%0 Journal Article %T Cognitive-behavioral interventions effectiveness on prisoners' ‎psychological health %J International Journal of Behavioral Sciences %I Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences %Z 2322-1194 %A Khodayari M. F.‎, %D 2009 %\ 02/01/2009 %V 2 %N 4 %P 283-290 %! Cognitive-behavioral interventions effectiveness on prisoners' ‎psychological health %K Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions %K Individual Therapy %K ‎Group Training %K Male Prisoners %K psychological health %R %X   Introduction: The purpose of current study is to determine the effectiveness of individual and group cognitive-behavioral techniques in decreasing psychological symptoms in Prisoners.   Method: A total of 48 prisoners selected randomly and were allocated into three groups with equal size. 16 participants receiving individual cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy along with teaching cognitive-behavioral techniques and other 16 participants receiving only individual cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. The last 16 participants were waited (Control group). Using GHQ and SCL-90 tests, as well as a diagnostic interview conducted by a psychiatrist based on DSM-IV-TR criteria before and after interventions, participants' psychological status were measured. Data collated was analyzed using multiple analysis of variance procedure.   Results: After applying cognitive-behavioral interventions, scores of prisoners in both experimental groups in indexes of GHQ and SCL-90 decreased (p %U https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67603_e7c3d5f9eb682e6a4db39d2df1f9875f.pdf