Investigating the Effectiveness of Combination of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) with repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Psychological distress and physical a

Background and Aim : Understanding the multidimensional nature (biological, psychological, social, and economic) of AIDS, including the profoundly negative impact on mental health and quality of life in patients with AIDS, has led experts to direct research that furthermore Identify and control the biological and biological variables affecting AIDS in individuals with this disorder. The purpose of this study was to Investigating the Effectiveness of Combination of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) with repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Psychological distress and physical and psychological well-being in AIDS patients.Methods : The research method was semi-experimental. The study population included all AIDS patients who referred to Behavioral and Infectious Disease Counseling and Treatment Centers (BDCC) in Urmia in the spring of 2010, 30 of whom were randomly selected and divided into two experimental groups (15). Patients (n = 15) and controls (n = 15). to collect the information required from the mental distress questionnaire (K10), physical and mental health (Katrndal and Ouiaru, 2007) and well-being (WBQ-12)were used .Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).Results : result showed that the combination of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) with repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) had a significant effect on reducing levels of psychological distress and improving physical and mental well-being in patients with AIDS.Conclusion : The results showed that the combination Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) with repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) had significant effects on the subscales of psychological distress and physical and psychological well-being.

Keywords:

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy , repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation , Psychological distress , physical and psychological well-being , AIDS