The effect of unifled transdiagnostic treatment on anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Nargesi, Farideh; Fathiashtiani, Ali; Davodi, Iran; Ashrafi, Emad

doi:10.22055/psy.2019.26369.2121

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ group of Ph.D clinical psychology University of Elmo Farhang, Tehran, Iran.

² , Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences & Department of Clinical Psychology

³ Department of Psychology, School of Psychology and Education, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran

⁴ , Department of Psychology, School of Psychology and Education, University of Elmo Farhang, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/psy.2019.26369.2121

Abstract

Transdiagnostic treatment is one of the new therapies that the effect of it on many psychological variables has been established. The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of Transdiagnostic treatment on anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The research method was experimental (pretest, posttest with control group). In this research, 30 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder randomly assigned to experimental (6 males and 9 female) and control (6 males and 9 female) groups Anxiety Sensitivity Scale (ASI-R), the Distress Tolerance Questionnaire (DTS) and The Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) were used for collecting the data. Transdiagnostic treatment was administered to experimental group, in 12 one-hour sessions. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results indicated that the Transdiagnostic treatment is effective in decreasing Anxiety Sensitivity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms and increasing the Distress Tolerance. According to the results, Transdiagnostic treatment was suggested for improving the Distress Tolerance and Anxiety Sensitivity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Keywords

20.1001.1.22286144.1398.26.2.3.0

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The effect of unifled transdiagnostic treatment on anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Volume 26, Issue 2 - Serial Number 22
November 2019
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The effect of unifled transdiagnostic treatment on anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Volume 26, Issue 2 - Serial Number 22November 2019Pages 49-66

Volume 26, Issue 2 - Serial Number 22
November 2019
Pages 49-66