جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « solution focused brief therapy » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

In addition to physical problems, attention should also be paid to the psychological problems of corona patients. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and short-term solution-focused therapy (SSFT) on resilience of people who survived from corona.

The method of this study was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow up with the control group. The statistical population was made up of women who survived from corona virus in Tabriz City in 2022. In total, 45 patients were selected by purposive sampling method, who were randomly divided into three groups (Each group 15 people). Members of both experimental groups received their treatment, respectively, in 8 and 6 sessions of 1.5 hours; however, the control group did not receive any treatment. The measurement tool was Connor and Davidson's resilience questionnaire. Analysis of findings was done through repeated measures analysis of variance & Bonferroni post hoc test.

In the pre-test, the mean and standard deviation of the resilience variable in the MBCT group, SSFT group and the control were 42.80±4.69, 42.13±4.45, and 43.60±4.62 respectively (p>0.05). Both treatments compared to the control group, increased resilience in patient after the test (p<0.001).  In the follow-up phase, the effect of these two treatments resilience was lasting (p<0.001). The effect of these two treatments on resilience at posttest and follow-up was not different (p>0.05).

It seems that MBCT and SSFT can increase the resilience of people who have survived from corona virus; so they can probably be a useful therapeutic strategy to improve the mental state of these people.

Ruminant responses are one of the most important cognitive feature in people with depression and cause disruption of thinking, problem solving and social relationships. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of "Solution-Focused Brief Therapy" and "Compassion-Focused Therapy" on ruminant responses of couples with depression. 

The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical included all couples with depression who referred to the Mehregan Javan Comprehensive Health Center of Mashhad, Saadabad ward in 2019, the number of which was 150 couples. According to the inclusion criteria, 45 couples were selected as the sample. The sampling method was targeted and convenience. After selecting the available sample populations by simple random sampling method, the sample individuals were selected. The samples included the first intervention group "Solution-Focused Brief Therapy" (15 couples), the second intervention group "Compassion-Focused Therapy" (15 couples) and control group (15 couples). Data collection instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the "Ruminative Responses Scale". Content validity was measured by qualitative method, face validity and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. For the first intervention group 6 sessions, each session was held between 1.30 to 2 hours and for the second intervention group 8 sessions 1.30 to 2 hours. Data were analyzed in SPSS. 24. 

The results showed that "Solution-Focused Brief Therapy" reduced the expression of thoughts (P<0.001, F=91.51), thinking (P<0.001, F= 62.70), depression (P<0.001, F=104.19) and ruminant responses (P=0.001, P=0.001) have a significant effect on post-test and follow-up. In addition, the findings showed that "Compassion-Focused Therapy" reduced the expression of thoughts (P<0.001, F=22.21), thinking (P<0.001, F=50.39), Depression (P<0.001, F=93.93) and ruminant responses (P<0.001, F= 54.51) have a significant effect on post-test and follow-up. The results of post hoc test comparing the two groups showed that in the post-test phase, there was a significant difference between the two groups in reducing the variable in the thought of immersion (P>0.003). Also, there is no significant difference between the two treatment groups in reducing the score of thought expression variables, depression and rumination responses in the post-test and follow-up stages. 

"Short-Term Solution-Oriented Therapy" and "Compassion-Focused Therapy" are effective in expressing thoughts, thinking and depression, as well as the overall score of the ruminant responses of couples with depression. It is recommended that the above treatment methods be used to reduce or eliminate the ruminant responses of couples with depression.

Educational stress is a negative psychological condition; with its cognitive and emotional components, threatens students' health.

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the solution-focused brief therapy and mindfulness-based therapy to reduce educational stress in junior high school students.

Through the framework of a clinical trial plan with pre-test and post-test and quarterly post hoc test, this study was conducted. In a purposive sampling manner, sixty students; among the first year of junior high school male students in Tehran district 13thin the school year 2019-2020, were selected and then surveyed by Don, Hu and Zhou (2011) Adolescent Educational Stress Scale and were randomly divided into 3 groups of 20: control group, solution-focused treatment group and mindfulness treatment group. Then the intervention process was run on the experimental groups and after three months the follow-up test was rerun. The data were analyzed by using SPSS-26 and the covariance analysis and mixed-design analysis of variance tests.

