.
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نویسندگان
Tayebeh Khayatan
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Manouchehr Azkhosh
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Bahman Bahmani
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mojtaba Azimian
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behrooz Dolatshahi
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.