Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

The effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy and rational emotional behavior therapy in irrational believes treatment, depression prisoners who have antisocial personality disorder

  • Author:
  • Parisa Asmand1,, SHahram Mami2, Reza Valizadeh3
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 27 to 33

1Prevention of Psybiosocial Injuries Research Center, Medical Sciences University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran

2Assistant professor of Psychology, Department of psychology, Ilam branch, Islamic Azad University of Ilam, Iran

3Assistant professor of Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatrist, Medical Sciences University of. Ilam, Iran

*Corresponding Author: E-mail: Parisa. Asmand@yahoo.com

Online published on 24 September, 2015.

Abstract

The aim of the present study Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy in Irrational Treatment, Depression Prisoners who have Antisocial Personality in Ilam prison.

The present Semi experimental project has been done by pretest and posttest selected purposely 64 subjects that have been selected purposely between 18–40 years among male prisoners in Ilam prison. Three questionnaires have been used which are as follow: Millon Clinical Questionnaire, Johns Irrational Beliefs and Back Depression questionnaire.

in the study of the effectiveness of the therapies, The results showed that Dialectical behavior therapy Has affected on all irrational beliefs (p<0.05) and Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy only has affected on changing some beliefs. There isn't also a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores for treating the Depression and, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy is not affected in the Depression.

According to the findings obtained appears to be a Dialectical therapy, therapeutic efficacy Is more efficient than Rational emotional Behavior Therapy in Irrational Believes Treatment, Depression people with Antisocial personality disorder.

Keywords

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy, Antisocial Personality Disorder