The Effectiveness of Emotional Schemas Group Therapy on Pain and Depression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Marieh Hosseini ¹
• Hassan Ahadi ²
• Farhad Jomehri ³
• Adid Kraskian-Mujembari ⁴
• Morvarid Ahadi ⁵

¹ Department of Health Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran

² Full Professor, Faculty member of Science and Research University of Tehran

³ Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

⁵ Psychiatrist, , Department of Psychiatric, Moatamedi Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of emotional schemas group therapy on pain and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The statistical population included all patients with rheumatoid arthritis referring to rheumatology clinics and rheumatology departments of Shiraz hospitals. 45 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were also afflicted with depression were randomly assigned into 3 experimental, placebo and control groups. The questionnaires were used in this study included McGill Pain Questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory. Emotional schemas group therapy was conducted for 16 sessions of 2 hours and a half for experimental group only. For data analysis, covariance analysis and variance analysis with repeated measurements were used. The results showed that emotional schemas group therapy) had a significant effect on pain (sensory, emotional, cognitive, and general components), and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and reduced them, and their effects remained after 3 months follow up (p Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Emotional schemas therapy, Pain, depression.

Keywords

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Emotional Schemas Therapy
• Pain
• Depression

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