Effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Depression and Mental Rumination of Individuals Suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Mental rumination enters the consciousness as depressing، disturbing، sobering and intrusive thoughts and refocuses and shifts the thoughts from subjects under consideration، chosen topics and current aims. Rumination responses can be regarded as the antithesis of requisite and practical problem-solving skills. Therefore، the research purpose is to assess the effectiveness of rational emotive behavior therapy in depression and mental rumination of individuals suffering from generalized anxiety disorder. Hence، 40 individuals diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder referred to the psychological clinics located in the west of Tehran were selected through convenience sampling and assigned to the experimental and control groups. It’s worth mentioning that prior to grouping these groups were tested in terms of depression and mental rumination. The results of the multivariate regression analysis indicated that rational emotive behavior therapy is effective in reducing the mental rumination of individuals suffering from generalized anxiety disorder who assess any simple situation as hazardous and life-threatening، direct their attention toward threats rather than opportunities and retrieve the selective and threatening information.