The study of the efficacy of acceptance based behavior therapy and integrative behavioral couple therapy on women with distressed couples and general anxiety disorder

Aim and The aim of present study the study of the efficacy of Acceptance Based Behavior Therapy and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy on women with distressed couples and General Anxiety Disorder. Methods and Materials: Six women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and their spouses were selected using purposeful sampling. Non-congruent multiple baseline experimental single case study was used as the method of the present study. The efficacy of Acceptance Based Behavior Therapy and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy Protocol was carried out in three phase of intervention (Baseline، 16 session treatment and 3 month follow-up) by using the Pennsylvania State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) evaluated. Data analyzed with visuals inspection، improvement percentage and reliable change index (RCI) strategies. Results showed that Acceptance Based Behavior Therapy and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy have positive efficient on treatment''s target. Acceptance Based Behavior Therapy efficacy also showed more than Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy in the Worry variable. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy efficacy also showed more than Acceptance Based Behavior Therapy in the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Theoretical explanation of findings for effectiveness of therapy، suggest that Acceptance Based Behavior Therapy was efficient in Magnitude، Universally and stability of changes، but in Acceptability both of therapies were similar.