Papers by Dr. behnam lotfifar
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2021
BACKGROUND Death anxiety (DA) in chronic diseases has occupied the human mind more than other dis... more BACKGROUND Death anxiety (DA) in chronic diseases has occupied the human mind more than other diseases. Therefore, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are more prone to DA due to recurrence periods. OBJECTIVE Among the psychological interventions the two approaches of logotherapy (LT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), They pay more attention and concentration on the subject of suffering. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of these two approaches on DA in MS patients. METHODS The statistical population included 48 women who were diagnosed as MS patients and had medical records at Iran MS Society in Tehran, in terms of entry and exit criteria, which were selected by convenience sampling. Then they were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. This plan has an independent variable at three levels including: LT, ACT and the control group. The dependent variables are the subjects' scores on the Death Attitude Profile-Re...
Research in Medicine, Nov 1, 2013
Background: Due to the growing prevalence of the phenomena of anxiety and reports of successful t... more Background: Due to the growing prevalence of the phenomena of anxiety and reports of successful treatment with hypnotherapy, this study was conducted because of the inadequate empirical research in this field in Iran.
Materials and methods: The study was a clinical trial from patients of a clinic. 26 patients whose anxiety disorders were identified through DSM-IV questioner participated in this study. Participants were randomly assigned in experimental and control conditions. Their anxiety was measured by Zung's question. The rate of anxiety was similar in both groups. Hypnotherapy was conducted for the case group for five weeks by a psychologist with a master's degree under a controlled professor. At the end of the fifth week, their anxiety was measured for the second time. Data were analyzed and compared using covariance test in two groups.
Results: The experimental and control groups were similar in the 13-member that early anxiety’s control group and experimental group were 50.31± 11.45 and 59.12.±7.7 respectively (P<0.1). The anxiety after five weeks in the control group and hypnotherapy group were 58.10 ± 12.35 and 32.9 ±6.63 respectively. In the hypnotherapy group anxiety was significantly reduced (43.3 reductions) (P<0.000), but there was not any significant change in the level of anxiety in the control group.
Conclusion: it seems that hypnotherapy can reduce anxiety and so it is a valuable treatment that can be considered. Keywords: Hypnotherapy, Anxiety, Spiritual intelligence.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders , 2021
Background
Death anxiety (DA) in chronic diseases has occupied the human mind more than other dis... more Background
Death anxiety (DA) in chronic diseases has occupied the human mind more than other diseases. Therefore, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are more prone to DA due to recurrence periods.
Objective
Among the psychological interventions the two approaches of logotherapy (LT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), They pay more attention and concentration on the subject of suffering. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of these two approaches on DA in MS patients.
Methods
The statistical population included 48 women who were diagnosed as MS patients and had medical records at Iran MS Society in Tehran, in terms of entry and exit criteria, which were selected by convenience sampling. Then they were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. This plan has an independent variable at three levels including: LT, ACT and the control group. The dependent variables are the subjects' scores on the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) (Wong., Reker & Gesser, 1994). Therapeutic interventions included 12 sessions of 2 h per week. A 3-hour workshop was held for the control group. in which patients were provided with basic information about the psychological problems of MS, but no strategy was presented. In order to obtain the results, the analysis of covariance was used and in the follow-up study, repeated measures analysis of variance with an intergroup variable (mixed model) was used.
Results
It showed that both LT and ACT groups were able to be effective and reduce DA in comparison with the control group and such a positive effect on the improvement of DA was evident both in the post-test and follow-up stages. However, no significant differences were observed in comparing the effectiveness of the two intervention methods, so both methods were effective in reducing DA due to the nature of suffering.
Conclusion
Considering the effectiveness of LT and ACT in reducing DA in MS patients, the results of this study can be used in order to achieve therapeutic goals and reduce psychological problems in chronic diseases.
School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2017
Backgrond: Depression as the flu virus's century has been infected many of the people. This study... more Backgrond: Depression as the flu virus's century has been infected many of the people. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of hypnotherapy on reducing major depression. Materials and Methods: The present study is a clinical trial. Among the applicants to clinics, 26 of those who their major depression using DSM-IV questioner and Beck depression had been identified were selected to enter the study. These people then grouped randomly in two case and control groups. The experimental group was determined based on the Spiegels cluster personality theory and talent and hypnotic susceptibility scale group Waterloo-Stanford. Hypnotherapy was conducted for case group during five weeks, five sessions in five-weeks. Their major depressions were measured for the second time. Data were analyzed and compared using Covariance test in two groups. Findings: The experimental and control groups were similar in the 13-member that early major depression control group and the experimental group was 18.08±5.87 and 17.45 ±7.23 respectively (p<0.05). The major Depression after five weeks in the control group hypnotherapy group was 21.54 ±4.35 and 2.62 ±1.8 respectively. In the hypnotherapy group depression was significantly reduced (p<0.001). Conclusion: It seems that hypnotherapy can reduce major depression so it is a valuable treatment that can to be considered.