This study brought light on the effectiveness of both treatments methods in reducing educational stress among students, but the mindfulness method (Eta2=0.357) worked better rather the brief solution-focused intervention method(Eta2=0.318) to reduce students' stress (P<0.05).

In regard to use mindfulness therapy primarily, therapists are highly recommended to use both the solution-focused brief intervention and mindfulness therapy to treat the adolescent students with educational stress.

Depression is a multifactorial psychological disorder that is caused by various factors, such as personality, cognition, or interpersonal relationships. In people with depression, the level of interpersonal communication is highly low. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy on interpersonal communication between couples with depression.

This quasi-experimental study was conducted based on a pretest-posttest design with a control group and follow-up. The statistical population of the study consisted of couples with depression referring to clinics in District 1 of Mashhad, Iran, among whom, 45 samples were included in the study using inclusion criteria and a purposive random sampling method. Subsequently, they were randomly assigned to the groups of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, and the control group (n=15 pairs each). The first intervention group participated in six 90-120-minute sessions per week for the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy training program and the second intervention group took part in eight -120-minute sessions weekly for the Compassion-Focused Therapy training program. No intervention was performed for the control group. The tool employed to collect the required data was Matson's Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters. The research data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 24) using analysis of covariance, Lamtrix post hoc test, Scheffe post hoc test, and analysis of variance. The significance level was analyzed as α = 0.05.

Descriptive findings showed that the mean scores of the variable interpersonal relationships in the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages were obtained respectively at 44.32±4.68, 45.51±4.50, and 42.32±4.12 for the control group; 45.53±4.77, 59.32±5.93, and 67.18±6.75 for the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy group; and 43.19±4.62, 63.74±6.04, and 73.22±7.39 for the Compassion-Focused Therapy group. The results of comparing the groups showed that Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy had significant effects on the interpersonal relationships between couples with depression (P<0.05). Moreover, there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy on the interpersonal communications between couples with depression (P<0.05).

The results showed that short-term Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy were effective on the interpersonal relationships of couples with depression. Therefore, based on the results of the present study, it is suggested that family counselors and couple therapists use the methods and practices of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy to improve the level of interpersonal relationships between depressed couples.

Divorce is on the rise as an individual and social problem and has many negative consequences. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” on marital intimacy and contingencies of self-worth in divorce applicant couples.

The method of the present study was a semi-intervention with pretest, posttest and follow-up and control group. The statistical population of this study included all couples who referred to the judiciary of Khoy city in 2018 who were seeking divorce. From this, 20 pairs were selected and divided into two equal groups (10 pairs in each group) by lot. Demographic questionnaire, “Marital Intimacy Needs Questionnaire” and “Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale” were used to collect data. The validity of the questionnaires was measured by content validity by qualitative method and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbachchr('39')s alpha coefficient. 6 sessions of “Solution -Focused Brief Therapy” intervention was performed for 60 minutes for the intervention couple. Both couples in the study were then asked to complete the instruments. Data were analyzed using SPSS. 21.

The “Solution -Focused Brief Therapy” is effective in improving marital intimacy and potential self-esteem (P <0.05).

“Solution -Focused Brief Therapy” is effective in improving marital intimacy and potential self-esteem. It is suggested that in the field of couple therapy, this intervention be used to solve the problems of couples and improve the relationship between them.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system disease that affects the quality of life and biopsychological wellbeing of the individual. A critical factor that exacerbates MS illness is stress induced by life events. This disease threatens the individual's independence and ability to participate in the family and community effectively and leads patients to lack competence and self-confidence. A determining variable in the mental health of patients with MS is Social Adjustment (SA). SA-related problems can affect individual and social commitments and complicate individual and social health. An intervention with a therapeutic philosophy based on creating and maintaining appropriate solutions is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). The effectiveness of this intervention on improving the social adjustment of women with MS has not been well studied in previous research. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effects of SFBT on SA levels in women with MS.

