Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
Background and purpose: Emotional dysregulations are associated with a wide range of mental disorders. This research aimed at investigating the effectiveness of affect regulation training group therapy on the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Materials and methods: An experimental research with co...
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| description | Background and purpose: Emotional dysregulations are associated with a wide range of mental disorders. This research aimed at investigating the effectiveness of affect regulation training group therapy on the symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Materials and methods: An experimental research with control group was performed in 32 people with subclinical symptoms of anxiety and depression, selected through convenient sampling and randomly assigned to either the experimental group or control group. Experimental group attended 12 sessions of ART, while no intervention was performed in the control group. The participants were assessed before and after the study using Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ), and Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). All data analyses were performed using SPSS V16.
Results: The experimental group showed significant decrease in subclinical symptoms of anxiety (P=0.01), depression (P=0.01), and stress (P= 0.01), and significant increase in emotion regulation skills (P=0.01) and social adjustment (P=0.01).
Conclusion: In general, ART can be used as an effective transdiagnostic approach in reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8420ab6597534e6e9a1e7c03b7bb00a32023-01-25T05:03:41ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences1735-92601735-92792020-05-01301845060Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy on Symptoms of Anxiety and DepressionMozhgan Lotfi0Mahdi Amini1Yasaman Shiasy2 Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Assistant Professor, Addiction Department, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran MSc in Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background and purpose: Emotional dysregulations are associated with a wide range of mental disorders. This research aimed at investigating the effectiveness of affect regulation training group therapy on the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Materials and methods: An experimental research with control group was performed in 32 people with subclinical symptoms of anxiety and depression, selected through convenient sampling and randomly assigned to either the experimental group or control group. Experimental group attended 12 sessions of ART, while no intervention was performed in the control group. The participants were assessed before and after the study using Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ), and Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). All data analyses were performed using SPSS V16. Results: The experimental group showed significant decrease in subclinical symptoms of anxiety (P=0.01), depression (P=0.01), and stress (P= 0.01), and significant increase in emotion regulation skills (P=0.01) and social adjustment (P=0.01). Conclusion: In general, ART can be used as an effective transdiagnostic approach in reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression.http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-13518-en.htmlemotion regulationaffect regulation trainingdepressionanxietyprevention |
| spellingShingle | Mozhgan Lotfi Mahdi Amini Yasaman Shiasy Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences emotion regulation affect regulation training depression anxiety prevention |
| title | Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy
on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy
on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy
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| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy
on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Affect Regulation Training Group Therapy
on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression |
| title_sort | effectiveness of affect regulation training group therapy on symptoms of anxiety and depression |
| topic | emotion regulation affect regulation training depression anxiety prevention |
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