Investigating the improvement of post-traumatic stress disorder and historical memory using cognitive therapy based on mindfulness (a sample study of housewives in Kermanshah)

Subject Areas : فصلنامه تحقیقات روانشناختی

Mohammadreza Rasoolitabar ¹ , Saeideh sadat Hoseini ²

1 - Master of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah Azad University.
2 - PhD in clinical psychology and a member of the faculty of Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah.

Received: 2023-05-29 Accepted : 2023-05-29 Published : 2020-01-21

Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder, housewives, Mindfulness therapy, historical memory,

Abstract :

Background and purpose: One of the main psychological processes associated with post-traumatic stress disorder is historical memory, and its main symptom is unwanted reminders of the accident. Among the therapeutic methods in improving these disorders are meditation and mindfulness exercises that lead to increasing the ability of self-awareness and self-acceptance in patients. The present study was conducted with the aim of the role of mindfulness therapy in improving post-traumatic stress disorder and historical memory in Kermanshah housewives who suffered stress after the earthquake. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental and using two experimental and control groups, with a pre-test-post-test design. Sampling method was available voluntarily with a sample size of 30 people and they were divided into two experimental and control groups by a simple random method. Data collection tools included Williams and Broadbent's (1986) Revised Event Impact Scale and an interview and autobiographical memory test. The experimental group was trained in mindfulness therapy in eight sessions. Findings: The findings showed that mindfulness therapy had a positive and significant effect in improving post-traumatic stress disorder and its subscales, as well as in improving historical memory. Conclusion: The general results of the research showed that mindfulness therapy is a suitable method for improving post-traumatic stress disorder and historical memory of earthquake-affected women.