Comparison of effectiveness of cognitive self-compassion training and emotion-focused therapy on physical and mental health in depressed students

The aim of the present research was to examine the effectiveness of cognitive self-compassion training and emotion-focused therapy on physical and mental health in depressed students. For this purpose, 48 depressed students at Counseling Centers in Nowshahr schools were selectedrandomly and assigned to two experimental (cognitive self-compassion training and emotion-focused therapy) and control groups. The instrumentused was physical and mental health scales, Self-compassion and Depression Questionnaires. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that cognitive self compassion training and emotion-focused therapycompared with the control group were effected on mental health in depressed students. Also cognitive self-compassion training was more effective than emotion-focused therapy and control group in improvement of Component of self-compassion. The findings suggest that selfcompassion training is a significaut factor in determining mental health.