The Impact of Integrated Narrative Therapy and Imago Therapy on Depression among the Mournful Women

Abstract

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVESThe frequent Comorbidity of depressive disorder and other disorder is well-documented. The impact of integrated narrative therapy and imago therapy is designed as a treatment to influence emotional problem. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of integrated narrative therapy and imago therapy on depression women among the mournful women in Mashhad. METHODS AND MATERIALSOf the 75 women the sample included 24 participants who were assigned by random sampling in experimental (N=12) and control group (N=12). Women were completed the Beck Depression short Inventory (BDI-13) in the pre-test, post-test. Data were analysed with the SPSS 16 and presented with covariance (ANCOVA) test Alpha level of less than .05 was considered significant ( p<0.05). FINDINGSAnalysis of ANCOVA showed that there are significant differences between the experimental and control group based on the depression (f=184.8, p<0.001) in the post-test stage. CONCLUSION AND RESULTSSuggest that impact of integrated narrative therapy and imago therapy can be an effective treatment.