Fatemeh Ojarastaghi *1 
, Shadi Bastam , Seyedeh Leila Hoseiny Dastkandehkolaee , Shoora Rahbari , Kosar Gholipour Kharkeshi
, Shadi Bastam , Seyedeh Leila Hoseiny Dastkandehkolaee , Shoora Rahbari , Kosar Gholipour Kharkeshi
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Background and Objective: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most common, debilitating, and resistant psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy and mindfulness on the brain-behavioral systems and self-control of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test study with a control group. The statistical population of the study was all patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder referring to counseling centers in Sari in 2024. From this population, 45 eligible volunteers were entered into the study using purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group (15 people in each group). The research instruments were the Carver and White (1994) Brain-Behavioral Systems Questionnaire and the Tangi (2004) Self-Control Questionnaire. The first experimental group received schema therapy intervention, the second experimental group received mindfulness therapy, and the control group did not receive any treatment until the end of the study. The research data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS version 24 software at a significance level of 0.05.
Findings: The findings showed that schema therapy and mindfulness were effective on the brain-behavioral systems and self-control of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (P<0.001). Also, schema therapy was more effective than mindfulness in increasing the behavioral inhibition system (P=0.001, η2=0.62) and self-control (P=0.001, η2=0.59) and reducing the behavioral activation system (P=0.001, η2=0.71) of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Also, schema therapy was more effective than mindfulness in increasing the behavioral inhibition and self-control system and reducing the behavioral activation system in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on this, it can be concluded that schema therapy can be used by therapists as a preferred treatment in interventions for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test study with a control group. The statistical population of the study was all patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder referring to counseling centers in Sari in 2024. From this population, 45 eligible volunteers were entered into the study using purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group (15 people in each group). The research instruments were the Carver and White (1994) Brain-Behavioral Systems Questionnaire and the Tangi (2004) Self-Control Questionnaire. The first experimental group received schema therapy intervention, the second experimental group received mindfulness therapy, and the control group did not receive any treatment until the end of the study. The research data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS version 24 software at a significance level of 0.05.
Findings: The findings showed that schema therapy and mindfulness were effective on the brain-behavioral systems and self-control of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (P<0.001). Also, schema therapy was more effective than mindfulness in increasing the behavioral inhibition system (P=0.001, η2=0.62) and self-control (P=0.001, η2=0.59) and reducing the behavioral activation system (P=0.001, η2=0.71) of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Also, schema therapy was more effective than mindfulness in increasing the behavioral inhibition and self-control system and reducing the behavioral activation system in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on this, it can be concluded that schema therapy can be used by therapists as a preferred treatment in interventions for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Keywords: Schema Therapy, Mindfulness, Brain-Behavioral Systems, Self-Control, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
Subject:
Psychology
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