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The Effectiveness of Gestalt Therapy and Cognitive Therapy on Improvement of Life Quality of War Veterans
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S Sadeghi   1, Z Ghaderi , S Jahedi |
| 1- , sadeghi774@ yahoo.com |
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| Background & Aim: The imposed war burdened a lot of problems on the society of Iran during the past few years. In this course, veterans didn’t immune from its harmful effects. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of integrated group gestalt therapy and cognitive therapy on improvement of quality of life of veterans of city of Jahrom, Iran.
Methods: The present clinical trial study was conducted on thirty veterans of Jahrom in 2010. The subjects included all the war veterans of Jahrom, 820 with 25-69 percent physical damage. Random sampling was executed and the world Health Organization life quality questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) was given to 150 of them. Fifteen people in each group were replaced by another fifteen people. The test group received eight sessions of group consultation in Gestalt therapy and cognition therapy ways, but the control group received no therapy. The gathered data was analyzed using ANOVA test.
Results: The result of this study showed that-there is a significant difference between the life quality dimensions (physical health, mental health, life environment and social relations) between the test and control group (p=0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the integrated of group counseling by gestalt therapy and cognitive therapy had an influence on increasing the veteran’s life qualifications in aspects of physical health, mental health, life environment and social relations. |
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| Keywords: Gestalt therapy, cognitive therapy, life quality |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2015/04/25 | Accepted: 2015/04/25 | Published: 2015/04/25
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