Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety and Depression of Razi Psychiatric Center Staff

Mostafa Heydari; Saideh Masafi; Mehdi Jafari; Seyed Hassan Saadat; Shima Shahyad

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.064

Authors

Mostafa Heydari Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island
Saideh Masafi Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island
Mehdi Jafari Health Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Taleghani Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Seyed Hassan Saadat Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Shima Shahyad Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.064

Keywords:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety, Depression

Abstract

AIM: Considering the key role of human resources as the main operator of organisations, the present research aimed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for anxiety and depression of Razi Psychiatric Center staff.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research follows a quasi-experimental type with pre-test, post-test plans, and control group. Accordingly, 30 people were selected through volunteered sampling among Razi Psychiatric Center staff. Then, they were randomly placed into two groups of 15 (experimental and control) and evaluated using research tools. Research tools consisted of Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventories whose reliability and validity have been confirmed in several studies. Research data were analysed using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).

Results: The statistical analysis confirmed the difference in the components of anxiety and depression in the experimental group, which had received acceptance and commitment therapy compared to the group that had not received any therapy in this regard (control group) (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Acceptance and commitment therapy reduces anxiety and depression.

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