the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy on depression, anxiety and stress syndrome in patients with GDD.

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1 Islamic Azad university

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction:Today, a mindfulness-based treatment approach is one of the cognitive therapy methods that can affect the mental health of people with GDD.The aim of study has been evaluated the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy on the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in patients with GDD.Method:The present study is a quasi-experimental study based on pre-test-post-test design with experimental group.The present statistical population is all patients with female GDD who recourse to Tehran Psychiatric Institute in the second half of 2017. And according to medical records, they had gender-based disorders, 30 of which were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups, and on a scale of depression, anxiety,DASS stress. They responded consciously before and after the intervention. Results: The results of analyzing the results of multivariate covariance test showed that the difference between post-test and pre-test scores is significant (P = 0.001) and mindfulness-based therapeutic intervention on reducing anxiety depression.And patients' stress has been affected by GDD.Conclusion: Data research show that mindfulness-based therapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in patients with gender boredom, and medical centers are mindfulness-based treatment programs to reduce depression in patients with GDD.

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  • Receive Date: 16 December 2019
  • Revise Date: 09 November 2020
  • Accept Date: 03 August 2020

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