Comparison of the Effect of Schema Therapy and Cognitive Group Therapy on Depression in Women Engaging in High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Who Were Referred to Hamadan Health Center

Hemmati Sabet, Akbar; Navabi Nejad, Shokouh; Khalatbari, Javad

doi:10.17795/ajnpp-39755

Volume 3, Issue 1 (Februrary 2016) Avicenna J Neuro Psycho Physiology 2016, 3(1): 22-28 | Back to browse issues page

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Comparison of the Effect of Schema Therapy and Cognitive Group Therapy on Depression in Women Engaging in High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Who Were Referred to Hamadan Health Center

Akbar Hemmati Sabet¹

, Shokouh Navabi Nejad

², Javad Khalatbari³

1- Department of Counseling, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran
2- Professor, Department of Counseling, Kharazmi University, Tehran, IR Iran , Navabinejad93@yahoo.com
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, IR Iran

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Patients and Methods: This research was done at the Hamadan shohada infirmary from 2015 to 2016 and was confirmed by the ethics committee of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. It was a semi-experimental study using single stage cluster sampling. The statistical sample consisted of 500 women ranging in age from 20 to 60 years old with at least a diploma. The women were engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors and were referred to the health center for AIDS testing. Psychologists and a physician conducted a diagnostic interview, and 217 subjects were randomly chosen using a sample volume formula, in addition to Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS). Eighty five of the subjects were diagnosed with depression, of whom 45 were chosen randomly and divided into three groups of 15 consisting of two experimental groups and one control group. Twelve sessions of cognitive group therapy and 12 sessions of schema therapy were implemented for 90 minutes per session. At the end of the training period, the three groups were post-tested and depression components were then investigated in the pretest and post-test results.

Keywords: Schema Therapy, cognitive therapy, Depression

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Article Type: Research Article | Subject: Special
Received: 2016/01/1 | Accepted: 2016/02/15 | Published: 2016/02/28

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