Generalized anxiety disorder. Anxiety that is generalized and persistent but not restricted to, or even strongly predominating in, any particular environmental circumstances.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Cognitive - Behavior therapy applied during twelve sessions, one hour a week and based on Beck's cognitive therapy. At the end of each session, homework gave to patients and the beginn
Behavior
Cognitive - Behavior therapy applied during twelve sessions, one hour a week and based on Beck's cognitive therapy. At the end of each session, homework gave to patients and the beginning of the next
Relaxation training applied during eight sessions, one hour a week based on Ost's applied relaxation. At the end of each session, homework gave to patients and the beginning of the next session the pe
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Kurdistan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 45 years, minimum education 9th, and clinical diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR. Exclusion criteria included: Drug addiction, physical disease, and personality disorders.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck anxiety inventory.;Locus of control. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Rotter locus of control scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHiwa Karimi
Kurdistan University
Outcome results
None listed