effects of cognitive self-compassion with an emphasis on poetry therapy on the psychological well-being and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in women

Post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a common, chronic, and debilitating mental disorder. the present study investigated the effects of cognitive self-compassion training with emphasis on poetry therapy on the psychological well-being and symptoms of ptsd in women. this is a quasi-experimental study of the pre-test/post-test type using a control group. the statistical population comprised a total of 32 women suffering from ptsd in khorramabad city, selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. the experimental group received cognitive self-compassion training with an emphasis on poetry therapy in ten 90-minute sessions based on the cognitive self-compassion intervention of neff (2011) and related poems. the study scales included the ryff scale of psychological well-being (1989) and (1998). statistical analysis was performed using analysis of covariance by spss-23 software. the scores of the psychological well-being and ptsd in women with this disorder before and after the intervention were significantly different. the experimental group showed a significant increase (f=3.70, p<.05) in the psychological well-being score and a significant decrease (f=9.26, p<.05) in the ptsd score compared to the control group. considering the positive effect of this treatment, therefore, mental health professionals are recommended to use this treatment for ptsd patients.