Page No 148-155
Mehdi Esfahani, Mohammad Bagher Kjbaf and Mohammad Reza Abedi
University of Isfahan, Iran
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a relatively common disorder and due to its debilitating
nature, many studies have been conducted to reduce its symptoms. The purpose of this
study was to evaluate and compare the effects of time perspective therapy, acceptance
and commitment therapy, and narrative therapy on severity of symptoms of obsessivecompulsive disorder. The study sample consisted of 60 patients selected by accessibility
method from all clients from Isfahan psychological and psychiatric services in 2013,
and the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale was administered on them. Results
from multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) showed that differences between
obsessive-compulsive severity symptoms in post-test and follow up stages in study
groups were significant (p<0.0001). Also, there were significant differences in mean of
obsessive-compulsive symptoms severity between therapy groups with control group,
except for time perspective therapy