Introduction: The aim of the present research was to determine the effect of meta-cognitive and drug therapies on meta-cognitive beliefs of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.Method: The sample consisted of 60 subjects selected from patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Ardabil City., The subjects were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group. The two techniques used were drug therapy and meta-cognitive therapy. To collect data of Psychological Interview, Meta-cognition Questionnaire and obsessive-compulsive Inventory were used in two stages. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance.Results: The results showed significant differences between therapeutic groups and control group in variables of meta-cognitive beliefs and obsessive symptoms. Multi- comparison tests revealed that meta-cognitive therapy was more effective in reducing symptoms than drug therapy. Also, meta-cognitive therapy was found to be more effective in modifying dysfunctional meta-cognitive beliefs than drug therapy.Conclusion: The results provided support for the role of meta-cognitive therapy in reducing obsessive symptoms and modifying dysfunctional meta-cognitive beliefs. .
Abolghasemi, A. (2011). The effect of meta-cognitive and drug therapies on meta-cognitive beliefs of disease with obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 4(4), 305-312.
MLA
Abass Abolghasemi. "The effect of meta-cognitive and drug therapies on meta-cognitive beliefs of disease with obsessive-compulsive disorder". International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 4, 4, 2011, 305-312.
HARVARD
Abolghasemi, A. (2011). 'The effect of meta-cognitive and drug therapies on meta-cognitive beliefs of disease with obsessive-compulsive disorder', International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 4(4), pp. 305-312.
VANCOUVER
Abolghasemi, A. The effect of meta-cognitive and drug therapies on meta-cognitive beliefs of disease with obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2011; 4(4): 305-312.