Condition 1: Depression Disorder. Condition 2: Generalized anxiety disorder. Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients will participate in eight sessions of 2 hours of Group Therapy based on Compassion
at the first session, the group will respond to self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress, and quality of life questionnaires. It will be performed for the group of compassion-based therapy
the first sessions, the rationale of compassion-based therapy, the concepts of compassion and compassion will be introduced
further, individuals are asked to try to think and behave towards themselves
During these meetings, some methods such as: picturing compassion of the species, relieving breathing, harmony, empathy, writing a compassionate letter, etc. Encouragement will be taught to the people
in the final sessions, people will be encouraged to recognize and deal with factors that cause their fear and repulsion toward the component of compassion
at the last and second session Month after the end of the session (follow up), depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life will be re-tested. Intervention 2: Control group:The control group will n
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research of Faculty of Behavioral Sciences of Iran University of Medical Science
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) the age range of 18 years. 2) the possession of a minimum diploma. 3) the occurrence of any type of cancer based on a physician's diagnosis. 4) those who, according to the results of a pathological test, have at least two months The definitive history of their diagnosis passes. 5) Patients undergoing drug and chemotherapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: mental retardation. Patients are not at the end stages of cancer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression. Timepoint: pretest.posttest (at the end of 8 session). Method of measurement: DASS inventory.;Anxiety. Timepoint: pretest.posttest (at the end of 8 session). Method of measurement: DASS inventory.;Stress. Timepoint: pretest.posttest (at the end of 8 session). Method of measurement: DASS inventory.;Compassion Focused Therapy. Timepoint: pretest.posttest (at the end of 8 session), 8 weeks following end of the treatments. Method of measurement: Self-Compassion Scale.;Quality of life. Timepoint: pretest.posttest (at the end of 8 session). Method of measurement: Quality of life inventory. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMahsa Mirzakhani
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed