effectiveness of schema therapy in social anxiety, rumination, and psychological well-being among depressed patients referred to health centers in abadan, iran

Background: depression syndrome includes many symptoms and can have a negative impact on a patient’s life. this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy in social anxiety, rumination, and psychological well-being among depressed patients. methods: this semi-experimental study was conducted based on a pretest-posttest control group design and follow-up. the statistical population of this study included all patients with depression referred to health centers in abadan, iran, during 2019. in this study, 30 patients with depression who were willing to participate in the study were selected using the convenient sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups of 15 cases per group. the experimental group underwent schema therapy in 10 sessions of 90 minutes; however, the control group received no treatment. the data were collected using the beck depression inventory, social anxiety inventory, ruminative response scale, and psychological well-being questionnaire. the obtained data were then analyzed in spss software (version 23) through repeated measure analysis of variance. results: the results showed that schema therapy was effective in rumination (p=0.034), social anxiety (p=0.004), and psychological well-being (p=0.022) among the depressed patients. conclusion: it can be concluded that schema therapy was effective in rumination, social anxiety, and psychological well-being among depressed patients.