THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY IN REDUCING RUMINATION, DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDE AND NEGATIVE AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDERS

Anxiety disorders are the most common diagnoses for mental disorders. This
study aims to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on reducing
rumination, dysfunctional attitude and negative automatic thoughts in patients stricken with generalized
anxiety.
Materials & Methods: This quasi-experimental study is done with pretest-posttest module with control
group. The statistical population consisted of approximately 100 patients with generalized anxiety who
referred to Avaye Omid Psychological Clinic in Rasht in the first six months of 2016 and were selected
using available sampling method. Then, 30 patients stricken with the generalized anxiety were selected
and randomly divided into two groups as control and experimental groups. Eight sessions of
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy were done on the experimental group, and the control group was
waiting for treatment. The examinees in two above groups were studied in two stages of pretest and
posttest using of rumination, dysfunctional attitude, and negative automatic thoughts questionnaires.
The multivariate of covariance was used in the analysis of the results.
Results: The covariance analysis showed that the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on reducing
rumination: (F=68/981, P=0/0001), dysfunctional attitude: (F=18/033, P=0/0001) and negative
automatic thoughts (attitudes): (F=145/744, P=0/0001) & (frequency): (F=68/524, P=0/0001) was
effective on female patients with generalized anxiety in the experimental group
Conclusion: It seems that psychological interventions have a significant impact on reducing anxiety.
Therefore, it is recommended to use this treatment method along with other effective methods of
psychotherapy and medication use