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Background & Objective: Bereavement is one of the most traumatic events in life. Grief is a normal, but complex and multidimensional process of responding to loss. Grief is dynamic, unique, and usually individual, affecting physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and spiritual aspects. The severity of mourning after the death of loved ones is influenced by various factors such as age, gender, cause of death, unexpectedness, and expected time of mourning. Bereavement is a uniquely devastating grief when a long-anticipated birth suddenly turns into loss and death. In infant mortality, the happiness of early birth is variable due to the period of illness and death. Bereavement, along with perinatal grief, is unique and may have long-term effects and even adverse outcomes. In situations of first-degree relative bereavement, the severity of bereavement symptoms usually subsides within 6 to 12 months, and may sometimes last as long as 24 months. Bereaved children usually suffer from depression and the problems of these people usually plague them in adulthood if they are not treated. Studies on bereaved children are rare in Iran, and it seems very necessary to deal with the psychological problems of these children in their childhood. Also, until today, no study has investigated the effectiveness of Geldrad's group play therapy on depression in children with a history of bereavement. Therefore, in this research, we seek to investigate the effectiveness of Geldrad group play therapy on depression in children with a history of bereavement.
Methods: In this semi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test, 30 eligible volunteers were available in the age range of 6 to 9 years from among the children with a history of bereavement in Yazd, and 15 were randomly assigned. They were in the intervention group and 15 people were in the control group. The scores of the depression variable were compared using the Children's Depression Questionnaire (Quax, 1981) before and after the treatment. Data analysis was done using covariance analysis. The significance level of the tests was 0.05.
Results: Data analysis showed that the score of depression test in children with a history of bereavement in the intervention group and after receiving treatment has decreased significantly compared to the control group respectively (P=0.001).
Conclusion: The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Goldard's group play therapy on depression in children with a history of bereavement. The results of the present study showed that Goldard's group play therapy has a significant effect on the depression of children with a history of bereavement and can lead to the reduction of depression in these children. In explaining this result, it can be said that the game is an emotional and creative experience that increases the level of oxytocin. The hormone oxytocin increases feelings of emotional well-being and trust. Thus, oxytocin facilitates a therapeutic relationship between the play therapist and the child, which helps the child use his imagination and prepares him for behavior change. Play therapy encourages the formation of new neural circuits and increases neural plasticity.
Rudenska et al. stated that play therapy promotes neuroplasticity through empathic coordination, which provides the ideal chemical environment for the creation of new neural pathways, and with emotional stimulation, leads to the consolidation and integration of neural pathways. to be Emotional and cognitive integration that helps the emergence of complex and subtle neural pathways and creates non-verbal narratives of self-knowledge and change, leading to improved mood in the child. The results of the present study showed that Goldard group play therapy has a significant effect on the depression of children with a history of bereavement and can lead to the improvement of depression in these children. Goldard's group play therapy can be used as a complementary treatment to improve depression in children with a history of bereavement.
Methods: In this semi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test, 30 eligible volunteers were available in the age range of 6 to 9 years from among the children with a history of bereavement in Yazd, and 15 were randomly assigned. They were in the intervention group and 15 people were in the control group. The scores of the depression variable were compared using the Children's Depression Questionnaire (Quax, 1981) before and after the treatment. Data analysis was done using covariance analysis. The significance level of the tests was 0.05.
Results: Data analysis showed that the score of depression test in children with a history of bereavement in the intervention group and after receiving treatment has decreased significantly compared to the control group respectively (P=0.001).
Conclusion: The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Goldard's group play therapy on depression in children with a history of bereavement. The results of the present study showed that Goldard's group play therapy has a significant effect on the depression of children with a history of bereavement and can lead to the reduction of depression in these children. In explaining this result, it can be said that the game is an emotional and creative experience that increases the level of oxytocin. The hormone oxytocin increases feelings of emotional well-being and trust. Thus, oxytocin facilitates a therapeutic relationship between the play therapist and the child, which helps the child use his imagination and prepares him for behavior change. Play therapy encourages the formation of new neural circuits and increases neural plasticity.
Rudenska et al. stated that play therapy promotes neuroplasticity through empathic coordination, which provides the ideal chemical environment for the creation of new neural pathways, and with emotional stimulation, leads to the consolidation and integration of neural pathways. to be Emotional and cognitive integration that helps the emergence of complex and subtle neural pathways and creates non-verbal narratives of self-knowledge and change, leading to improved mood in the child. The results of the present study showed that Goldard group play therapy has a significant effect on the depression of children with a history of bereavement and can lead to the improvement of depression in these children. Goldard's group play therapy can be used as a complementary treatment to improve depression in children with a history of bereavement.
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