The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbands

Background & Objective: Addiction as a disease is a disadvantage that affects the quality of life of families and couples and may cause depression among other members of the family. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in dec...

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Main Authors: mahjoobeh alimoradi, soosan didehdar, hamid zolfaghari, vahid mostafapour, hossein farrokhi
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Language:English
Published: Fasa University of Medical Sciences 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/article-1-1861-en.pdf
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author mahjoobeh alimoradi
soosan didehdar
hamid zolfaghari
vahid mostafapour
hossein farrokhi
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description Background & Objective: Addiction as a disease is a disadvantage that affects the quality of life of families and couples and may cause depression among other members of the family. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in decreasing depression and increasing the quality of life in women with addicted husbands. Material & Methods: The semi-experimental design was pre-test-posttest with control group. The statistical population included all women with addicted husbands referring to the comprehensive health center of Fasa into the experimental and control groups (15 women in each group). The experimental group received 8 sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive-group therapy, and no intervention was provided to the control group members. The research instrument questionnaire was Beck and Quality of Life. Results: The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive-group therapy was effective in depression and quality of life of women with addicted husbands (P<0.001) and treatment reduced depression and increased the quality of life of women in post-test of the experimental group. Conclusion: The results show that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group is effective in decreasing depression and, consequently, increasing the quality of life of addicted spouse.
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spelling doaj.art-e8ae2c59ff7a4441bd0a313f41bee44a2023-09-20T21:26:56ZengFasa University of Medical SciencesJournal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences2228-51052783-15232019-11-019418861895The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbandsmahjoobeh alimoradi0soosan didehdar1hamid zolfaghari2vahid mostafapour3hossein farrokhi4 Departman of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tehran, Iran Departman of Clinical Psychology,Firoozabd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozabad, Iran Departman of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran Departman of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tehran, Iran Departman of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran Background & Objective: Addiction as a disease is a disadvantage that affects the quality of life of families and couples and may cause depression among other members of the family. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in decreasing depression and increasing the quality of life in women with addicted husbands. Material & Methods: The semi-experimental design was pre-test-posttest with control group. The statistical population included all women with addicted husbands referring to the comprehensive health center of Fasa into the experimental and control groups (15 women in each group). The experimental group received 8 sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive-group therapy, and no intervention was provided to the control group members. The research instrument questionnaire was Beck and Quality of Life. Results: The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive-group therapy was effective in depression and quality of life of women with addicted husbands (P<0.001) and treatment reduced depression and increased the quality of life of women in post-test of the experimental group. Conclusion: The results show that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group is effective in decreasing depression and, consequently, increasing the quality of life of addicted spouse.http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/article-1-1861-en.pdfmindfulnessdepressionquality of lifewomen with addicted husband
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbands
Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences
mindfulness
depression
quality of life
women with addicted husband
title The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbands
title_full The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbands
title_fullStr The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbands
title_full_unstemmed The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbands
title_short The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group in Decreasing Depression and Increasing Quality of Life in Women with Addicted Husbands
title_sort effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy group in decreasing depression and increasing quality of life in women with addicted husbands
topic mindfulness
depression
quality of life
women with addicted husband
url http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/article-1-1861-en.pdf
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