JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Year:2013 | Volume:5 | Issue:3 (19)|Papers Count:11

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder has a chronic course that accompanied with diminished mental health because of continuation and increased clinical symptoms. This study was performed with aim to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-analytic therapy on mental health in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.Method: In two-group quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up, among patients who were attended to Ravan-Sabz Psychiatric Clinic, twenty patients with obsessive compulsive disorder selected by inconvenience sampling and randomly assigned to both experimental and control group. All participants initially completed the Socio-Demographic questionnaire and interviewed by Structured Clinical Interview. Then, they were evaluated by mental health questionnaires in three phases of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Treatment group only received group cognitive-analytic therapy in 16 sessions (once weekly). Data were analyzed via mixed analysis of variance by SPSS software.Results: After the implementation of cognitive-analytic therapy, there is statistically significant difference in promotion of mental health and related subscales between treatment group and control group in post-test and follow-up phases.Conclusion: Group cognitive-analytic therapy is an effective therapy for mental health promotion in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. These results have applied implications for future research lines and clinical practice in this disorder.

Introduction: Brain behavioral systems have major effect on personality and behavior. Behavioral Inhibitory (BIS) and Behavioral Activity (BAS) systems are related to avoidance and approach behavior, respectively. Hyperactivity and hypoactivity of these systems can lead to a broad domain of psychopathologies. This study was conducted to evaluate the relationships among brain behavioral systems, metacognitive beliefs, and thought control strategies in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).Method: In a correlational study that was conducted in 2011, convenience sampling was used for selecting 80 patients with OCD from two hospitals (22 Bahman and Ibn-e-Sina) in Mashhad, Iran. All subjects completed these questionnaires: Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire (GWPQ), Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ), and Maudsely Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple regression.Results: There were significant relationships between need to control thoughts and self-punishment strategy with BIS (P<.01). Multiple regression analysis revealed significant role for cognitive self-consciousness, positive beliefs about worry, negative beliefs about uncontrollability and danger (P<.05); self-punishment and worry strategies (P<.001); and BIS (P<.001) in predicting OCD symptoms.Conclusion: There is correlation among behavioral systems, metacognitive beliefs, and thought control strategies in patients with OCD. Being Aware of metacognitive levels and using appropriate thought strategies can clear the relationship of brain behavioral systems with OCD.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare mindfulness and anxiety sensitivity among students with compulsive hoarding and body dysmorphic.Method: The study, is a cross-sectional comparative description. The population of the study, includes all the students of Payame Noor University - Tehran, were enrolled in the 91-92 school year. The sample consist of 30 student in Saving inventory and the multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire achieved a high score selected via Cluster sampling method. To collect data, we used saving inventory, the multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire, mindfulness questionnaire, anxiety sensitivity scale and scale storage behaviors were physical deformity.Results: The results of Multivariate analysis Of variance showed that there is significant difference between the two group with body dysmorphic and compulsive hoarding student, in anxiety sensitivity and mindfulness (P<0.001).Conclusion: Finally the students with body dysmorphic have the lower mindfulness and higher anxiety sensitivity than compulsive hoarding students. The results suggest the risk factors to mental disorders and body dysmorphic include the problem of organizing information, fear of negative evaluation and isolation.

Introduction: Family therapists and marriage counselors each year confront with many couples that are faced with the problem of infidelity. This study was made to compare two methods of couple therapy for improving relationships after infidelity.Method: A quasi-experimental study (pre-test, post-test, and follow-up) using two experimental groups and one control group. The samples include all couples involved in marital infidelity problem husband referred to specialized clinics and psychological counseling in Isfahan in 1390. To investigate research assumptions, 45 couples were selected through available sampling, and placed randomly in the Integrative Couple Therapy (15 couples), Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (16 couples) and control group (14 couples). For data collection, Beck Depression Inventory and PTSD Symptoms Scale Self Report (PSS-SR) was applied. The experiment groups were exposed to 8 session’s couple therapy, the control groups was not exposed to any intervention. Data were analyzed by analyses of multivariate analyses of variance-1 way (MANOVA-1 way) and post hoc test (T tukey).Results: The results showed that between experimental and control groups in dependent variables (depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms), there are significant differences (P<0.01). The results also showed that two approaches (Integrative Couple Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy) in reducing depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms in short term and long term effects are almost identical.Conclusion: The results indicated that Integrative Couple Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy can reduce psychological traumatic cause by betrayed wife And use these two approaches to working with couples involved in marital infidelity is recommended.

