The effectiveness of metacognitive therapy for emotional burnout and stress reduction in migraine patients

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty Member, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch, Zahedan, Iran.

2 Ph.D. student of general psychology of Zahedan Azad University, Zahedan, Iran.

Abstract

Abstract
 Introduction: Headache is one of the most common complaints in neurological clinics caused by traction, displacement, inflammation, vasospasm or dilation of pain-sensitive structures in the head or neck. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. Metacognitive is emotional burnout and stress reduction in patients with migraine.
 Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included patients with migraine headache referred to specialized clinics and neurological clinics in Zahedan in 1998. 30 of these patients were selected non-randomly and finally randomly divided into two groups, metacognitive treatment of 15 patients. , And a control group of 15 people were included. Emotional Dysfunction Questionnaire (1996) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS): Intellectual (1991) were administered to both groups before treatment. The control group did not receive any intervention. Follow-up evaluation was also performed three months after treatment. done. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to analyze the data. And SPSS 22 software was used.
 Results: Data analysis showed that in the post-test phase, the amount of stress in the experimental group was significantly reduced compared to the control group (p <0.7). The findings also show that metacognitive therapy had a great effect on reducing stress symptoms and thus improving headache and relapse (P> 0.05).
Discussion & Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, group training on stress reduction based on metacognitive therapy can be effective in controlling stress and anxiety and reducing stress in patients with migraine and metacognitive therapy is both statistically and clinically significant. Dari reduced the metacognitive beliefs of patients with migraine headache in and after treatment.

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