The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy training on psychological flexibility and depression severity in caregivers of chronically mentally ill patients

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy training on psychological flexibility and severity of depression in caregivers of chronic mental patients. The statistical population of the study was all caregivers of chronic mental patients who referred to the Daily Education and Rehabilitation Center for Chronic Mental Patients in Aq Qala County in ۱۴۰۴. The study sample included ۴۰ of these caregivers who had higher severity of depression according to the Beck Depression Inventory. These individuals were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups, and the experimental group received ۸ ۹۰-minute sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy; but the control group did not participate in any therapy sessions. The instruments used in the study were: Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-II). Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the research data. The results showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy training was effective on psychological flexibility and severity of depression in caregivers of chronic mental patients.

کلیدواژه ها:

Psychological flexibility ، cognitive behavioral therapy ، depression severity ، caregivers of chronically mentally ill patients