The impact of Training Rational-Emotive-Behavior Therapy on Mental Health of Women Prisoners

Given the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders in women prisoners, this study was aimed to investigate the effect of training rational-emotive-behavior therapy on mental health of women in prisons in Tehran (2011).

148 prisoners in two groups of non-intervention and treatment of mental and emotional education of the Evin prison in Tehran. Tests SCL-90-R, one-sample Kolmogorov-smear, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov two-sample, t-test single sample and chi-square were used .

All indices were significantly different between the two groups (p

The rational-emotive-behavior therapy intervention is effective in reducing mental disorders in women prisoners.