Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural and Acceptance and Commitment Therapies on Perfectionism of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.

• Main Authors: Taghavi M, Akbari B, Hossini A, Mashkbid M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gonabad University of Medical Sciences (GMU) 2020-04-01
• Series: Ufuq-i Dānish
• Subjects: cognitive-behavioural therapy; acceptance and commitment therapy; perfectionism
• Online Access: http://hms.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-3249-fa.pdf
• ISSN: 1735-1855; 2252-0805

Aims: Despite the high prevalence of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), there are few therapeutic resources in the field of treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine and compare of efficacy of Two therapeutic approaches of cognitivebehavioural (CBT) and acceptance and commitment (ACT) on improving the perfectionism as the main symptom of this disorder. Materials & Meyhods: In order to achieve the above goal, a quasi-experimental research method was used for pre-test, post-test with control group. The target population was 73 client to the Ehya counseling center in 2017 who were diagnosed with OCPD, of whom 45 were selected by targeted method and randomly assigned to two groups Experiments and one control group (each group of 15 people). The research variables were evaluated using of inventories of Hill perfectionism in the pretest, posttest and follow up phases. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance. Finding: The results show that the two methods have a significant effect on the perfectionism of OCPD. Comparison of couples' paired groups by using Bonferroni test indicated that ACT in comparison with CBT had a significant effect on perfectionism (P = 0.035). Conclution: it can be concluded that ACT, by focusing on psychological flexibility, is more effective than CBT on perfectionism. Meanwhile, a one-month follow-up to the results showed sustainability and strengthening.