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The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Depression in Multiple Sclerosis
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The main purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression in patients with Multiple Sclerosis( MS) .This research was carried out based on questionnaire survey and Beck Depression Inventory. The method of the experimental design of pretest - posttest control group design was used. The respondents of the survey were chosen from members of MS Tehran and classified in two experimental/control groups. The data were analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS).Results showed that pre-test and post-test scores of depression in patients with MS significantly different (P <0.05) and follow-up (P <0.01) .In other words, reduce depressive symptoms in patients with MS in the test in follow up period has survived.It can be concluded that treatment acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in reducing depression in patients with multiple sclerosis.Â
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Zamani, E., Moatamedy, A., & Bakhtiari, M. (2017). The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Depression in Multiple Sclerosis. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(2), 53–58. https://doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v3i2.1599
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Izadi, R., Asgari, K., Neshatdust, H. & Abedi, M. (2012). The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on the frequency and severity of symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.
Luciano, J.V., Guallar, J.A., Aguado, J., López-del-Hoyo, Y., Olivan, B., Magallón, R., Alda, M., Serrano-Blanco, A., Gili, M. & Garcia-Campayo, J. (2013). Effectiveness of group acceptance and commitment therapy for fibromyalgia: A 6-month randomized controlled trial (EFFIGACT study). International Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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Nordin, L. & Rorsman, I. (2012). Cognitive behavioral therapy in multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled pilot study of acceptance and commitment therapy. J Rehabil Med 44, 87–90.
Pirkhaefi, A. & Nida, S. (2013). Acceptance and commitment therapy for OCD, and depression: A Case Study. Journal of Behavioral sciences in Asia, 1(2), pp. 16-25.
Randolph, B. & Schiffer, M.D. (2005). The Goldman Consensus statement on depression in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, 113, 28-337
Sarısoy, G., Terzi, M., Gumuş, K. & Pazvantoglu, O. (2012). Psychiatric symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis. General Hospital Psychiatry, 35, 134–140
Sriram, S. Steiner, I. (2005). Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis: a misleading model of multiple sclerosis. Ann Neurol 58: 939–945. In M.J. AMINOFF, F. BOLLER, D.F. SWAAB, (Eds.). Handbook of Clinical Neurology. The Netherlands: Elsevier.
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