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Volume 23, Issue 135 (5-2024)
Journal of Psychological Science 2024, 23(135): 245-261 |
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nejati A, basharpoor S, atadokht A. (2024). The Efficacy of danger ideation reduction therapy on behavioral avoidance and death anxiety in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Psychological Science. 23(135), 245-261. doi:10.52547/JPS.23.135.245
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran. , basharpoor_sajjad@uma.ac.ir
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Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is profoundly debilitating, necessitating lifelong treatment. Various interventions have been employed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but the efficacy of danger ideation reduction therapy (DIRT) on behavioral avoidance and death anxiety has not been investigated.
Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of danger ideation reduction therapy (DIRT) on behavioral avoidance and death anxiety in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Methods: This study employed a pretest-posttest experimental design with a control group. The population of this study consisted of all individuals with OCD in Ahvaz in 2023. Thirty-eight individuals were selected through purposive non-random sampling and assigned to two experimental and control groups randomly. The experimental group received eight sessions of 90-minute danger ideation reduction therapy, while the control group remained on the waiting list. The Death Anxiety Scale (Templer, 1970) and the Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (Gámez et al., 2011) were used to collect data in two stages: pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) in SPSS 24 software.
Results: The results indicated a significant difference in the mean scores of posttest between the experimental and control groups in the variables of behavioral avoidance and death anxiety in individuals with OCD after controlling for pretest effects (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that mental health professionals utilize danger ideation reduction therapy as an effective intervention to reduce behavioral avoidance and death anxiety in individuals with OCD. Furthermore, organizing conferences and seminars on danger ideation reduction therapy is recommended to further promote and advance this treatment.
Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of danger ideation reduction therapy (DIRT) on behavioral avoidance and death anxiety in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Methods: This study employed a pretest-posttest experimental design with a control group. The population of this study consisted of all individuals with OCD in Ahvaz in 2023. Thirty-eight individuals were selected through purposive non-random sampling and assigned to two experimental and control groups randomly. The experimental group received eight sessions of 90-minute danger ideation reduction therapy, while the control group remained on the waiting list. The Death Anxiety Scale (Templer, 1970) and the Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (Gámez et al., 2011) were used to collect data in two stages: pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) in SPSS 24 software.
Results: The results indicated a significant difference in the mean scores of posttest between the experimental and control groups in the variables of behavioral avoidance and death anxiety in individuals with OCD after controlling for pretest effects (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that mental health professionals utilize danger ideation reduction therapy as an effective intervention to reduce behavioral avoidance and death anxiety in individuals with OCD. Furthermore, organizing conferences and seminars on danger ideation reduction therapy is recommended to further promote and advance this treatment.
Keywords: danger ideation reduction therapy, behavioral avoidance, death anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Received: 2024/03/6 | Accepted: 2024/05/9 | Published: 2024/05/21
Received: 2024/03/6 | Accepted: 2024/05/9 | Published: 2024/05/21
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