Showing 4 results for Anxiety
Ahmad Sarikhani, Hamidreza Mohajerani, Phd, Mowlood Gandomani,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (6-2013)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic dermatitis that has been observed in both neonates and adults. It has been reported following stress, decreasing of mental and somatic energy, tiredness, insomnia, excitability, depression, etc. All of mentioned effects have adverse effects on health activity and result in body weakness. The aim of this study was evaluating general health indices of Arak Islamic Azad university students that suffered from seborrheic dermatitis using Goldberg scale.
Methods: Three hundred and eighteen students were randomly selected and examined, among them 101 students who suffered from seborrheic dermatitis completed the General Health Questionnaire and then the data were statistically described and analyzed.
Results: Forty-one percent of students with seborrheic dermatitis had body symptoms. Anxiety, communicative act failure and depression were observed in 48%, 65% and 31% of patients, respectively.
Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated the strong relationship between seborrheic dermatitis and communicative act failure.
Sara Sharifipour, Mohammad Hassan Dvazdahemami, Maryam Bakhtiari, Abolfazl Mohamadi, Mohesn Saberi,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (7-2017)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) is a chronic disorder, characterized by frequent hair pulling leading to hair loss. This disorder despite having multiple physical, economic and social consequences, is less likely to be diagnosed and treated. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of emotion regulation therapy (ERT) on symptom’s severity, anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in individuals with trichotillomania.
Methods: Six patients were selected by available sampling method, and Massachusettes General Hospital (MGH-HPS) scale, Depression, Anxiety, Stress-DASS-21 scale, WHOQOL-26 Quality of Life questionnaire, and DERS Emotion Regulation questionnaire were used. Gross 8-session protocol (each session 90 minutes) was delivered on a weekly basis for each participant individually. Data were analyzed by visual analysis, percent of recovery, Freidman nonparametric test and Wilcoxon test.
Results: ERT lead to significant reduction in symptoms of hair pulling, depression, anxiety, stress, difficulty in regulating emotion and improved quality of life in patients with trichotillomania.
Conclusion: ERT significantly improves emotional problems and symptoms of hair pulling in the patients with trichotillomania. As a result, this treatment can be used as an effective treatment for this disorder.
Rahele Ahmadi, Ilnaz Sajjadian, Fariba Jaffari,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (4-2019)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Vitiligo is a depigmenting skin disorder, which has a great impact on the psyches of patients. The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of compassion-based treatment on anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation of women with vitiligo.
Methods: This study was designed as a pre-test and post-test semi-experimental with a one-month follow-up and control group. Thirty patients of all vitiligo women (n=80) referring to Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center (SDLRC) during 2016-2017 (n=80) were selected for this study and randomized in 2 groups: all participants were assessed for anxiety and depression using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Zigmond and Smith (1983), suicidal through Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS), (1997) before intervention, at the end and one month after intervention. The experimental group attended in 8 consecutive 60-minute session group - based compassion - focused therapy (CFT, Gilbert and Neff therapeutic Package 2009) biweekly. Control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the follow-up phase. Repeated measure analysis of variance was used for data analysis.
Results: The results showed that compassion-focused therapy was effective on anxiety, depression, suicide ideation compared to control group.
Conclusion: According to the results of this research, compassion-based therapy has been effective in reducing anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.
Sa’di Bayazidi, Abbas Bakhshipour, Marziyeh Alivandi Vafa,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (5-2021)
Abstract
Background and Aim: The presence of variables such as stress, depression and anxiety can overshadow the life of any individual and deviate them from the main path and consequently, from achieving their goals. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of commitment and acceptance based therapy (ACT) on reducing stress, depression and anxiety in people with gastrointestinal and skin disorders.
Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design, utilizing a control group. The recraited population included all patients with skin and hair disorders, as well as gastrointestinal disorders of psychosomatic origin who visited the clinics of internal medicine physicians and dermatologists and the clinics and hospitals in Bukan in 2019. Among 30 patients who had the highest score in the short form of DASS-21 Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire were purposefully selected and then randomly divided into experimental (15) and control groups (15). The protocol of ACT sessions based on Hayes's (2002) approach was administered to the experimental group for eight 1.5 hour sessions in one month, two sessions per week. The data were analyzed by SPSS software using covariance analysis.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the means of the experimental and control groups in the variables of stress, depression and anxiety. In fact, ACT reduced the mean stress (7.47±1.959), depression (6.47±1.187), and anxiety (6.67±1.345) in the posttest stage.
Conclusion: Considering the efficacy of this type of treatment, this program is deemed to be a good option for therapists who work in counseling centers and psychological clinics.
