The comparison of the effectiveness of functional analytic psychotherapy with unified protocol for trans diagnostic treatment on depression, anxiety and marital satisfaction among women with marital distress

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

Ahmad Etemadi ¹ ()
Hossein Gholizadeh ² ()
Hossein Salimi ³ ()
Kiumars Farahbakhsh ⁴ ()

Received: 2017-10-23 Accepted : 2017-12-28 Published : 2017-12-22

Keywords: marital satisfaction, functional analytic, transdiagnostic, marital distress,

Abstract :

Marital distress can disrupt the mental and physical health of the individual and the family. The aim of the current study was the comparison of the effectiveness of functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) with unified protocol for trans diagnostic treatment (UP) on depression, anxiety symptoms and marital satisfaction among women with marital distress. To this end, 45 women with marital disturbances were selected through a semi-experimental research, and they were selected in three groups: FAP, UP and control group. Treatment was conducted on 12 weekly and one hour sessions. The control group did not receive treatment. The subjects were evaluated for depression, anxiety, marital satisfaction and dual compatibility before and after the study. Analysis of covariance showed that there are significant differences among three groups. Pairwise comparison showed both treatments have better effectiveness than the control group. There is no significant difference between two treatment groups in depression, in anxiety the UT group and in marital satisfaction the FAP group had a better performance.