The effectiveness of group poetry therapy an improving happiness in chronic schizophrenic patients

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1 M.A. of Clinical Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group poetry therapy an improving happiness in chronic schizophrenic patients. This experimental study was conducted with a pre-test-post-test design with the control group. The population consisted of patients hospitalized in treatment and rehabilitation centers in Ardabil (2017). Among them, 22 patients were selected and they were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Eleven sessions of group poetry were performed for the experimental group and the control group did not receive any intervention. Oxford happiness questionnaire was used to collect data and the data were analyzed by single variable Covariance analysis through SPSS-22. The results showed that after controlling the pre-test effect, the mean scores of post-test of the patients in the experimental group were higher in happiness than the scores of the control group (p < 0.05). This indicates the effectiveness of group poetry therapy intervention on patients. This study showed that group poetry therapy as a non-pharmacological treatment is effective on chronic schizophrenic patients and can be used by clinical specialists in medical centers.

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