Efficacy of Group based Compassion Focused Therapy in Male Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study

Introduction: Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) engages Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients in value-based action and changes the context of anxiety with self-kindness. The aim of the study was to explore the initial feasibility of CFT as a group therapy for OCD.Method: This was a cross-sectional Pre, Post and follow up pilot study conducted in a group of five OCD patients based on purposive sampling. Patients were given group based CFT for ۱۶ sessions. Assessment was done using Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive scale (Y-BOCS,۱۹۸۹), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI,۱۹۸۸), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI,۱۹۸۸), the Cognitive Intrusions Questionnaire (CIQ,۱۹۹۱), Obsessive Belief Questionnaire (OBQ ۲۰۰۵), Fears of Compassion Scale (FCS,۲۰۱۱), Other as Shamer Scale (OAS,۱۹۹۴), Subjective Well Being Scale (SWBS,۱۹۸۵) and Clinical Global Impression (CGI,۱۹۷۶). Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and repeated measure ANOVA with the help of SPSS version ۲۵.Results: Findings showed improvement in OC symptoms, anxiety, depression, avoidance behavior, on importance/ control of obsession thoughts, self-compassion, external shame and global symptom severity.Conclusion: Findings suggests that group-based CFT is feasible and efficacious for testing on a large base of adult male OCD patients.

Keywords:

Obsessive compulsive disorder , depression , Group Therapy and Anxiety Disorders