aMA in Clinical Psychology, Science & Research Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Saveh, Iran
bPh.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Tehran, Iran
Online published on 15 December, 2016.
This study was aimed to study the effectiveness of imago relationship therapy on women's mental health in health centers in region 4 of Tehran, The research was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population consisted of all married women in region 4 of Tehran of which 30 individuals were selected by using purposive sampling method and randomly replaced in two groups of experimental (15 individuals) and control (15 individuals). The experimental group received 8 sessions of imago relationship therapy while the control group received no interventions. The data were collected through the Goldberg's health Questionnaire (1972). The obtained data were analyzed using multivariate variance analysis. The results indicated that the Image relationship training was effective on subjects’ "anxiety", "social inactivity", and "depression" effective subject, while there was no difference in terms of "somatic symptoms" between the experimental and control groups.
Imago relationship therapy, mental health, depression, anxiety