The effectiveness of Lazarus multimodal psychotherapy (MMT) on Life expectancy in mothers of students with mentally retarded.

Raheleh Firouzi¹ Arsalan Khanmohammadi Otaghsara² Alireza Homayouni³

1) Department of Psychology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran.
2) Department of Psychology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran.
3) Department of Psychology, Bandargaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandargaz, Iran.

IOI Code : XYCK-AEGBA
Publication : International Conference on Management and Humanities(icmhconf.com)
Abstract :
    The purpose of this study was Investigation of the effectiveness of Lazarus multimodal psychotherapy (MMT) on Life expectancy in mothers of students with mentally retarded in elementary special schools in Amol city, Mazandaran province. Present study was a quasi-experimental research administered with a pretest-posttest design with control group. The population consisted of all mothers of students with mentally retarded Amol (150) among which 30 mothers were selected as available method and they were divided randomly into two groups of experimental and control, each 15. Instruments was Snyder life expectancy questionnaire. Lazarus multimodal therapy was administered to the experimental group in twelve 90 minutes sessions during 3 months period. All subjects completed Snyder life expectancy questionnaire before and after intervention and in follow- up period after 1 month. Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Shapiroo-Wilk test normality of data distribution were used and to analysis the data Covariance analysis test was used. Finding showed Lazarus multimodal therapy had meaningful effect on mother’s Life expectancy with students of mentally retarded and it increased mother’s life expectancy. This result remained in one month follow- up period

Keywords : lazarus multimodal therapy life expectancy mental retardation