Preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for death anxiety in Iranian clients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder | Zendy

Mohammad Hassan Davazdahemami | Zendy; Abolfazl Bayrami | Zendy; Julie M. Petersen | Zendy; Michael P. Twohig | Zendy; Maryam Bakhtiyari | Zendy; Mohammad Noori | Zendy; Ali Kheradmand | Zendy

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Preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for death anxiety in Iranian clients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Author(s) -

Mohammad Hassan Davazdahemami,

Abolfazl Bayrami,

Julie M. Petersen,

Michael P. Twohig,

Maryam Bakhtiyari,

Mohammad Noori,

Ali Kheradmand

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

bulletin of the menninger clinic

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414

H-Index - 40

eISSN - 1943-2828

pISSN - 0025-9284

DOI - 10.1521/bumc.2020.84.suppa.1

Subject(s) - anxiety , obsessive compulsive , death anxiety , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , psychology , acceptance and commitment therapy , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , intervention (counseling)

The authors investigated the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for the treatment of death anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with eight adult women in Iran. The ACT protocol was conducted in weekly solo sessions with each participant for 8 weeks (45 minutes each). The results were analyzed by visual analysis method and improvement percentage. ACT resulted in a 60%–80% decrease in death anxiety and a 51%–60% decrease in obsessive-compulsive symptoms, thereby indicating promise for ACT as a treatment for OCD and death anxiety.

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