Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Master of Clinical Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Counselling, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder face many psychological problems. Purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group schema therapy on distress tolerance and practical obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Materials and Methods: The research design was a semi-experimental type of pre-test and post-test with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the study included all women aged 20 to 30 with obsessive-compulsive disorder who referred to counseling centers in Tabriz in 2019. From among the statistical population using the purposeful sampling method and based on the score of Maudsley's obsessive-compulsive questionnaire (Hodgson and Rachman, 1977) and the distress tolerance questionnaire of Simmons and Gaher (2005) in the pre-test, 24 people who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected as the sample. formed a statistic. These 24 people were randomly selected into 2 groups of 12 people, test and control, the test group received group schema therapy, and the control group is on the waiting list. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the research data. The data were analyzed using spss-22 software.
Results: The results of the research showed that group schema therapy significantly leads to an increase in the ability to tolerate distress and a reduction in the symptoms of practical obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Conclusion: It can be said that group schema therapy is a suitable approach to increase distress tolerance and reduce practical obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Keywords
- Distress tolerance
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Practical obsessive-compulsive symptoms
- Schema group therapy
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