Study of the effectiveness of Psychodrama on reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms and depression in women with obsessive-compulsive disorder
2021
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a debilitating disorder that can interfere with a person's functioning. This research to aim was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of psychodrama on reducing obsessive-compulsive and depression symptoms in women with obsessive-compulsive disorder in a quasi-experimental design. The population of this study included all women with obsessive-compulsive disorder referred to counseling clinics in Tehran city. Twenty-four female patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were purposefully and voluntarily select were assigned and randomly exponential and control two groups. Participants answered to the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory in the pre-test and post-test stages. The participants in the experimental group participated in the twelve sessions, ninety-minute of psychodrama intervention and the control group not received any intervention. Data analysis was conducted using analysis of covariance and SPSS-22 statistical software. The results showed that controlling pre-test scores, the effect of the group on post-test scores of depression and obsessive-compulsive variables was significant. Therefore, it can be concluded that in people with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, psychodrama intervention can be an effective intervention in improving and reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms and depression in patients.
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