@article{ref1,
title="Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on Cognitive Flexibility, Suicidal Ideation, Depression, and Hopelessness in Conscripts",
journal="Iranian journal of psychiatry and clinical psychology",
year="2022",
author="Shareh, H. and Robati, Z.",
volume="27",
number="4",
pages="412-427",
abstract="OBJECTIVEs The present study aims to investigate the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on cognitive flexibility, suicidal ideation, depression, and hopelessness in conscripts. <br><br>METHODS In this clinical trial with a pretest/posttest design using a control group, 60 conscripts were selected through a convenience sampling method from among those referred to military counseling centers in Khorasan Razavi Province of Iran in 2019, and were randomly assigned into intervention (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. The intervention group received ACT group therapy at eight weekly 90-min sessions, while the control group received no treatment. In the pretest and posttest phases, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation, Beck Depression Inventory-II, and Beck Hopelessness Scale were completed by both groups. Data analysis was performed using the independent ‎t-test and analysis of covariance. <br><br>RESULTS ACT significantly led to increased cognitive flexibility and its components (P=0.001) and reduced suicidal thoughts (P=0.001), depression (P=0.001) and hopelessness (P=0.002). <br><br>CONCLUSION ACT group therapy can reduce depression, suicidal ideation and hopelessness in conscripts by increasing their cognitive flexibility. © 2022, Iran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: fa</p>",
language="fa",
issn="1735-4315",
doi="10.32598/ijpcp.27.2.225.12",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.27.2.225.12"
}