Comparison of metacognitive therapy and treatment based on behavioral activation on rumination dimensions in women with major depressive disorder

Subject Areas : general Psychology

Majid Jamehbozorgi ¹ , Seyyed Ali Aleyasin ² , Hasan Heydari ³ , Hossein Davoodi ⁴

1 - Ph.D. student in General Psychology, Department of psychology, faculty of humanities, Khomein branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran
2 - (Corresponding Author): Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran. Email: [e-mail]
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Khomein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran. [e-mail]
4 - Assistant professor, Department of counseling and psychology, faculty of humanities, Khomein branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran

Received: 2023-01-18 Accepted : 2023-04-23 Published : 2023-09-23

Keywords: behavioral activation therapy, major depressive disorder, metacognitive therapy, rumination,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: Numerous studies point to the high level of rumination in women with major depressive disorder. The aim of the present study was to compare metacognitive therapy and treatment based on behavioral activation on rumination dimensions in women with major depressive disorder. Methods: The current research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test-follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all women with major depressive disorder referring to psychological clinics located in the 8th district of Tehran, 45 of whom were selected in a targeted manner and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The instrument of this research was rumination questionnaire. For the first experimental group, metacognitive therapy and for the second experimental group, behavioral activation therapy was held in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance. Results: The results indicated that metacognitive therapy and behavioral activation therapy reduced rumination and its components at the end of the interventions and the follow-up period (p>0.05). The results showed that behavioral activation therapy is more effective in reducing rumination symptoms than metacognitive therapy (p>0.05). Conclusion: Because of its effect on depression, behavioral activation therapy alone or with complementary therapy can be effective in reducing rumination and depression symptoms in women with major depressive disorder.

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