Common mental disorders in members of anti cultural security sects

Investigating the common mental disorders in those who tend to sects and paying attention to these disorders in the planning of rehabilitation and reformation and also preventing the tendency to these sects is of particular importance. The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive study in which 113 people were selected from those who were inclined to join the cult, and finally 100 people answered the demographic information questionnaire and the short form of the Minnesota Multifaceted Personality Questionnaire. The interpretation of people's profiles has been done in two ways: the highest elevation and T scores above 65. According to the findings of this research, 77% of those who were inclined to sects had at least one type of exaltation scale. Based on T scores higher than 65, depressive disorders, self-morbidity, and hysteria were the most common disorders among cultists. Based on the obtained results, a model was presented to reduce sectarianism, which was validated using the fuzzy Delphi technique. The general results of this research indicated the effectiveness of the strategies of setting up cult therapy clinics, rehabilitation programs through the organization of prisons and correctional centers, as well as public education programs, in reducing sectarianism.