The effect of life skills education on post traumatic stress disorder.

The effect of life skills education on perceived social support and social functioning in veterans with post traumatic stress disorder.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013112415512N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-12-24

Start date

2013-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first intervention was group education of effective communication skill which was performed in three sessions of two hours during three weeks for the first intervention group. Int

Lifestyle

The first intervention was group education of effective communication skill which was performed in three sessions of two hours during three weeks for the first intervention group.

The second intervention was group education of emotions management skill which was performed in three sessions of two hours during three weeks for the second intervention group

The control group was without any intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

35 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: veterans with chronic PTSD which Their diagnosis was confirmed by a psychiatrist; Having at least diploma degree; Having maximum age to 50 years; PTSD Veterans with signs of anxiety and mood disorders in partial remission; PTSD Veterans who have not passed effective communication and emotions management skills education; Lack of physical disability includes blindness, deafness and disability percentage more than 50%. Exclusion Criteria: Failure to correct and complete response to the questionnaires; Reluctance and refusal samples to continue for participate in the study; PTSD patients in the acute phase; PTSD patients with psychotic, personality and substance abuse disorders; Failure to complete assigned exercises ( less than 70% of the assigned exercises); Increased physical complaints (pain) for participants to overly tolerable.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social Functioning. Timepoint: Before the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Social Adaptation Selfe-evaluation Scale.;Perceived Social Support. Timepoint: Before the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoud Sirati Nir

Baqiyatallah Medical University

masoud@sirati.info+98 21 8248 2473

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026