The Effectiveness of ACT Enriched with Compassion Focus Therapy (CFT) for High School Males Obsession with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) enriched with compassion (CFT)for high school students’ obsession with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Isfahan. The research method was quasi-experimental based on a pre-test, post-test design and follow-up with control group. The statistical population were high school males with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Isfahan during the second semester of 2016-2015 academic year; who were referred to Isfahan psychotherapy and counseling centers. They were 30 students who were selected by purposive sampling method. Then they were randomly divided into experimental (15 students and 15 parents) and control groups (15 students and 15 parents). The experimental group was consulted (as individually and in group) for 28 sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The research instrument was obsessive-compulsive Yale - Brown Scale. Data were analyzed by using analysis of variance with repeated measures. The results indicated that ACT enriched with compassion influenced on obsessive symptoms of high school males with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Therefore, the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) enriched with CFT is an effective treatment for high school males’ obsessions with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.