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zarezadeh S, Esmaeilpour K, Babapour Kheiraldin J. The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
on Decreasing Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Autistic
Children’s Mothers: Single Case Study. J Except Educ 2021; 3 (163) :90-90
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Abstract
Background and Purpose: This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of
acceptance and commitment therapy on decreasing anxiety and depression symptoms in autistic children’s
mothers.
Method: This study was a single case design with multiple baselines. According to willingness to participate
in the study and having the inclusion criteria, three individual among the autistic children’s mothers were
selected through purposeful sampling method. Mothers of autistic children completed Beck Depression
Inventory (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) in the pre-treatment (baseline) stage, during the
treatment (fourth, sixth and eighth sessions) and one month follow-up, and received acceptance and
commitment therapy for 8 sessions, 60 minutes for each session. Data were analyzed using the improvement
percentage and effect size as well as charting and visual evaluation.
Results: The results of the analysis showed that acceptance and commitment therapy could reduce
depression and anxiety of autistic children’s mothers. So, participants reported significant decrease in
the assessment stages during the treatment and one month follow-up after the treatment, compared to
baseline.
Conclusion: The results of this research confirmed effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy
in reducing depression and anxiety in the autistic children’s mothers.
Background and Purpose: This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of
acceptance and commitment therapy on decreasing anxiety and depression symptoms in autistic children’s
mothers.
Method: This study was a single case design with multiple baselines. According to willingness to participate
in the study and having the inclusion criteria, three individual among the autistic children’s mothers were
selected through purposeful sampling method. Mothers of autistic children completed Beck Depression
Inventory (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) in the pre-treatment (baseline) stage, during the
treatment (fourth, sixth and eighth sessions) and one month follow-up, and received acceptance and
commitment therapy for 8 sessions, 60 minutes for each session. Data were analyzed using the improvement
percentage and effect size as well as charting and visual evaluation.
Results: The results of the analysis showed that acceptance and commitment therapy could reduce
depression and anxiety of autistic children’s mothers. So, participants reported significant decrease in
the assessment stages during the treatment and one month follow-up after the treatment, compared to
baseline.
Conclusion: The results of this research confirmed effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy
in reducing depression and anxiety in the autistic children’s mothers.
Type of Study: Single-subject Study |
Subject:
Autism
Received: 2021/Jan/Tue | Revised: 2021/Nov/Sat | Accepted: 2021/Sep/Fri | Published: 2021/Sep/Fri | ePublished: 2021/Sep/Fri
Received: 2021/Jan/Tue | Revised: 2021/Nov/Sat | Accepted: 2021/Sep/Fri | Published: 2021/Sep/Fri | ePublished: 2021/Sep/Fri
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