JOURNAL OF FAMILY COUNSELING & PSYCHOTHERAPY
Year:2012 | Volume:1 | Issue:3|Papers Count:9

Background and aim: From a systemic approach to family therapy, dysfunction of families is attributed to addiction. This study compares functioning of families with and without substance dependent member to identify the pattern of interactions in families with substance member and to provide appropriate treatment strategies.Methods: The method of research is ex post facto. The population includes families with drug dependent member located in west and east of Tehran and referred to outpatient treatment centers. Four centers selected randomly. The sample includes 50 persons of referred persons to these centers which satisfied the minimum requirements for reception. Also 50 ordinary persons matched to compare with former group. The participants answered to family assessment device instrument. Data analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).Results: The results show that these two types of families differ significantly in all aspects except their role. Also the results show that families with drug dependent members which the rate of relapse is high and there is a positive history of addiction are more dysfunction. The difference is not significant regarding drug type.Conclusion: The study suggests efficient prevention treatment strategies and appropriate model of treatment according to the characteristics of drug dependent member families.

Introduction: the purpose of this research was comparison relationship between criteria of spouse selection and marital burnout in divorce couple whit those desirous of marital continuation.Methods: this research designed was kind of correlation research. Statistical population was all divorce complainants in family court of Lar, in 6 month of first in 1390, that passed 2 years to 6 years of their marital life and complainant desirous of marital continuation, the sample was 30 divorce complainant couple and 30 couple desirous of marital continuation which selected from population randomly. The questionnaires was couple burnout questionnaire (CBQ) and preference criteria of spouse selection inventory (PCSSI).Results: In order for analyzing the data, statistical examination of differentiation was applied. The results of the analysis indicate that the variants like marital burnout and content criteria of spouse electing are able to meaningfully predicate the joining of people in one of the two groups which one of them is applicants of divorce and the other is those who tend to continue their marital status. The common corer relation of these variants in categorizing the groups in simultaneous differentiating analysis equals 0.773 and in step by step differentiating analysis equals 0.756. The level of the meaningfulness of the differentiating function in this investigation is p<0.0001.Conclusion: The results of this investigation admitted the role of the content spouse selecting criteria and marital burnout as variants of the predictors of the possibility of divorce in couples and can be influential in the determining of the counseling guides especially in counseling before marriage.

Background and aim: The aim of the present study was to study the relation between social connectedness, and quality attachment to parents and adults.Method: In order to accomplish the stated goal, 120 college students were selected by means of random sampling. Adult Attachment Scale, Measure of Childhood Attachment to each Parent, and Scale of Keen Connectedness were given to participants to complete. In addition, Social Connectedness Self report Scale was completed by these students. Data were analyzed by using correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis.Results: Data analysis showed a significant relationship between different domains of keen Connectedness (offering social support, receiving social support, quality of keen connectedness and support, as well as magnitude and quantity of support) and attachment to parents and adults. Secure attachment to parents was positively associated with keen connectedness, while anxious and avoidant attachments to parents were negatively associated with a keen connectedness. In addition, the domain of being comfortable in a close relationship in adult attachment scale was positively associated with a keen connectedness. Analysis of multiple regression indicated that magnitude of keen connectedness can be predicted by being at ease with intimate and close relationship. Having a close and intimate relationship with significant adults, and partner were also important predictors of qualitative dimension of keen connectedness. Moreover, receiving a social support from keens and members of family were explained by having a secure attachment and being easy with a close relationship.Discussion: Quality of attachment is an important factor in predicting quality of keen relationship.

