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Volume 19, Issue 93 (11-2020)                   Journal of Psychological Science 2020, 19(93): 1141-1148 | Back to browse issues page

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Hashemi Jashni A, Roushan R, Ahadi H. (2020). Compare the efficacy of exposure therapy and prevention of response and group acceptance and commitment therapy in reducing the severity of symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Psychological Science. 19(93), 1141-1148.
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Professor of Psychology, Shahed University, Tehran. Iran. rasolroshan@yahoo.com Author , : rasolroshan@yahoo.com
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Background: Numerous researches have been done on the effect of two exposure and response prevention and acceptance and commitment-based treatment on depression and quality of life in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder but compared the effect of these two treatments on reducing the severity of symptoms. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder There is a research gap. Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of exposure therapy and prevention of response and group acceptance and commitment therapy in reducing the severity of specific symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with control group. Statistical population included all patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder referring to counseling centers in Shiraz in 2018. Sixty subjects were selected by purposive sampling method and were randomly divided into three groups (20 persons), two experimental groups and one control group. Research instruments include: Obsessive-Compulsive Disability Test: Hodgson & Rachman (1977), Commitment and Acceptance Therapy Sessions (Narimani et al., 2016), and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy Sessions (Narimani et al., 2016). The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. Results: There was a significant difference between the two groups in the post-test in all specific symptoms (infection, examination, suspicion and impulse control). Both groups showed a significant decrease compared to the control group. However, exposure therapy and response prevention group had a significant and significant decrease compared to the intervention (P< 0/001). Conclusions: Two treatments, exposure and response prevention and treatment based on acceptance and commitment, reduced the symptoms of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Received: 2020/03/14 | Accepted: 2020/03/18 | Published: 2020/11/30

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