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Investigating the therapeutic intervention of emotional schema therapy on emotional regulation, fear of intimacy and emotional inhibition in couples with depression

Investigating the therapeutic intervention of emotional schema therapy on emotional regulation, fear of intimacy and emotional inhibition in couples with depression

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240611062094N1
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-06-19
Start date
2024-06-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

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Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder. Major depressive disorder, single episode

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this research, the experimental group will receive 9 45-minute sessions of emotional schema therapy, based on the Leahy educational package, individually. The fi

Sponsors

Islamic Azad University, Semnan branch
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: No history of psychiatric disorder (other than depression in the group with depressive disorder) No history of chronic physical illness Diploma and above education Age range between 20 and 45 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No drug addiction Lack of accuracy and attention in doing all the tests and finishing them Unwillingness to participate in research to perform tests

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Emotional schema therapy. Timepoint: Before and after 9 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Leahy's Emotional Schema Therapy (2016).;Difficulties in Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Before and after 9 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Gratz & Roemer (2004).;Emotional Inhibition. Timepoint: Before and after 9 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: The brain behavioral inhibition and activation systems (BIS/BAS) questionnaire of Carver and White (1994).;Fear of intimacy. Timepoint: Before and after 9 sessions of intervention. Method of measurement: Descutner and Thelen Fear of Intimacy Questionnaire (1991).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Saeedi

Islamic Azad University, Semnan branch

fatemeh.saeedi19940@gmail.com+98 23 3362 3599

Outcome results

None listed

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