Mohabbat Ouliaee Bidgoli - Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, Tonkabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran
Mandana AbdolKarimi - Ph.D. in Psychology, Tonkabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran

Background and Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of group therapy training based on acceptance and commitment on anxiety, depression and bulimia among ۱۶-۱۹ year old girls.analysis method: The current research method was a semi-experimental type with experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all secondary school girls of Rasht city in ۲۰۱۹. In order to conduct this research, ۳۰ people with disabilities were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (۱۵ people in each group). Therapeutic intervention was performed on the experimental group for ۸ sessions of ۴۵ minutes, and no training was provided to the control group.Then a post-test was done from both groups.The instruments used in this research were Beck Depression Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Questionnaire, and Bulimia Nervousness Questionnaire, which were administered in two stages, pre-test and post-test.The obtained data were analyzed using the statistical method of multivariate covariance analysis. findings: The results of this research showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the post-test and follow-up phase.Conclusion: Therefore, according to the results, it can be said that group therapy training based on acceptance and commitment can be used as a useful training method, especially for reducing mental problems (depression and anxiety) and reducing bulimia nervosa in teenagers.

Treatment based on acceptance and commitment, depression, anxiety, adolescent girls, bulimia nervosa