The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Treatment on Reducing Rumination, Anxiety and Worry in Obsessive-Compulsive Patients

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of compassion-based treatment on reducing rumination, anxiety and worry in obsessive-compulsive patients.

The method of the present study was a quasi-experimental experimental method in terms of data collection and its research design was a pretest-posttest design with a control group. . The study population consisted of all patients referred to counseling and psychological clinics in District 5 of Tehran. Sampling method The present study was purposive stepwise cluster sampling. Based on previous research, 15 people were selected for each group, which was a total of 30 people. Two educational packages and three questionnaires were used to evaluate the dependent variables of the research. First, the subjects in this study underwent compassion-oriented training for 8 weeks and 16 volumes of 90 minutes. The Yousefi Ruminant Questionnaire (2005), the Connor Anxiety Questionnaire (2000) and the Pennsylvania State Anxiety Inventory (PSWQ) were used to diagnose obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Was used.

The findings showed that when obsessive-compulsive patients become aware of skills, talents, emotions, beliefs, attitudes, and cognitive and social abilities and thus overcome their mental rumination, anxiety and worry, as a result They perform well and gain success in treatment by doing homework at the right time and with the right quality.

The results of analysis of covariance showed that compassion-oriented treatment reduced rumination, anxiety and worry in obsessive-compulsive patients.