The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Mental Well-Being and Life Expectancy in Women with Depressive Disorder

Leila DabbaghKashani, Elham Mohammadi

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on mental well-being and life expectancy in women with depressive disorder. This study was a quasi-experimental method with a control and experimental group. The statistical population of the present study was women with depression referred to the welfare of District 12 of Tehran, from which 40 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into two control and experimental groups (20 in the experimental group and 20 in the experimental group).The research instruments included Riff Psychological Well-Being and Hope Scholarship Questionnaires and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training Protocol. This training was performed for 8 sessions and each session lasted 90 minutes on the experimental group. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings showed that acceptance and commitment therapy training is effective on mental well-being and life expectancy and leads to increased mental well-being and life expectancy. Considering the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment treatment based on improving mental well-being and life expectancy in women with depressive disorder, it is necessary to conduct training workshops based on these concepts in counseling centers.

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