Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorder
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the one of the most commonly observed psychiatric disorder in veterans. The condition can lead to considerable social, occupational, and interpersonal dysfunction. PTSD occurring after combat injury appears to be strongly correlated with the exten...
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| author | Mohammadjavad Ahmadizadeh Khodabakhsh Ahmadi Jafar Anisi Amir Bahrami Ahmadi |
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| description | Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the one of the most commonly observed psychiatric disorder in veterans. The condition can lead to considerable social, occupational, and interpersonal dysfunction. PTSD occurring after combat injury appears to be strongly correlated with the extent of injury, and develops over several months. Present study was designed for assessing the cognitive behavioral therapy in the quality of life (QOL) of war-related PTSD in veterans compared to control group and compare applied treatments with each other. Materials and Methods: In the present study, we assessment effects of cognitive behavioral therapy such as problem solving, exposure therapy and their combination on QOL in 120 Iranian PTSD patients veterans after Iran-Iraq war. They were randomly allocated to one of four equal interventional groups: (a) Problem solving therapy (b) exposure therapy (c) combined therapy (exposure therapy plus problem solving) (d) control group. Before and after study intervention, patients were evaluated by short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Results: Post-test and follow-up SF-36 scores were 55.6±4 and 55.1±3.6 in exposure therapy, 50±4.4 and 56.1±3.8 in problem solving, and 48.73±3.8 and 50.9±4.2 in combined therapy. In comparing to control group, all intervention showed significant improvement in QOL in PTSD patients. Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, behavioral therapy can improve QOL in PTSD patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7ebfad10825466e8b568a1e7f5a069a2022-12-21T18:26:38ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine0253-71762013-01-0135434134510.4103/0253-7176.122222Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorderMohammadjavad AhmadizadehKhodabakhsh AhmadiJafar AnisiAmir Bahrami AhmadiBackground: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the one of the most commonly observed psychiatric disorder in veterans. The condition can lead to considerable social, occupational, and interpersonal dysfunction. PTSD occurring after combat injury appears to be strongly correlated with the extent of injury, and develops over several months. Present study was designed for assessing the cognitive behavioral therapy in the quality of life (QOL) of war-related PTSD in veterans compared to control group and compare applied treatments with each other. Materials and Methods: In the present study, we assessment effects of cognitive behavioral therapy such as problem solving, exposure therapy and their combination on QOL in 120 Iranian PTSD patients veterans after Iran-Iraq war. They were randomly allocated to one of four equal interventional groups: (a) Problem solving therapy (b) exposure therapy (c) combined therapy (exposure therapy plus problem solving) (d) control group. Before and after study intervention, patients were evaluated by short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Results: Post-test and follow-up SF-36 scores were 55.6±4 and 55.1±3.6 in exposure therapy, 50±4.4 and 56.1±3.8 in problem solving, and 48.73±3.8 and 50.9±4.2 in combined therapy. In comparing to control group, all intervention showed significant improvement in QOL in PTSD patients. Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, behavioral therapy can improve QOL in PTSD patients.http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2013;volume=35;issue=4;spage=341;epage=345;aulast=AhmadizadehExposure therapypost-traumatic stress disorderproblem solving skillsquality of lifeshort form-36 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammadjavad Ahmadizadeh Khodabakhsh Ahmadi Jafar Anisi Amir Bahrami Ahmadi Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorder Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Exposure therapy post-traumatic stress disorder problem solving skills quality of life short form-36 |
| title | Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorder |
| title_full | Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorder |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorder |
| title_short | Assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war-related post-traumatic stress disorder |
| title_sort | assessment of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life of patients with chronic war related post traumatic stress disorder |
| topic | Exposure therapy post-traumatic stress disorder problem solving skills quality of life short form-36 |
| url | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2013;volume=35;issue=4;spage=341;epage=345;aulast=Ahmadizadeh |
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