Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Therapy Based on Michael Free in Reducing Depression in Mothers of Children with Mental Disorders

Hamzeh nazare sarem¹ shirin Azimi far² Narges zandi³ Rana taheri⁴ Safieh bakhtiari⁵

1) Faculty member, University of Hamedan Teachers
2) Student of Bachelor of Education ,Bahonar farhangiyan University
3) Student of Bachelor of Education ,Bahonar farhangiyan University
4) Student of Bachelor of Education ,Bahonar farhangiyan University
5) MA in Educational Psychology

IOI Code : XYDF-AGDHA
Publication : International Conference on Approach in Humanities(mahconf.com)
Abstract :
    Background and objective: Depression is on the top list of mental disorders which account for about 25 percent of patients referred to health centers in your world. So, is presented in different ways to treat it. Therefore, the aim of this study in Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Therapy Based on Michael Free in Reducing Depression in Mothers of Children with Mental Disorders. Material and Methods: Research method is a semi experimental socio-statistic approach consisting of experimental group (Cognitive Therapy Based on Michael Free) and control group. Participants were Mothers of Children with Mental Disorders. And who Depression. Based on stratified random sampling, 15 patients (mothers) were placed in each group. the former and latter clusters were trained in between the one and one and half an hour of 12 sessions while the control group had no therapeutic training. The therapeutic clusters were assessed with of Beck Depression Inventory (2000). Inventories during both pre and post tests and evaluated with the analysis of covariance. Results: The results of this study showed that there were significant differences between test and control groups after intervention (p<0.001). In experimental groups mean and standard device in post test decorous 15 number and control group just decorous just 4 numbers. Conclusion: According to the results above, we can say, in the area of treatment and working with depressed cognitive therapy group according to its nature, seems to be very efficient and promising.

Keywords : cognitive group therapy depression michael free psychiatric disorders