Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

The effectiveness of Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) on Emotional Suppression and Severity of Intestinal Symptoms of IBS-D Patients with Comorbid Depression

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mahsa Sadat Hakami 1
Mahshad Mosayebi 2
Afnan Jafari 2
Fatemeh Arefi 2
1 M.A. student of clinical psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Qom medical sciences branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
2 M.A. student of clinical psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Qom medical sciences branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2024.25024
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) on emotion suppression and severity of intestinal symptoms of IBS-D patients with comorbid Depression.
Methods: this was a randomized controlled trial and from IBS-D patients with comorbid Depression of neuropsychiatric clinics in Qom during summer 2023, 30 eligible individuals were selected using randomized clustered sampling and were randomly assigned into intervention (ISTDP) and control group. The data from Emotional Control Questionary (ECQ) and Bowel Symptoms Severity and Frequency Scale (BSS-FS) in pretest and posttest were analyzed via SPSS-26 through analyze of covariance (ANCOVA).
Results:  the ANCOVA results showed that the differences between groups in emotional suppression (F=84/24, p=0/02) and severity of intestinal symptoms (F=66/75, p=0/03) were significant.
Conclusion: ISTDP can be considered as an effective intervention for reducing emotional suppression and intestinal symptoms in depressed IBS-D patients.
Keywords
Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Emotional Suppression
Depression
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 66, Issue 5
November and December 2023