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- Title
The Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Emotional Intelligence Skills Training and Drug Therapy in Reducing Symptoms in Patients with Trichotillomania.
- Authors
Kazemi, Reza; Navideh Nezami Majd; Roshani, Sonia Dideh
- Abstract
Introduction: Trichotillomania is a chronic disorder characterized by the frequent hair loss due to the increasing tension that results in pulling out one's hair. Several treatments have been proposed for this disorder, but there have not been enough studies to compare the effects of relevant therapeutic approaches. This study has been done aimed at comparing the effectiveness of the emotional intelligence skills training and drug therapy in reducing the symptoms of Trichotilominia in patients suffering from it. Materials and methods: The research was conducted using a semi-experimental method, being of a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population included all patients with Trichotilominia living in the city of Urmia that amounted to 40 people who were replaced in two groups of drug therapy (n = 20) and emotional intelligence skills training (n = 20). For the drug therapy group, prescribed psychiatric medications were given and the impacts of medications were tracked, and for the other group, the emotional intelligence training was offered in 16 meetings of 45 to 60 minutes. Data collection was conducted in the pre-test and post-test through the scale of Mokeni Massachusetts, the average hairs pulled were counted, and the research data were analyzed using by the variance analysis method. Results: The findings of the current study indicated that the impact of emotional intelligence skills training was more in reducing the symptoms of those suffering from Trichotilominia than that of the drug therapy method. Conclusion: According to the study results, it can be concluded that the emotional intelligence skills training can be widely used as an alternative method for the long-term and costly treatment of Trichotilominia.
- Subjects
EMOTIONAL intelligence; DRUG therapy; COMPULSIVE hair pulling; GROUP psychotherapy; TREATMENT effectiveness; ALOPECIA areata
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences / Progress in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2018, p161
- ISSN
1735-8639
- Publication type
Article