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Nori Pargo M, Foroozandeh E, Baradaran M, Khoshakhlagh H. The Effectiveness of Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on Anxiety Sensitivity and Body Dysphoria in Women with Childhood Trauma Experiences.. JHC 2024; 26 (4) :379-393
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Department of Psychology, Naein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran
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Background: Traumatic childhood experiences can have symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Recently, the internal family systems and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy have been used for a wide range of psychological problems in individuals with trauma experiences. The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of internal family systems therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on anxiety sensitivity and body dysphoria in women with childhood trauma experiences.
Methods: The study method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a 2-month follow-up with a control group. The study participants included 89 women with childhood trauma experience who visited counseling centers in Lahijan city in 2023. Using a purposive sampling method, 60 people were selected and randomly divided into three groups of 20 individuals each. Data collection tools included the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire by Bernstein et al. (2003), the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised (ASI-R) by Taylor and Cox (1998), and the Rating Scale for Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Phillips et al. (1997). Data were gathered before, after, and two months after the completion of interventions. The first experimental group received Schwartz and Sweezy's internal family systems therapy package for ten 90-minute sessions and the second experimental group received Segal et al.'s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy package for nine 100-minute sessions, once a week for both groups. The control group did not receive any intervention. According to the dropout of the subjects, the data of 16 people in each group were finally analyzed using SPSS-24 software and repeated measures statistical analysis ANOVA.
Results: The results showed that both interventions were effective for anxiety sensitivity and body dysmorphia, and the treatment effect was stable during the follow-up period (p<0.001). Similarly, the results showed that there was no difference between internal family systems therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for anxiety sensitivity and body dysphoria.
Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of the internal family systems therapy and cognitive therapy based on mindfulness for anxiety sensitivity and body dysphoria, both interventions may be used as effective treatments to improve anxiety sensitivity and body dysphoria in people who have experienced trauma.
Methods: The study method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a 2-month follow-up with a control group. The study participants included 89 women with childhood trauma experience who visited counseling centers in Lahijan city in 2023. Using a purposive sampling method, 60 people were selected and randomly divided into three groups of 20 individuals each. Data collection tools included the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire by Bernstein et al. (2003), the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised (ASI-R) by Taylor and Cox (1998), and the Rating Scale for Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Phillips et al. (1997). Data were gathered before, after, and two months after the completion of interventions. The first experimental group received Schwartz and Sweezy's internal family systems therapy package for ten 90-minute sessions and the second experimental group received Segal et al.'s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy package for nine 100-minute sessions, once a week for both groups. The control group did not receive any intervention. According to the dropout of the subjects, the data of 16 people in each group were finally analyzed using SPSS-24 software and repeated measures statistical analysis ANOVA.
Results: The results showed that both interventions were effective for anxiety sensitivity and body dysmorphia, and the treatment effect was stable during the follow-up period (p<0.001). Similarly, the results showed that there was no difference between internal family systems therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for anxiety sensitivity and body dysphoria.
Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of the internal family systems therapy and cognitive therapy based on mindfulness for anxiety sensitivity and body dysphoria, both interventions may be used as effective treatments to improve anxiety sensitivity and body dysphoria in people who have experienced trauma.
Keywords: Internal Family Systems Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Anxiety Sensitivity, Body Dysphoria, Childhood Trauma
Type of Study: quasi-experimental |
Subject:
Psychiatric Nursing
Received: 2024/11/15 | Accepted: 2024/12/30 | Published: 2024/12/30
Received: 2024/11/15 | Accepted: 2024/12/30 | Published: 2024/12/30
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