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Papers by Dr. behnam lotfifar
Materials and methods: The study was a clinical trial from patients of a clinic. 26 patients whose anxiety disorders were identified through DSM-IV questioner participated in this study. Participants were randomly assigned in experimental and control conditions. Their anxiety was measured by Zung's question. The rate of anxiety was similar in both groups. Hypnotherapy was conducted for the case group for five weeks by a psychologist with a master's degree under a controlled professor. At the end of the fifth week, their anxiety was measured for the second time. Data were analyzed and compared using covariance test in two groups.
Results: The experimental and control groups were similar in the 13-member that early anxiety’s control group and experimental group were 50.31± 11.45 and 59.12.±7.7 respectively (P<0.1). The anxiety after five weeks in the control group and hypnotherapy group were 58.10 ± 12.35 and 32.9 ±6.63 respectively. In the hypnotherapy group anxiety was significantly reduced (43.3 reductions) (P<0.000), but there was not any significant change in the level of anxiety in the control group.
Conclusion: it seems that hypnotherapy can reduce anxiety and so it is a valuable treatment that can be considered. Keywords: Hypnotherapy, Anxiety, Spiritual intelligence.
Death anxiety (DA) in chronic diseases has occupied the human mind more than other diseases. Therefore, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are more prone to DA due to recurrence periods.
Objective
Among the psychological interventions the two approaches of logotherapy (LT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), They pay more attention and concentration on the subject of suffering. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of these two approaches on DA in MS patients.
Methods
The statistical population included 48 women who were diagnosed as MS patients and had medical records at Iran MS Society in Tehran, in terms of entry and exit criteria, which were selected by convenience sampling. Then they were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. This plan has an independent variable at three levels including: LT, ACT and the control group. The dependent variables are the subjects' scores on the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) (Wong., Reker & Gesser, 1994). Therapeutic interventions included 12 sessions of 2 h per week. A 3-hour workshop was held for the control group. in which patients were provided with basic information about the psychological problems of MS, but no strategy was presented. In order to obtain the results, the analysis of covariance was used and in the follow-up study, repeated measures analysis of variance with an intergroup variable (mixed model) was used.
Results
It showed that both LT and ACT groups were able to be effective and reduce DA in comparison with the control group and such a positive effect on the improvement of DA was evident both in the post-test and follow-up stages. However, no significant differences were observed in comparing the effectiveness of the two intervention methods, so both methods were effective in reducing DA due to the nature of suffering.
Conclusion
Considering the effectiveness of LT and ACT in reducing DA in MS patients, the results of this study can be used in order to achieve therapeutic goals and reduce psychological problems in chronic diseases.
Materials and methods: The study was a clinical trial from patients of a clinic. 26 patients whose anxiety disorders were identified through DSM-IV questioner participated in this study. Participants were randomly assigned in experimental and control conditions. Their anxiety was measured by Zung's question. The rate of anxiety was similar in both groups. Hypnotherapy was conducted for the case group for five weeks by a psychologist with a master's degree under a controlled professor. At the end of the fifth week, their anxiety was measured for the second time. Data were analyzed and compared using covariance test in two groups.
Results: The experimental and control groups were similar in the 13-member that early anxiety’s control group and experimental group were 50.31± 11.45 and 59.12.±7.7 respectively (P<0.1). The anxiety after five weeks in the control group and hypnotherapy group were 58.10 ± 12.35 and 32.9 ±6.63 respectively. In the hypnotherapy group anxiety was significantly reduced (43.3 reductions) (P<0.000), but there was not any significant change in the level of anxiety in the control group.
Conclusion: it seems that hypnotherapy can reduce anxiety and so it is a valuable treatment that can be considered. Keywords: Hypnotherapy, Anxiety, Spiritual intelligence.
Death anxiety (DA) in chronic diseases has occupied the human mind more than other diseases. Therefore, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are more prone to DA due to recurrence periods.
Objective
Among the psychological interventions the two approaches of logotherapy (LT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), They pay more attention and concentration on the subject of suffering. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of these two approaches on DA in MS patients.
Methods
The statistical population included 48 women who were diagnosed as MS patients and had medical records at Iran MS Society in Tehran, in terms of entry and exit criteria, which were selected by convenience sampling. Then they were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. This plan has an independent variable at three levels including: LT, ACT and the control group. The dependent variables are the subjects' scores on the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) (Wong., Reker & Gesser, 1994). Therapeutic interventions included 12 sessions of 2 h per week. A 3-hour workshop was held for the control group. in which patients were provided with basic information about the psychological problems of MS, but no strategy was presented. In order to obtain the results, the analysis of covariance was used and in the follow-up study, repeated measures analysis of variance with an intergroup variable (mixed model) was used.
Results
It showed that both LT and ACT groups were able to be effective and reduce DA in comparison with the control group and such a positive effect on the improvement of DA was evident both in the post-test and follow-up stages. However, no significant differences were observed in comparing the effectiveness of the two intervention methods, so both methods were effective in reducing DA due to the nature of suffering.
Conclusion
Considering the effectiveness of LT and ACT in reducing DA in MS patients, the results of this study can be used in order to achieve therapeutic goals and reduce psychological problems in chronic diseases.