Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 shahed of university

2 university of tabriz

3 university of shahed

4 university of medical sience tabriz

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a series of symptoms that is found in the Facing with harmful events. This study was conducted with purpose of investigation the effectiveness of meta-cognitive therapy on thought control strategies in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. 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 thought control strategies inventory, and the Mississippi PTSD scale (MPS). The results of study showed that Meta-cognitive therapy significantly reduce thought control strategies in subjects with post-traumatic stress disorder at post-treatment and follow-up period both statistically and clinically. 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. Metacognitive therapy, through its impact on meta-cognitive beliefs, reduces the use of thought-control strategies for responding to harmful events.

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