Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Study to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Elham Mohammadi, Leila DabbaghKashani

Abstract


The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on reducing anxiety and depression in people with multiple sclerosis. This study was a quasi-experimental method with a control and experimental group. The statistical population of the present study was patients with MS referred to the medical centers of District 10 of Tehran, from which 30 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of control and experimental (15 people per Group) were located. Research instruments included Beck Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Protocol. This training was performed on the experimental group for 10 sessions and each session lasted 60 minutes. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy training is effective on anxiety and depression and leads to a reduction of anxiety and depression in these individuals. Considering the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on anxiety and depression, it seems necessary to conduct training workshops based on these concepts in counseling centers.

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