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Comparing The Effectiveness of “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” with “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” on Psychological Distress in Students of Islamic Azad University, Gonabad Branch
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Maryam Nabili Noghabi   , Abolfazl Bakhshipour , Mehdi Ghasemi Motlagh |
| Islamic Azad University, Bojnord branch , Ab8boj@gmail.com |
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Introduction: Psychological Distress is a common concern among university students, which can negatively impact their academic performance and quality of life. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” with “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” on psychological distress in students of Islamic Azad University, Gonabad Branch
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test-post-test and control group. A sample screened by the "Kessler Psychological Distress Scale" (score higher than 27 out of 40) consisting of 54 students was divided into 3 groups, 2 intervention groups and a control group. Participants were selected from the students of Gonabad Azad University through a convenient and voluntary method and were randomly assigned to the "Intensive and Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy" (18 people), "Brief Solution-Focused Therapy" (18 people) and control (18 people) groups by simple random method (drawing lots). The instruments used included a demographic questionnaire and the "Kessler Psychological Distress Scale". The validity of the instrument was qualitative and the reliability was determined by the internal consistency method by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Students in the intervention groups participated in 10 sessions, each session lasting 90 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention during this time period. Data collection was done by administering pre-test and post-test on all 3 groups. Data were analyzed in SPSS. 25.
Results: “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” and “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” were significantly effective in reducing psychological distress. The mean psychological distress in the “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” group decreased from 24.56 in the pre-test to 19.78 in the post-test. In the “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” group, these values decreased from 23.61 in the pre-test to 21.61 in the post-test. In the control group, these values also changed from 22.61 in the pre-test to 23.56 in the post-test. In general, the effectiveness of “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” was greater than that of “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” (P<0.01).
Conclusions: “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” and “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” were effective in reducing psychological distress. “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” is suggested as a more effective method for reducing psychological problems in students
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| Keywords: Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Psychological Distress, Mental Health Improvement, Treatment Effectiveness. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
health management
Received: 2024/08/25 | Accepted: 2025/01/25 | Published: 2025/07/1
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