The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of meta-cognitive therapy (MCT) on anxiety symptoms of social phobia (SP) patients. This Quasi-experimental research was conducted with pretest-with a three month follow-up design, post test phobia disorder (SPD) p More
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of meta-cognitive therapy (MCT) on anxiety symptoms of social phobia (SP) patients. This Quasi-experimental research was conducted with pretest-with a three month follow-up design, post test phobia disorder (SPD) patients visited in psychology clinics in Shiraz city, south western part of Iran in 2010, 19 patients were selected through the objective sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The social phobia symptoms assessment Questioner (SPSAQ) (Moshavery, 2002) and Beck anxiety questionnaire (BAI) (1988) were used as the pre–test measures. The experimental group received 8 weeks of Wells’ meta-cognitive therapy sessions. The control group received no treatment. The results of the analysis of multivariate covariance showed that MCT had a significant effect in reducing the anxiety symptoms of SPD (P < 0.001).
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The aim of this study assessment the effectiveness of meta-cognitive therapy on cognitive attention syndrome in female students with social anxiety disorder. The statistical population of this study was all female students with social anxiety disorder at Kermanshah Univ More
The aim of this study assessment the effectiveness of meta-cognitive therapy on cognitive attention syndrome in female students with social anxiety disorder. The statistical population of this study was all female students with social anxiety disorder at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2018-19. The method of this research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with the control group design. The research sample consisted of 30 individuals that were randomly assigned into two groups of 15 experimental and control groups. The tools used were the Social Anxiety (Connor et al., 2000), Back Depression-II (Beck et al., 1996) and Cognitive Attention Syndrome (Wells et al., 2009) questionnaires. The experimentation group was for 8 sessions, an hour, as a group, underwent meta-cognitive therapy intervention but the control group receive no any intervention. The crude data analysis using SPSS-21 software and descriptive and inferential tests, Univariate covariance analysis were performed. The findings showed that in the experimental group, a significant decrease in cognitive/ attention syndrome was observed after the intervention (P<0.001). These results were maintained during the follow-up stage (P<0.01). According to the results obtained, and the continuation of its effect, the use of meta-cognitive therapy is recommended to reduce the rate of cognitive / attention syndrome in patients with social anxiety disorder
Results showed in the experimental group a significant decrease in cognitive / attentional syndrome after intervention (P <0.001). These results were also maintained at follow-up (P <0.01). Based on the results, and the continuing effect, the use of meta-cognitive therapy to reduce the rate of cognitive / attention syndrome in patients with social anxiety disorder is recommended.
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This research was a quasi -experimental. The statistical population of this study included all high school students in Tabriz, in the academic year of 2018-2019 that 45 students who received the test anxiety diagnosis in accordance with the cutoff score in the Sarason T More
This research was a quasi -experimental. The statistical population of this study included all high school students in Tabriz, in the academic year of 2018-2019 that 45 students who received the test anxiety diagnosis in accordance with the cutoff score in the Sarason Test Anxiety Questionnaire were selected by multi-stage cluster and targeted sampling and they were randomly assigned to two experimental and one control groups(15 people per group). All three groups completed the Sarason Test Anxiety Questionnaire (1975) and Solomon & Rothblum's Academic Procrastination (1984) as pre-test and post-test. The first and second experimental groups received 8 metacognitive therapy group sessions and 8 dialectical behavioral therapy group sessions, respectively and the control group did not receive intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate and univariable covariance analysis in SPSS.23 software. The results of covariance analysis showed that metacognitive therapy and dialectical behavior therapy affect on academic proclivity and test anxiety symptoms in students with anxiety disorder (p = 0.001), while meta-cognitive therapy is more effective than dialectical behavioral therapy in improving academic procrastination and test anxiety symptoms in students with test anxiety disorder (p = 0.001).
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most disabling anxiety disorders, with multi-dimensional and complex nature that requires ongoing investigations and treatments strategies. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of metacognitive therapy (MCT), More
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most disabling anxiety disorders, with multi-dimensional and complex nature that requires ongoing investigations and treatments strategies. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of metacognitive therapy (MCT), neurofeedback and treatment with fluvoxamine on anxiety, depression and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients. Therefore, in a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and control group, 40 patients with OCD were selected through purposive sampling method from clients referred to Kerman’s Center of Psychiatry and Psychology in Kerman, and randomly assigned into three experimental groups and one control group. Each experimental group experienced 10 weeks of treatment. The participants were evaluated for OCD symptoms, anxiety, and depression before and after treatment. Covariance analysis showed that the efficacy of three methods were effective on reducing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and depression. Comparison of the results showed that MCT has greater effectiveness than two other treatments and that neurofeedback therapy is more effective than pharmacotherapy in decreasing anxiety. It seems that meta-cognitive therapy and neurofeedback are effective in improving anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with OCD.
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