Investigating the mediational role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and its components in reducing symptoms of emotional disorders: A double-blind randomized clinical trial
| Autor: | Omid Saed, Jahangir Mohammadi Bytamar, Sahel Khakpoor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 22:72-80 |
| ISSN: | 2083-828X 1509-2046 |
| Popis: | Aim of the studyIntolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a transdiagnostic structure that plays an important role in developing and maintaining symptoms of emotional disorders. The current study was aimed to investigate the mediational role of IU and its components in reducing symptoms of emotional disorders.Subject or material and methodsThis was a double-blind randomized clinical trial. Based on the Beck anxiety inventory and Beck depression inventory 26 individuals were selected. They were randomly assigned into two groups of control and treatment (n=13) using random number generator 3.1.v software. The treatment group received 20 one-hour sessions of Unified Protocol (UP) for the transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders. Beck depression inventory, the Beck anxiety inventory, and Intolerance of uncertainty scale were performed in pre, post and three months follow-up. Data were analyzed by SPSS-20 software.ResultsAfter controlling the effect of IU, the results of one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed a significant reduction in the difference between the two groups (PDiscussionThe best predictor of the changes in the anxiety and depression are, respectively, prospective IU and inhibitory IU.ConclusionsThis study shows that UP may exert its effect by improving different components of IU. |
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