1- PhD Student in Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahroud Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Iran.
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Iran.
4- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Iran.
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Iran.
4- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
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Background and purpose: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most common, debilitating and resistant psychological disorders, which increased during the corona epidemic. One of the treatments whose effectiveness has been confirmed in psychological disorders is short-term psychodynamic therapy. Therefore, the aim of the research was to determine the effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic therapy on mental rumination and health concerns in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety about the coronavirus.
Research method: The current research was a semi-experimental type and was conducted with a pre-test-post-test design with two control and experimental groups. The statistical population of this research included all patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder suffering from anxiety of the corona virus in 1400 who referred to psychological clinics in Tehran. Among the statistical population, 30 qualified volunteers were randomly entered into the study and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (each group includes 15 people). The implementation method was as follows: after selecting the people of the sample group and before starting the treatment program, mental rumination questionnaires of Nolen Ho Kasma and Maro (1991) and the health concern subscale of Wells and Davis (1994) between both The group was distributed. After that, a short-term psychodynamic treatment program was implemented on the experimental group (in the form of a 90-minute session and each session once a week) and the control group was not subjected to any treatment program. At the end, the post-test was done again from both groups. Also, after the end of the research, in order to maintain the ethical standards in the research, the treatment programs implemented in this research were also implemented on the control group.The criteria for entering the research include 1- a score above the average on the Yale Brown Obsession and Corona Anxiety Scale, 2- at least a diploma level of education, 3- not participating in other therapeutic interventions at the same time, and the criteria for exiting the research also include 1- absence of more than three sessions 2- Non-observance of group therapy rules. Data analysis was carried out in two parts: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. At the level of descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used, and at the level of inferential statistics, multivariate covariance analysis was used. Data analysis was done in SPSS software version 24 and the significance level of the tests was considered to be 0.05.
The following tools were used in this research.
Findings: The findings of the research showed that the effect of short-term psychodynamic therapy on mental rumination and health concerns in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety about the coronavirus was significant (P<0.001).
Conclusion: As a result, it can be said that psychodynamic therapy focuses on exploring the patient's unconscious thoughts and feelings to gain insight into their behavior. The short-term version of this treatment is designed to be more focused and goal-oriented than traditional psychodynamic therapy, and is suitable for patients who need targeted treatment for specific symptoms.
Research method: The current research was a semi-experimental type and was conducted with a pre-test-post-test design with two control and experimental groups. The statistical population of this research included all patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder suffering from anxiety of the corona virus in 1400 who referred to psychological clinics in Tehran. Among the statistical population, 30 qualified volunteers were randomly entered into the study and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (each group includes 15 people). The implementation method was as follows: after selecting the people of the sample group and before starting the treatment program, mental rumination questionnaires of Nolen Ho Kasma and Maro (1991) and the health concern subscale of Wells and Davis (1994) between both The group was distributed. After that, a short-term psychodynamic treatment program was implemented on the experimental group (in the form of a 90-minute session and each session once a week) and the control group was not subjected to any treatment program. At the end, the post-test was done again from both groups. Also, after the end of the research, in order to maintain the ethical standards in the research, the treatment programs implemented in this research were also implemented on the control group.The criteria for entering the research include 1- a score above the average on the Yale Brown Obsession and Corona Anxiety Scale, 2- at least a diploma level of education, 3- not participating in other therapeutic interventions at the same time, and the criteria for exiting the research also include 1- absence of more than three sessions 2- Non-observance of group therapy rules. Data analysis was carried out in two parts: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. At the level of descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used, and at the level of inferential statistics, multivariate covariance analysis was used. Data analysis was done in SPSS software version 24 and the significance level of the tests was considered to be 0.05.
The following tools were used in this research.
Findings: The findings of the research showed that the effect of short-term psychodynamic therapy on mental rumination and health concerns in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety about the coronavirus was significant (P<0.001).
Conclusion: As a result, it can be said that psychodynamic therapy focuses on exploring the patient's unconscious thoughts and feelings to gain insight into their behavior. The short-term version of this treatment is designed to be more focused and goal-oriented than traditional psychodynamic therapy, and is suitable for patients who need targeted treatment for specific symptoms.
Keywords: short-term psychodynamic treatment, mental rumination, health concern, obsessive-compulsive disorder, coronavirus anxiety
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Subject:
Psychology
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