This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and a control group design. The statistical population of this study included all women with MS in Bukan City, Iran, in 2017; a complete list of these individuals was available in the MS Society of Bukan County. The total number of this group equaled 236 who were examined by the Social Adjustment Scale (at pretest and posttest) (Weissman & Paykel, 1974). Accordingly, 40 subjects whose SA score was less than the other participants' score and met the research's inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to the control and test groups (n=20/group). The inclusion criteria had a concurrent illness, receiving other psychological therapies, and consent to attend meetings. The exclusion criteria included the presence of concurrent illnesses and a complete absence from meetings. The experimental group received seven 90-minute SFBT sessions. Furthermore, descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistics, including Independent Samples t-test, Chi-squared test (to compare the demographic characteristics of the two groups), and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the obtained data in SPSS at the significance level of 0.05.

The present research results indicated that after adjusting the effect of the pretest, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups respecting the mean scores of SA as well as its subscales, including daily activities, social and extracurricular activities, marital relationships, parental relationships and family relationships at posttest (p<0.001); however, in the subscales of relationships with relatives (p=0.081) and economic status (p=0.181) there was no significant difference between the mean scores of pretest and posttest stages.

Based on the collected findings, SFBT effectively promoted SA in female patients with MS. Accordingly, it is recommended that psychologists, counselors, social workers, and rehabilitation assistants implement SFBT for managing these patients.

Today, self-injury behavior has a significant outbreak among adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) on self-esteem, cognitive emotion regulation, and non-suicidal self-injury behavior.

This study was semi-experimental research. The statistical population consisted of 45 students studying in junior high school in Pardis city (2017-2018). They were committed non-suicidal self-injury behavior at least for once. Using random access sampling method, the sample divided into two experimental groups and a control group (n1 = n2 = n3 = 15). The research tools included Eysenck’s self-esteem questionnaire (1976),  Garnefski and Kraaij’s cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (2006), and Klonowski and Glenn’s self-injurious behaviors and functions (2009). Experimental groups were under the dialectical behavior therapy and solution-focused (brief) therapy. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance.

There was a significant difference between the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy with solution-focused brief therapy on reducing self-injury behavior (p <0/001) and cognitive emotion regulation (p<0/05). There wasn’t any significant difference in self-esteem variable. The mean scores of self- injury behavior for the dialectical behavior therapy group in post-test was significantly lower than the mean scores of the solution-focused brief therapy group and the control group. The mean of the dialectical behavior therapy group after a positive reappraisal was significantly higher than the mean of the control group.

The method of dialectical behavior therapy compared to Solution-focused therapy has a greater impact on increasing the positive reappraisal subscale in cognitive emotion regulation and decreasing self-injury behavior.

It has been observed that short–term solution–focused approach training is effective in addressing behavioral, emotional and educational problems, and promoting social and communication skills in different groups of clients, including teenagers and students. This study aimed to examine the group training of solution–focused approach on examination anxiety and self–esteem of students and this study is seeking to answer this question: whether group training of solution–focused approach is effective in examination anxiety and self–esteem. 

The research design was a quasi–experimental design with control group and was examined in a way such as pre–test, intervention and post–test. The statistical population of this study consisted of all female students of first secondary school of Koshkuiyeh in 2016–2017 academic year with 352 students. Among the first secondary schools of Koshkuiyeh, a school was randomly selected and after initial screening, 50 female students who had high examination anxiety and low self–esteem were randomly assigned to two experimental (n=25) and control groups (n=25). The educational intervention program was conducted in 8 sessions of 90 minutes based on the educational sessions of solution–focused approach. In order to measure the desired variables such as examination anxiety and self–esteem used Speilberger and Cooper Smith Self Esteem Inventory respectively. In this research, we used the descriptive statistics method to answer the research hypotheses including: frequency, percentage and cumulative frequency, mean and standard deviation and in order to determine real data, we used Kolmogorov–Smirnov Test and for answering the research question was used Analyze of Covariance test with SPSS–22. 

The results showed that there was a significant difference between the examination anxiety scores in post–test after eliminating the effect of pre–test (p≤0.001). The results also showed that there was a significant difference between the scores of self–esteem in post–test after eliminating the effect of pre–test (p≤0.001). 

According to the results of this study, it can be stated that a solution–focused brief therapy can reduce the examination anxiety in high school girls.