Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice Innovations

Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice Innovations"

The effectiveness of cognitive-analytical therapy on improving uncertainty tolerance and reducing anxiety and avoiding experiences of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Kamran PourMohammad Ghouchani
MA. General Psychology, Shandiz nongovermental-nonprofit institute of higher education. Mashhad. Iran.
10.22075/jcp.2021.20257.1868
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious and debilitating illness with a variety of comorbidities of other diseases. The  aim  of  the  present  research  was  to examining the effectiveness of cognitive-analytic therapy on improving intolerance of uncertainty & decreasing worry and experimental avoidance in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Method: A semi-experimental randomized control trial design were choosen. The research population included all OCD patients referred to counseling and social worker centers in Mashhad in 2018. A total sample of 30 subjects were selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided to experimental and control groups(n=15). The experimental group received cognitive-analytic therapy for 8 sessions (two sessions a week). Data was collection by Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), Worry and Experiential Avoidance Questionnaires. Data was analysis by Multivariate Analysis of Covariance.
Results: Significantly differences observed in posttest stage between experimental and control groups for intolerance of uncertainty, worry and experiential avoidance .
Conclusion: Cognitive-analytic therapy could effectively improve the intolerance of uncertainty, the worry and experiential avoidance in OCD patients. Application of this treatment to reduce the psychological problems of OCD patients is recommended to therapists and counsellors.
Keywords
Cognitive analytic therapy
intolerance of uncertainty
worry
experiential uncertainty
obsession disorder
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  • Receive Date 30 April 2020
  • Revise Date 26 May 2021
  • Accept Date 23 June 2021
  • First Publish Date 14 September 2021
  • Publish Date 20 February 2022