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Pishgar M, Nadimi M, R Dastjerdi R, Shahabizadeh F. Effectiveness of group dialectical behavior therapy on depression among patients with cancer. Mod Care J 2014; 11 (2) :94-102
URL: http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/article-1-481-en.html
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1- M.Sc of Clinical Psychology, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
2- Mohsen Nadimi, M.Sc. of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Member of Young Researchers and Elites Club, Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch, Birjand, Iran. Email: tachara_alavi@yahoo.com
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch, Birjand, Iran
2- Mohsen Nadimi, M.Sc. of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Member of Young Researchers and Elites Club, Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch, Birjand, Iran. Email: tachara_alavi@yahoo.com
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch, Birjand, Iran
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Background and AimProportional to the etiology of depression among cancer patients, various treatment methods are known one of which is dialectical behavior therapy. This study investigated the effectiveness of group dialectical behavior therapy on decreasing depression level of patients with cancer. Materials and MethodsIn this quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and control group, 26 of cancer patients who referred to the chemotherapy centers in Shiraz in 2012 were selected through available sampling method and randomly divided into case and control groups. The case group participated in 16 ninety-minute sessions of dialectical behavior therapy, while the control group did not receive any treatment. The data collection tool was Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) whose reliability was determined 0.92 according to Chronbach's alpha. The data was analyzed in SPSS (version 18) using paired t-test and covariance analysis at the significant level P=0.05. ResultsThe results showed that the case group's mean depression score decreased from 14.11±4.4 to 5.92±3.87 which is statistically significant (P<0.001). No significant difference was observed in the control group. ConclusionFindings of the study indicate that dialectical behavior therapy can reduce depression among cancer patients. Therefore, this finding can be used for planning on the basis of cognitive theory or for preventing and reducing depression among cancer patients.
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Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26
Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26
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