The effect of integration of dialectical behavior therapy based on compassionate mind on reduction of cognitive reactivity and motivation for suicide attempts in attempted suicide

Abstract This research carried out with the aim of the effectiveness of integration Dialectical Behavior Therapy based on compassionate mind on reduction of cognitive reactivity and motivations for suicide attempts in people attempted suicide. In this study the experimental study method was used with the design of pretest- posttest control groups. The statistical sample of this study consisted of 26 suicide attempters who volunteered participating in the intervention that were selected by random sampling method and were assigned randomly into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 14 sessions of integration of Dialectical Behavior Therapy based on compassionate mind. The subjects of the experimental and control groups in the pretest and posttest stages completed the Cognitive Reactivity Questionnaire and Inventory of Motivations for Suicide Attempts. In order to follow the ethical considerations, 10 group counseling sessions were held for the group members of waiting list. The gathered data were analyzed applying the software of SPSS-21 and in the method of Univariate covariance (ANCOVA). The results of Univariate covariance analysis (ANCOVA) indicated that the integration Therapy effective on cognitive reactivity and motivations for suicide attempts (P ≤ 0.001). According to the results obtained on effectiveness of the integration of Dialectical Behavior Therapy based on compassionate mind on reduction of the components of cognitive reactivity and motivations for Suicide attempts, this intervention can be used along with the Medical treatment and other evidenced based treatments for people attempted suicide as a useful and complementary therapeutic method.