Background and purpose: Suicide is a death committed by the individual himself and is not an occasional and meaningless action. On the contrary, it is a way to escape from a problem or crisis that bothers the individual. The aim of this research is to compare the child rearing styles and mental health of parents of individuals committed suicide and that of common people.Method: The present research is a causal comparative research. Statistic sample of the study group includes 196 parents of individuals committed suicide that have been randomly selected. Statistic sample of control group includes 196 parents of common people who have been selected with multiple stage sampling. In order to measure child rearing styles, the Baumrind’s child rearing questionnaire and for mental health comparison, Goldberg's mental health questionnaire were used. The data was analyzed with multiple variant variance analysis tests and co-variance analysis tests.Results: The results of this research indicate that the parents of common people enjoy higher mental health in comparison to the parents of individuals committed suicide. Moreover, by examining each of child rearing styles, we find out that the difference between the logical authority style and rejecting style, in these two groups, is not meaningful. Vice versa, the difference of autocratic style among two groups is meaningful. This means that the parents of individuals committed suicide use autocratic method more than the other group.Conclusion: The results of the present research indicate that it is expected that the children of parents with a higher level of mental health exhibit the lower amount of suicidal attempts than the children of the parents who have got mental disorders. Also, it became apparent that the authoritarian style of the parents in child rearing increases the probability of the children’s suicide attempt. Therefore, instructing the appropriate child rearing styles and serious attempts of health care officials in improving health levels are recommended.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of spiritual therapy on mental health of divorced women.Methods: This study wass experimental with experimental and control groups. Statistical population was the divorced women of Lamerd (Iran) who had been invited to enroll in educational courses in Lamerd Counseling Center and Health House. 30 subjects were randomly selected and divided into two groups, the experimental and the control group. The two groups answered Goldberg and Hieler General Health Questionnaire as pretest. Then, the experimental group received 8 sessions of theatre therapy, but the control group received no intervention. In the next step, the two groups answered the posttest, and data was compared via SPSS.Findings: The results of the analysis showed that spiritual therapy is effective in improving the mental health of divorced women, reducing somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and depression.Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be concluded that spiritual therapy is a suitable way for improving mental health of divorced women. Considering the increase of divorce and its psychological aftermaths, we recommend for treatment of divorce psychological aftermaths and other mental problems of divorced women.

Background and aim: Work-family conflict is an important issue in the field of work and family research. It seems that, this specific kind of role conflict increases in some special occupations, such as tour workers. The research was designed to investigate the effect of work-family conflict on mental health and job satisfaction regarding the mediating role of job stress, in Tours employees of Iranian National Drilling Company (INDC).Method: Data was collected from 288 tours employees of Iranian National Drilling Company. Structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS 18 was used for data analysis.Findings: The results indicated that, there was a significant relationship between work-family conflict and mental health and job satisfaction with full mediating role of job stress.Conclusion: To increase employees’ mental health and job satisfaction, it is proposed to managers that they should decrease workplace stressors and conflicts between work and family of employees.

Introduction: In recent decade, use psychological method in reduction of Symptom depression within most popular disorder in older age has been spreaded.Objective: Reminiscence therapy is a psychological intervention which is specifically designed to address the issues of particular relevance to older adults such as depression. The aim of this study was to examine the therapeutic effectiveness of integrative and narrative type of reminiscence for the treatment of depression in institutionalized older adults women in Kermanshah.Method: This study was experimental with a pretest -posttest control group design. institutionalized older adult’s women with mild, moderate to severe symptom constituted the sample. They were randomly assigned into three groups containing two experimental (narrative and integrative reminiscence) and one control group .The intervention were implemented in a short –time group format. Each group 6 sessions were applied. Each session was held 90 minutes weekly. The instrument for collection the data were Geriatric Depression Scale (GDP) and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). The data was analyzed through Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).Finding: Analysis of data showed that integrative reminiscence therapies led to significant reduction in symptoms of depression.Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that integrative therapy can be applied along with current therapies and in use of narrative reminisce therapy, should be more couscous.

Background and aim: The purpose of this study was to survey and compare the principle of equity between satisfied and conflicting couples in Bandar Abbas, Iran.Materials and Methods: This study is descriptive with a causal-comparative method. The statistical society of the research involved the couples who referred to the counseling clinics and those who attended family workshops held by the Department of Social Welfare in Bandar Abbas.  The sample included 100 couples (50 satisfied and 50 conflicting) who were selected via convenience sampling. The subjects responded to researcher-made marital equity questionnaire and Hudson (1982) Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS). Validity and reliability of both questionnaires were satisfactory. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the findings.Results: The main findings of the study showed that concerning equity and its components there were significant differences among the two groups of satisfied couples and conflicting couples. Moreover, concerning equity and all its components, except for equity in paying attention to each other’s demands, were found significant difference among the two groups of men and women, whereby women experienced more inequity in their marital relationship.Conclusion: Despite the egalitarian changes in labor division and power structure in the Iranian family, many of the gender stereotypes and power division still survive, which has led to dissatisfaction among couples, especially women.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of group psycho educational interventions on family function of patients with mood disorders.Method: The study is pseudo-experimental with control group and random assignment. The experimental group composed of 6 subjects and the control group of 9 subjects. All participants, who were family members of patients with mood disorders, completed family assessment device (FAD). The experimental group attended 12 sessions of group psycho educational interventions but the control group received no intervention. Data analysis was done via covariance analysis.Findings: The study indicated that group psycho educational interventions significantly improved family performance.Results: The findings showed that group psycho educational interventions can promote family performance in patients with mood disorders.