Comparison of anxiety and quality of life in psychosomatic clients undergoing cognitive-behavioral and drug treatment with clients undergoing drug treatment

Introduction: Psychosomatic illnesses are physical illnesses in which psychological factors are influential in their onset or exacerbation and their range is very diverse. Purpose: The aim of this study was "comparison anxiety and quality of life in psychosomatic clients undergoing cognitive-behavioral and drug treatment with clients undergoing drug treatment." method: The research method was quasi-experimental and causal-comparative. The statistical population includes ۷۰ patients referred to the Specialized counseling and mental health clinic of Lahijan city from different cities of Guilan province with a diagnosis of psychosomatic illness from ۲۰۱۳ to ۲۰۲۲. ۳۸ people were selected as a statistical sample among them, in a purposeful manner and were randomly divided into two groups and ۱۹ people in each group. The first group received both drug treatment and ۸ sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention, based on the content of Beck treatment protocol, one and a half hours per session and one session per week. But the second group used only medication and did not receive cognitive-behavioral therapy. Both groups were tested by the Anxiety Questionnaire (Cattle) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire. Statistical analysis method was multivariate analysis of variance using SPSS⓴ software. results: The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that the average anxiety in the cognitive-behavioral and drug group (first group) and in the drug therapy group (second group), were different and this difference was significant (at the level of P < ۰.۰۵). Also, the findings showed that the average quality of life in the first group and in the second group, were different from each other and this difference was significant (P < ۰.۰۵). conclusion: Therefore, along with drug therapy, counseling expertise can be effectively used to reduce anxiety and increase the quality of life of psychosomatic patients and treat mental disorders, in psychiatric centers

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anxiety , psychosomatic , quality of life , cognitive , behavioral