THE EFFECTIVENESS OF META-COGNITIVE THERAPY ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

post-traumatic stress disorder is a set of symptoms that can be find after following
that exposure to traumatic life events. This study was conducted with purpose of investigation the
effectiveness of meta-cognitive therapy on Anxiety and depression in patients with post-traumatic stress
disorder.
Materials & Methods: This study was conducted in the context of a single case study using the multiple
baselines design. The population of the study included all patients with post-traumatic stress disorder in
the city of Tabriz in 2015. The sample, consist of three people with post-traumatic stress disorder were
referred to psychiatrist and were selected based on purposive sampling method. Patients were evaluated
in pre-treatment, during treatment and follow-up period of six weeks using the Beck anxiety inventory,
Beck depress inventory, and the Mississippi PTSD scale (MPS).
Results: The results of study showed that Meta-cognitive therapy significantly reduce Anxiety and
depression in subjects with post-traumatic stress disorder at post-treatment and follow-up period both
statistically and clinically
Conclusion: The results of these three subjects showed the clinical efficacy of Meta-cognitive therapy
in a culture different from the culture of the manufacturer's protocol. So that this treatment, in reducing
signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder is as effective