Introduction: Present study examines the hypotheses that children of divorce who participate in MBCT-C would show greater reductions in depression symptoms.Method: Participants are boys and girls aged 10-13 (N=30). All participants were randomly assigned into two groups: a waiting list control group (N=16) and an experimental group (N=14). Measures include child depression inventory (CDI; Kovacs, 1977), and child acceptance mindfulness measure (CAMM, Greco & et al, 2005). The course of MBCT-C, participants completed these questionnaires in the pre-test, post-test, and six month follow-up stages.Results: After participating in a twelve week intervention of MBCT-C, participants were found to exhibit significantly fewer depression symptoms (interpersonal problems, negative mood, and negative self-esteem). Also participants who completed the program showed significant enhancement in acceptance and mindfulness.Conclusion: The results showed that the manual of mindfulness based cognitive therapy for children can decrease depression symptoms in children with divorced parents.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) in reducing of the oppositional defiant behaviors of children.Method: The statistical society was the whole of children aged 4-7 sub education in kindergartens in city of Mashhad. The subjects comprised 30 couples of mothers and children with oppositional defiant disorder who were selected with available method sampling using screening tools for emotional problems of children. The subjects were randomly assigned to experiment (n=15) and control group (n=15).The experimental group had 7 intervention sessions of parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). At the end of treatment, a post-test was taken from both groups.Results: The results of covariance analysis showed significant reduction in symptoms of oppositional defiant behaviors in experimental group compared with control group (p=0.001).Conclusion: Parent-child interaction therapy on mothers can reduce the symptoms of oppositional defiant behaviors in children.

Introduction: Interpersonal problems are difficulties that people experience in relation to others. Whatever we experience more problems in the area of interpersonal relations, the chance for better life will be lost. In this regard, the inventory of interpersonal problems (IIP-32) is designed to assess these Problems.Method: The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of IIP-32. This scale designed to assess interpersonal problems in adult people. The main problems contain: sociability, assertiveness, aggression, supportiveness, involvement, caring, openness and dependency. Samples consist of 384 female students of Shiraz University that were selected by available sampling method. After completing this scale by the sample group, exploratory factor analysis of the IIP was used for construct validity.Results: The results of this analysis led to extraction of 6 factors: Assertiveness and Sociability, Openness, Caring, Aggression, Supportiveness and Involvement and Dependency. The significant positive relationship between interpersonal problems and alexithymia indicated good convergent validity. Cronbach’s alpha (0.82) and half-split coefficients (0.82) showed that the reliability of this scale is suitable.Conclusion: Since the effective factors on interpersonal relationship are derived from culture and environment, the results are congruent with cultural structure and personal characteristics in this culture especially in Iranian women.

Introduction: The aim of current study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Student Loneliness feeling Scale (SLFS).Method: 376 students of Semnan University were selected by multistage cluster sampling method; respond to instruments of study (Felling of Loneliness Scale, Asher et al, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, DASS). Factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and Pearson correlation methods were used for Data analysis.Results: Factor analysis and convergent validity methods were used to determine the construct validity of the student Loneliness Feeling Scale (SLFS). Results from factor analysis showed the student Loneliness Feeling Scale (SLFS) measure two factors of affective loneliness and social loneliness. Also, results from convergent validity indicated a significant relationship between feeling of loneliness and depression (0.41), anxiety (0.30), and stress (0/39) (p£0.01). Reliability of the student Loneliness Feeling Scale (SLFS) by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0/84 for scale, 0.82 for affective loneliness and 0.71 for social loneliness that all are satisfactory.Conclusion: Considering ease of administration, scoring and interpretation, little time to answer (3-5 minutes), individual and group practicability, practicability, appropriate validity and reliability come to the conclusion that student Loneliness Feeling Scale (SLFS) is a practical instrument for measurement of student feeling of loneliness.

Introduction: The high rate of comorbidity between Mood & Anxiety disorders can be because of common processes trandiagnostic. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine role of two processes [Cognitive Attentional Syndrome (CAS) & Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies (CERS)] in development and maintenance of Mood & Anxiety disorders.Method: Eighty nine patients (MDD=21; GAD=35; OCD=33) were selected from Taleghani & Baghiyatalah hospital by available sampling and (N=31) were evaluated by CAS-1 & CERQ questionnaires and compare with normal group. Then, data analyzed by ANOVA, Multivariate covariance & Bonferroni tests.Results: Results showed that patients with GAD, OCD & MDD obtained scores more than normal people in CAS & maladaptive Cognitive Emotion Regulation strategies (rumination, self-blaming, catastrophizing). This difference remained after considering comorbidity between these disorders.Conclusion: CAS & some Cognitive Emotion Strategies (rumination, catastrophizing, self-blaming) are transdiagnostic processes and play critical role in development and maintenance in different mood & anxiety disorders.

  Introduction: Publishing articles in scientific journals, as one of the channels of communication between the researchers, accelerate the development of human knowledge. The study of published articles in journals, give overall, an overview of published research papers in journals for journal directors and also gives their readers. This study aims to investigate collaboration of authors in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, during 2009 to 2012.Method: This survey is a descriptive one with a statistical procedure. The method of research is Scientometrics and all data were analyzed by Excel software.Results: Results showed that 128 articles during the period of study had been published, by 431 authors in the Journal of Clinical psychology. In total, 124 women) 28.8%) and 307 males (71.2 %) were the authors. Mean number of authors per article was 3.35. Isfahan University with 18 articles was most prolific among other research institutes and scientific Centers in Journal of Clinical Psychology. Only 6 articles has single author (4.7%). The results highlighted that the Collaboration Coefficient in the journal was 0.7.Conclusion: Overall, author’s collaboration in Journal of Clinical Psychology is in high level.