Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Hamed Delam; Amir Mansouri; Mozhgan Jokar; Esmaeil Kavi; Omid Soufi
Abstract
Background: Since psychological well-being can predict the individuals’ suicidal ideation, therapeutic interventions such as reminiscence can be helpful for these persons. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of reminiscence intervention on psychological well-being among individuals with ...
Read More
Background: Since psychological well-being can predict the individuals’ suicidal ideation, therapeutic interventions such as reminiscence can be helpful for these persons. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of reminiscence intervention on psychological well-being among individuals with a history of suicide attempt.Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial. The population of this study consisted of individuals who had attempted suicide and referred to public hospitals in Shiraz. The sample size in each control and experimental group was estimated to be 20 people.Results: The comparison of the mean score of depression in the intervention and control groups showed that the two groups did not have a significant difference before the intervention (P=0.414), while immediately after the intervention (P<0.001) and one month after it (P=0.003) a significant difference was observed. Also, the mean score of anxiety immediately after the intervention and one month after the intervention was significantly different between the intervention and control groups (P<0.05). In the stage immediately after the intervention, the comparison of the mean scores of self-esteem in the intervention and control groups showed a significant relationship (P=0.019).Conclusion: It can be said that this intervention has been effective in reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression and increasing the self-esteem of people who have a history of attempted suicide.
Leila Khabir; Nourollah Mohamadi; Changiz Rahimi; Seyed Ali Dastgheib
Abstract
Background: Effective common factors such as therapeutic alliance and group cohesion play essential roles in outcome treatment in borderline personality disorder. The present study aimed to investigate the role of therapeutic alliance and group cohesion in group therapy based on mentalization and dialectical ...
Read More
Background: Effective common factors such as therapeutic alliance and group cohesion play essential roles in outcome treatment in borderline personality disorder. The present study aimed to investigate the role of therapeutic alliance and group cohesion in group therapy based on mentalization and dialectical behavior in borderline personality disorder. Methods: This is a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial conducted on 36 patients diagnosed with BPD (12 in each three groups). They were examined by a semi-structured clinical interview. Data were collected from March 2017 to June 2017. All screening and performance procedures were performed daily in Hefez hospital, Shiraz. Patients were selected through targeted sampling. Data were entered into SPSS, version 21, by using repeated measures and simple regression analysis and analyzed by one who was blind to the groups. The computer method was used for randomization. The participants were categorized into intervention and control groups. Before, immediately and two months after the intervention, the participants filled out the Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index (BPDSI), Working Alliance Inventory (WAI), Group Cohesion Scale (GCS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) questionnaires. Results: After the intervention, therapeutic alliance (p=0.005) and group cohesion (p=0.0001) in both experimental groups had significantly higher scores compared to the control group. Conclusion: The two relationship elements were found to contribute to psychotherapy outcome. Therapeutic alliance and group cohesion had also been estimated to account for at least as much variance in psychotherapy outcome as specific therapeutic interventions.
