The Study of The Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Adopted for Couples, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy on Women with Distressed Couples and General Anxiety Disorder

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1 Ph.D in Counseling, University of Shahid Chamran, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Associated Professor, department of Counseling, University of Shahid Chamran, Ahvaz, Iran

3 Associated Professor, department of psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, department of psychology, University of Shahid Chamran, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of present study The study of the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy adopted for couples, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy on women with distressed couples and General Anxiety Disorder.
Methods: Six women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and their spouses were selected using purposeful sampling. Non-congruent multiple baseline experimental single case study was used as the method of the present study.  The efficacy of ACT and IBCT Treatment Protocol was carried out in three phase of intervention (Baseline, 16 session treatment and 3 month follow-up) by using the Pennsylvania State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GADQ), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Acceptance & Action Questionnaire (AAQ) evaluated. Data analyzed with visuals inspection, improvement percentage and reliable change index (RCI) strategies.
 Findings: Results showed that IBCT and ACT have positive efficient on treatment's target ACT treatment efficacy also showed more than IBCT.
Conclusion: Theoretical explanation of findings for effectiveness of therapy, suggest that ACT was efficient in Magnitude, Universally, Generality and stability of changes, but in Acceptability and safety both of therapies were similar.

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  • Receive Date: 21 May 2012
  • Accept Date: 01 December 2012

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