A Comparative Study of Thought Fusion Beliefs and Thought Control Strategies in Patient with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Normal People

Ahmad Amiri Pichakolaei; Samad Fahimi; Abbas Bakhshipour Roudsari; Ali Fakhari; Ebrahim Akbari; Masoumeh Rahimkhanli

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A Comparative Study of Thought Fusion Beliefs and Thought Control Strategies in Patient with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Normal People

Author(s):

Ahmad Amiri Pichakolaei¹,

Samad Fahimi^2,*,

Abbas Bakhshipour Roudsari³,

Ali Fakhari⁴,

Ebrahim Akbari⁵,

Masoumeh Rahimkhanli⁵

1Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

2City Baharestan Street Post Office No. 70., Tehran, Iran

3Department of Psychology, Shool of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

4Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

5Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 8, issue 3; 33-41

Published online:Jun 30, 2015

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 19, 2013

Accepted:Apr 07, 2014

How to Cite:Ahmad Amiri Pichakolaei Samad FahimiAbbas Bakhshipour RoudsariAli FakhariEbrahim AkbariMasoumeh Rahimkhanliet al.A Comparative Study of Thought Fusion Beliefs and Thought Control Strategies in Patient with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Normal People.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.8(3):33-41.

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the metacognitive model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), through a comparative study of thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies between patients with OCD, depression, and normal people.

Methods: This is a causal-comparative study. About 20 patients were selected with OCD, and 20 patients with major depression disorder (MDD), and 20 normal individuals. Participants completed a thought fusion instrument and thought control questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance.

Results: Results indicated that patients with OCD obtained higher scores than two other groups. Also, there was a statistical significant difference between the three groups in thought control strategies and punishment, worry, and distraction subscales.

Conclusion: Therefore, the results of the present study supported the metacognitive model of obsessive and showed thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies can be effective in onset and continuity of OCD. Declaration of interest: None.

Citation: Amiri Pichakolaei A, Fahimi S, Bakhshipour Roudsari A, Fakhari A, Akbari E, Rahimkhanli M. A comparative study of thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies in patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depressive disorder and normal people. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2014; 8(3): 33-41.

Keywords

Major Depression Disorder

Metacognition

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Thought Control Strategies

Thought Fusion Beliefs

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