Evaluation and comparison of the effects of time perspective therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and narrative therapy on severity of symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a relatively common disorder and due to its debilitating nature, many studies have been conducted to reduce its symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of time perspective therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and narrative therapy on severity of symptoms of obsessivecompulsive disorder. The study sample consisted of 60 patients selected by accessibility method from all clients from Isfahan psychological and psychiatric services in 2013, and the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale was administered on them. Results from multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) showed that differences between obsessive-compulsive severity symptoms in post-test and follow up stages in study groups were significant (p < 0.0001). Also, there were significant differences in mean of obsessive-compulsive symptoms severity between therapy groups with control group, except for time perspective therapy. © Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.