Effectiveness of Treatment based on Acceptance and Commitment on Perfectionism and Quality of Life in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Subject Areas : general PsychologyMaryam Ezzatpoor 1 , Zahra Tanha 2 , Koorosh Amraei 3 , Koorosh Goodarzi 4
1 - 1- Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran mohammadianamiriakram@gmail.com
2 - (corresponding author), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Khorram Abad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorram Abad, Iran, zahratanha21362@yahoo.com , tell: 09166611309
3 - (corresponding author), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Khorram Abad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorram Abad, Iran, zahratanha21362@yahoo.com , tell: 09166611309
4 - Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran, kourosh4goodarzi4@yahoo.com
Keywords: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Perfectionism, Quality of Life, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
Abstract :
Abstract Introduction: Treatment based on acceptance and commitment can have a positive effect on many symptoms and clinical manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder, such as avoidance, thought inhibition, impaired quality of life, and mood problems. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment on perfectionism and quality of life in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Research method: This research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all the patients of Mehr Neurological and Psychiatric Hospital, Imam Reza and Khorramabad Health Center in the second half of 1402, and 30 participants were selected from this population by available sampling and placed in experimental and control groups. They responded to the perfectionism questionnaires of Hill et al. and the quality of life questionnaire of War and Sherboom in 3 stages, and for the intervention group, 8 sessions were planned based on the treatment protocol, and the control group did not receive training, and the data obtained by variance analysis It was analyzed by repeated measures. Findings: The results showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment is significant on the maladaptive dimension of perfectionism (P=0.004) and on the mental health dimension of quality of life (P=0.047). Conclusion: Based on this, it was concluded that treatment based on acceptance and commitment is an effective method to reduce maladaptive perfectionism and increase the mental health dimension of quality of life in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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