Bahram Peymannia; Najmeh hamid; Majid Mhmudalilu
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Intoduction Researches has recently provided convincing evidence about diagnosing borderline personality disorder in youth. Therefore National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) acknowledged the diagnosis of borderline personality in individuals under 18 years old and if necessary supports treatment ...
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Intoduction Researches has recently provided convincing evidence about diagnosing borderline personality disorder in youth. Therefore National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) acknowledged the diagnosis of borderline personality in individuals under 18 years old and if necessary supports treatment and early intervention in this age group. ACT matrix is an approach based on route selection and upgrading the ability of individuals to approach valuable goals, despite the problems in life. Therefore, in the matrix model getting viewpoints of clients considered as the basis of treatment and by examining actions of getting away and getting close to values and compassion in commitment and change strategies helps them achieve a live, purposeful and meaningful life. In fact mindfulness due to taking viewpoints provides context for getting compassion and mindfulness. Mindfulness and compassion are two wings of a bird that both play effective role in inspiring for man, their transition and also individual evolution to fly. Overall, on the one hand according to evidence-based researches about effectiveness of ACT with compassion treatment on a wide range of borderline personality disorder symptoms and on the other hand lack of this kind of researches in Iran, this question arises that whether ACT with compassion is effective on self-injury behaviors and quality of life of female students with symptoms of borderline personality disorder. Method Present study is an experimental design by using pre and posttest with a control group. Therapeutic intervention in experimental group implemented 16 sixty minute sessions weekly for female students between 15-17 years old who have Borderline personality symptoms. During this time participants in experimental and control group responded to Self-Injury behavior Scale of Klonsky and Glenn (2009) and Quality of Life Index of Cummins (2002), before and after intervention and in follow-up (8 weeks after the end of intervention). Results The findings of covariance analysis showed that ACT matrix with Compassion has significantly reduced symptoms of self-injury and improved quality of life. Eta coefficient shows that ACT with Compassion therapy explain 47% of self-injury behaviors and 46% of life quality and these results has been maintained in follow-up stage. Discussion The results of this study showed that despite the cultural and social differences between the present research group and the groups studied in other societies and cultures, ACT matrix with Compassion therapy has significantly reduced symptoms of self- injury and improved quality of life in teenagers with symptoms of borderline personality disorder. This approach seeks to teach teens how to break up from thought content by taking viewpoints, instead of stuck the past and conceptualizing on future live sort their life story, recognizing values and important individuals of their lives and ultimately taking step to achieve these goals and values without getting stuck in trap of their attention and with compassion for themselves and others.
M. Ghazaei; N. Hamid; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand
Volume 19, Issue 2 , December 2012, , Pages 63-80
Abstract
The aim of this research was to study the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. The research method was semi-experimental design with pre-post test, follow up and control group. The original sample ...
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The aim of this research was to study the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. The research method was semi-experimental design with pre-post test, follow up and control group. The original sample consisted of 800 students who were selected by random cluster sampling. Then, based on clinical interview and acquiring above the cut-of-point in Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (BAARS) 30 students were randomly selected. Also, they were randomly divided into two groups, as experimental and control. The instruments were Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (BAARS) and Barkley structured interview. The experimental group were administered 13 sessions of 90 minutes of cognitive–behavioural therapy, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The results revealed that there was significant difference between two groups (p<0.05). The rate of ADHD and its symptoms in experimental group, in comparison control group decreased. These results persisted significantly after follow-up period.
