Comparing the effectiveness of child-centered cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) and mother-child attachment intervention on the symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Background and Aim:This research aimed to compare the effectiveness of child-centered cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) and mother-child attachment intervention on the symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder.Methods: In terms of the purpose of the present research, it was a quasiexperiment with a pre-test and post-test design with two experimental groups and a control group and a two-month follow-up period.The statistical population of the research included all children aged 10 to 12 years who referred to a counseling center in the 8th district of Tehran in 1401, 30 people were randomly selected in two experimental groups (10 people each) and one group Control (10 people) were assigned.The research tools include the Child Morbid Symptom Questionnaire (CSI-4), child-centered cognitive behavioral therapy protocol based on Kendall & Hedtke's maladaptive cat program (2006) and attachment-based therapy protocol derived from Purnell (2004) and King & Newham (2008).Results: The findings indicate that both treatments were effective on oppositional defiant disorder.The efficacy of both was stable in the follow-up phase according to the Bonferoni post hoc test.The results of data analysis show that there is no significant difference between their effectiveness and both are equally effective (p<0.05).Conclusion: It can be concluded that the treatment based on child-mother attachment and childcentered cognitive behavioral therapy was effective in the treatment of children's oppositional defiant disorder.Therefore, it is suggested that specialists use these two approaches in treatment.
Authors: Alireza Mohammadi, Zohreh Zadhasan, Hasan Rahimi, Masoumeh Amini
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4367458647