Hanieh Abeditehrani
Islamic Azad University, Iran
Title: Effectiveness of psychodrama on reduction of anxiety among male schizophrenic patients
Biography
Biography: Hanieh Abeditehrani
Abstract
Background: Anxiety is one of the symptoms in chronic schizophrenic patients. Past research studies show that psychodrama as a group therapy is effective in treatment and rehabilitation of psychological disorders.
Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the effect of psychodrama on the reduction of anxiety in schizophrenic patients.
Methods: Twenty-six male hospitalized chronic schizophrenic patients were randomly assigned into an experimental group (n=13) and a control group (n=13). Both groups were treated with antipsychotic drugs and were evaluated by using Self-Rating Anxiety Scale. Then the patients in the experimental group received 20 sessions of the treatment of psychodrama. Finally both groups were evaluated again. The pre-test and post- test scores were comprised by using T student Test.
Results: After psychodrama therapy, the average of total anxiety scores and affective symptoms of anxiety subscale decreased significantly in the experimental group (p<0.05), but there is no significant difference in somatic symptoms of anxiety subscale.