Comparison of meta-cognitive and psycho-educational family therapies on dysfunctional attitudes of bipolar patients

Fatemeh  Bahrami; Arezoo  Lashani; majid eydi-baygi; Mansour  Tork

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Comparison of meta-cognitive and psycho-educational family therapies on dysfunctional attitudes of bipolar patients

Author(s):

Fatemeh Bahrami¹,

Arezoo Lashani²,

majid eydi-baygi^3,*,

Mansour Tork⁴

1Department Psychology and Education, Faculty of Human Sciences, Esfahan University, Iran, Andorra

2Master of Family Counseling, Psychology and Education Faculty, Esfahan University, Iran., Andorra

3Master of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Torbate Heydarie, Iran, Iran

4Master of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran., Andorra

Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research:Vol. 12, issue 3; e63280

Published online:Sep 24, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jul 22, 2014

Accepted:Aug 20, 2014

How to Cite:Fatemeh BahramiArezoo Lashanimajid eydi-baygiMansour TorkComparison of meta-cognitive and psycho-educational family therapies on dysfunctional attitudes of bipolar patients.Ann Mil Health Sci Res.12(3):e63280.

Abstract

Materials and Methods: This was a semi-empirical research with pretest-posttest design, using control group. From among the bipolar woman who had referred to psychological hospitals and clinics in Isfahan city in Iran, 24 patients were selected by purposeful sampling and were divided into three equal groups randomly. The first group received meta-cognitive therapy, second group received psycho-educational family therapy and the third group received drug therapy. The data were gathered using semi-structured interview based on diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th edition) criteria and dysfunctional attitudes scale. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and covariance with SPSS 16 software.

Results: There was a significant difference between the mean scores of meta-cognitive therapy

group compared to drug therapy group (P = .001). Also, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of psycho-educational family therapy and drug therapy groups (P = .001). There was no significant difference between the mean scores of psycho-educational family therapy group compared to drug therapy group (P = .777).

Conclusion: Using meta-cognitive therapy with drug therapy increases dysfunctional attitudes in bipolar patients. Therefore it is recommended that therapists be trained in this field.

Keywords

bipolar patient

meta-cognitive therapy

psycho-educational family therapy

dysfunctional attitudes

drug therapy

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