The Effectiveness Of Commitment-Based Group Therapy And Acceptance Of Marital Intimacy And Symptoms Of Psychosomatic Disorders In Spouses Of People With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Soheila Shamspour, Padideh Amirsayafi

Abstract

Introduction: Psychological disorders, in addition to involving the affected person, other family
members, especially their spouses, also affect the consequences of which marital problems are
one of these cases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment based on
acceptance and commitment to marital intimacy and the symptom of psychotic disorders in
women with spouses with obsessive-compulsive disorder and practical.
Method: 30 women with a wife hospitalized in IbnSina Hospital in Mashhad with the diagnosis
of obsessive-compulsive disorder and practical, using the targeted sampling method, randomly
and taking into account the criteria for entering the research, in two experimental groups and
Witnesses were placed. Questionnaires on psychotic symptoms and marital intimacy were
administered to sample members in two stages, pre- and post-test. The members of the
experimental group received ten sessions of group therapy based on acceptance and
commitment, and during this time there was no intervention for the members of the control
group. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of covariance at the level of 0.05.
Results: The results of data analysis showed that the mean marital intimacy and psychotic
disorder symptoms in women in the experimental group were significantly different from those
in the control group (P <0.001).
Conclusion: These findings indicate the importance of paying attention to the cognitive and
emotional functions of family members of people with mental disorders, especially their spouses.

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