Title of article :
A Comparative Study of Thought Fusion Beliefs and Thought Control Strategies in Patient with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Normal People
Author/Authors :
Amiri Pichakolaei, Ahmad Department of Clinical Psychology - School of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Tabriz University, Tabriz , Fahimi, Samad Department of Clinical Psychology - School of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Tabriz University, Tabriz , Bakhshipour Roudsari, Abbas Department of Psychology - Shool of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Tabriz University, Tabriz , Fakhari, Ali Department of Psychiatry - School of Medicine - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Akbari, Ebrahim Department of Clinical Psychology - School of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Kharazmi University, Tehran , Rahimkhanli, Masoumeh Department of Clinical Psychology - School of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Kharazmi University, Tehran
Abstract :
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the metacognitive model of obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD), through a comparative study of thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies between patients
with OCD, depression, and normal people.
Methods: This is a causal-comparative study. About 20 patients were selected with OCD, and 20 patients
with major depression disorder (MDD), and 20 normal individuals. Participants completed a thought fusion
instrument and thought control questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance.
Results: Results indicated that patients with OCD obtained higher scores than two other groups. Also, there
was a statistical significant difference between the three groups in thought control strategies and punishment,
worry, and distraction subscales.
Conclusion: Therefore, the results of the present study supported the metacognitive model of obsessive and
showed thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies can be effective in onset and continuity of OCD.
Keywords :
Major Depression Disorder , Metacognition , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder , Thought Control Strategies , Thought Fusion Beliefs
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
