The effectiveness of Emotion Regulation on emotion processing and symptoms of panic in women with panic disorder

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

3 MA Psychology General, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Emotion Regulation on emotion processing and symptoms of panic in women with Panic Disorder.
Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted using pre-test and post-test with control group from all panic disorder patients visited in Ardabil Health and psychology clinic in summer and fall 2018, 30 patients were selected through the availability sampling method and randomly were placed into two equal experimental and control groups. Experimental group experienced 8 weeks of Emotion Regulation, while control group were just followed. emotion processing and symptoms of panic questionnaires were used in pre-test, post-test and up as the study instrument. Data were analyzed by descriptive indices and analysis of covariance.
Results: The result of comparing post-test of scores in two group showed that there were significant difference in emotion processing and symptoms of panic scores intervention group and the control group (p < 0.01).
Conclusions: Thus, can be said that of Emotion Regulation psychotherapy .reduced emotion processing and symptoms of panic in Women with Panic Disorder. According to the findings of the present study, ERT can be suggested as an efficient method to recovery emotion processing and symptoms of panic in Women with Panic Disorder.

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Journal of Clinical Psychology
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 51
September 2021
Pages 79-88

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  • Receive Date: 28 November 2020
  • Revise Date: 15 March 2021
  • Accept Date: 25 August 2021

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