TY - JOUR JF - URMIAMJ JO - Studies in Medical Sciences VL - 27 IS - 3 PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/6/01 TI - THE EFFECTIVENESS OF META-COGNITIVE THERAPY ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER TT - اثربخشی درمان فراشناختی بر اضطراب و افسردگی بیماران مبتلا به اختلال استرس پس از سانحه N2 - Background & Aims: post-traumatic stress disorder is a set of symptoms that can be find after following that exposure to traumatic life events. This study was conducted with purpose of investigation the effectiveness of meta-cognitive therapy on Anxiety and depression in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted in the context of a single case study using the multiple baselines design. The population of the study included all patients with post-traumatic stress disorder in the city of Tabriz in 2015. The sample, consist of three people with post-traumatic stress disorder were referred to psychiatrist and were selected based on purposive sampling method. Patients were evaluated in pre-treatment, during treatment and follow-up period of six weeks using the Beck anxiety inventory, Beck depress inventory, and the Mississippi PTSD scale (MPS(. Results: The results of study showed that Meta-cognitive therapy significantly reduce Anxiety and depression in subjects with post-traumatic stress disorder at post-treatment and follow-up period both statistically and clinically Conclusion: The results of these three subjects showed the clinical efficacy of Meta-cognitive therapy in a culture different from the culture of the manufacturer's protocol. So that this treatment, in reducing signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder is as effective. SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2016: 27(3): 230 ISSN: 1027-3727 SP - 222 EP - 230 AU - khanjani, Zeynab AU - Aliloo, Majid Mahmoud AU - fakhari, Ali AU - Abdolpour, Ghasem AD - School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran KW - meta-cognitive KW - Anxiety KW - depression KW - post-traumatic stress. UR - http://umj.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-3428-en.html ER -