The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Stress Acceptance in Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Background and Aim : The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on stress acceptance in veterans with post-traumatic stress syndrome.Methods : The design of this study was pretest and posttest with control group. The statistical population included all those who referred to the Veterans Affairs Unit of Shahr-e-Kord in the first three months of the year. Based on the purpose of the research and the research design used, a sample of 30 veterans who were referred to the Veterans Affairs Unit of Shahr-e-Kord Foundation was selected by purposeful sampling.Subjects were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (15 as experimental group and 15 as control group). Questionnaires used for data collection were standardized stress questionnaire (DASS-21). Subjects in the experimental group received group cognitive behavioral therapy for 8 weeks each week in one hour treatment session and the control group did not receive any intervention.Results : The mean score of stress acceptance of post traumatic stress disorder war veterans in post-test was significantly different from pre-test.Conclusion : The results showed that group cognitive-behavioral therapy had an impact on the acceptance of stress in veterans with PTSD.

Keywords:

Cognitive-behavioral group therapy , Acceptance of stress , Veterans , Post-traumatic stress