Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Psychology Dept., Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz,. Iran.
Abstract
Dysthymic Disorder as a type of chronic depression and more prevalent among women, is associated with negative health consequences and therefore it is necessary to identify optimal interventions in this field. In this way the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Emotional Self-Disclosure (ESD) based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in reducing depressive symptoms in housewives with dysthymia. This research was conducted as a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest with a waiting list and one-month follow-up. Based on inclusion criteria, 40 housewives with dysthymia were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned into two experimental and waiting list groups (each group includes 20 subjects). Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was used to evaluate the variables. The experimental group underwent emotional self-disclosure based on ACT for 8 sessions of 90-120 minutes. Data were analyzed by ANOVA with repeated measure, and the results showed that emotional self-disclosure based on ACT had a significant effect on reducing depressive symptoms in housewives with dysthymia, and this effectiveness was also lasting during the follow-up period. According to the results of the present study, the use of emotional self-disclosure based on ACT to reduce depressive symptoms in housewives with dysthymia is recommended to psychologists, psychiatrists and counselors in private and public health centers.
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