investigate the effectiveness of group training based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on aggression and anxiety in patients with panic

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azad univercity

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This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group training based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on aggression and anxiety in patients with panic. This study was Semi-experimental research with pretest - posttest with control group. For this purpose, the sample was randomly included in two experimental (10 subjects) and control (10 subjects) groups by convenient sampling method from patients aged 20 to 40 years old to some centers to counseling and treatment centers and psychiatric clinics of Tehran in 2015 who suffered from panic cholera using the techniquediagnosis of the attending psychiatrist and through Spielberger STAI-Y anxiety scale screening test and Buss-Perry Aggression. Then, the experimental group received the intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for 6 session and 90 minutes, and the control group received no intervention. After finishing the training course, questionnaires were distributed in both groups and data from pretest, posttest and They were analyzed by analysis of covariance. The results showed a significant difference between the scores of both groups in terms of the effect of group training based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. According to the results, group training based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can be used as an effective and efficient method with applicability in improving anxiety and aggression in patients with panic attack.
Keywords: anxiety, aggression, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, panic attack.

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