Authors : Solaleh Sepehri, Shahrbanoo Ghahari and Ramezan Hassan Zadeh
Abstract: Today, dialectical behavior therapy is being applied as an effective method for treatment and improvement of many emotional disorders and problems. Hence, the present study is aimed in investigation of effect of dialectical behavior therapy (through assessment of the impact of components of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal efficiency) on improving cognitive emotion regulation strategies in women with MS. Applied method in this study is semi-empirical method. Statistical population of the study consists of women with MS referred to AS Association of Sari. Out of the women, 80 women were qualified to participate in this study. Inclusion criteria have been Lack of receiving both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment (psychotherapy) in the field of cognitive emotion regulation at the time of study, at least 2 years of diagnosis of MS, literacy at least in the eighth grade and readiness to participate in the study. The individuals fulfilled cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire and out of those individuals with low score, 20 individuals were selected using simple random sampling and were divided to two experimental and control groups. Experimental group was under interference of dialectical behavior therapy for 6 weeks in group form and control group was in waiting list. Both groups fulfilled Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in base stage and session 6 and at the end of therapy. For purpose of data analysis, SPSS Software has been applied and data analysis is done using covariance analysis test. Obtained results from the study demonstrate that dialectical behavior therapy can improve negative cognitive emotion regulation strategies significantly (0.000); although, it has no significant effect on improvement of positive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in patients with MS. Obtained results show that dialectical behavior therapy can improve negative cognitive emotion regulation strategies in patients with MS.
Solaleh Sepehri, Shahrbanoo Ghahari and Ramezan Hassan Zadeh, 2016. Efficacy of Dialecticalical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Techniques on Improving Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Women with MS. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11: 1091-1096.