Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and Psychosocial Therapy on rumination and dysfunctional attitude in patients with chronic depression

  The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and Psychosocial Therapy on rumination and dysfunctional attitude in patients with chronic depression.

The Methods of the present study was semi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest design with two experimental groups. The statistical population included all patients with chronic depression in Isfahan city that 30 of them were selected through convenience sampling and then based on random assignment of subjects divided into two experimental groups (each group includes 15 subjects). The subjects responded to dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) and Rumination Response Scale (RRS). Data were analyzed by using ANOVA with a repeated measure method.

The results showed that rumination and dysfunctional attitudes decreased in both groups (P<0/001). Moreover, decreasing were significantly different in two groups. Totally, the native model based treatment was more effective than CBT in rumination, but not dysfunctional attitudes. Psychosocial Therapy also was more effective in man than women.