Investigating the Effectiveness of Gestalt Therapy on Mental Health and Psychological Well-being of Women Who Are Members of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in Shiraz

Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of Gestalt therapy on the mental health and psychological well-being of women who are members of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in Shiraz. Method: This research is practical in terms of its purpose and the method of conducting it was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research was women members of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee of Shiraz city. In order to select the sample group, available sampling method was used. In this way, ۳۰ women members of the committee were randomly selected and placed in two experimental and control groups through random replacement (۱۵ people in each group). The research tool was Goldberg and Hiller's GHQ mental health questionnaire, which was first administered to both experimental and control groups as a pre-test, and then the control group was in a waiting state and the experimental group underwent Gestalt therapy. At the end, a post-test was conducted from both groups. Findings: The results showed that Gestalt therapy had significantly increased the mental health and psychological well-being of women members of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee.

Keywords:

Gestalt , Gestalt Therapy , Mental Health , Psychological Well-being