Background and Purpose: obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder which can disable girls functioning at home and schools, so this study was aimed at examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral family therapy on improving obsessive –compulsive disorder in female students. Material and methods: the sampling method was accessible sampling. So, the high school students of Urmia city that had higher scores in Maudsley Obsessive questionnaire and according to clinical psychologist interview were selected. Their parents were invited to voluntarily participate in this study. The students were randomly assigned into two experimental (12 couples) and control group (12 couples) of parents. Experimental group received 8 sessions of family therapy and control group received no intervention. The Tool of this study was Maudsley Questionnaire. The data were statistical analyzed using of covariance analyses. All analysis was performed using spss16 software. Results: Statistical analysis of covariance showed that cognitive-behavioral family therapy was effective in improving obsessive-compulsive in female students (p<0/001). Conclusion: This study showed that the cognitive-behavioral family therapy is effective in reducing the severity of obsessive-compulsive. Therefore, careful planning for early intervention for these patients is recommended by mental health authorities.
کلید واژگان :Cognitive-behavioral family therapy, obsessive-compulsive disorder, female students
ارزش ریالی : 300000 ریال
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