Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice Innovations

Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice Innovations"

A Comparison of the Effect of Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy and Narrative Therapy on Reduction Symptoms of Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Zohreh Esfahani 1
Maryam Ghorbani 2
Mehdi Esfahani 3
1 Master's degree in general psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Non-Profit University, Isfahan, Iran
10.22075/jcp.2023.31191.2680
Abstract
abstract
Introduction: ObsessiveـCompulsive Disorder is the existence of repeated and very intense Obsessions or Compulsions that disrupts occupational, social and interpersonal activity. The purpose of this study was comparison of effectiveness of Exposure and Response Prevention by Self–Treatment Method and Narrative Therapy on reduction symptoms of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder.
Methods: This study design was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Therefore, among all patients with Obsessive–Compulsive disorder in psychiatric and psychological centers of Esfahan in 2021, 30 patients were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly assigned in 2 experimental groups and 1 control group. An experimental group received Exposure and Response Prevention by Self–Treatment Method (6 weeks), and other experimental group received Narrative Therapy, in base on the White (1995) and Monk (1997). The results analyzed by MANCOVA in SPSS-26.
Results: The results showed the effect of Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy by Self–Treatment and Narrative Therapy on significant reduction symptoms of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder and so 4 sub-scales, especially doubting and slowness on the post-test and on the one-month follow-up (P<0.01).
Conclusion: It seems that Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy and Narrative therapy can be used alongside other treatments in OCD treatment.
Keywords
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Exposure and Response Prevention
Narrative Therapy
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 08 July 2023
  • Revise Date 04 December 2023
  • Accept Date 29 November 2023
  • First Publish Date 29 November 2023
  • Publish Date 22 June 2023