Bita Ajilchi, Hasan Ahadi, Vahid Najati and Ali Delavar
Recent studies suggest that depressed people have a bias towards the negative stimuli. In this regard, the study of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) effects on attention bias in depressed patients was performed. The current research is experimental type. Pre test and post test design with control group that includes of two groups of depressed individuals. Statistical community was all individuals (women and men) 19 to 40 years who were diagnosed with depression during the year 2011-2012 were referred to the psychological clinic in Tehran, then after the screening by Beck depression inventory (BDI) and unstructured interview (DSMIV), a total of 32 individuals suffering from moderate to high depression (cut off point 21and higher), 16 depressed patients were randomly selected. They were evaluated with 16 depressed patients in the waiting list were matched. Then cognitive neuropsychological test computer emotional faces Dot probe test in both groups were carried out (Once prior to intervention, and another one in the end of intervention). Data analysis was done using spss (20), in part of inferential statistics includes of one way multivariate analysis of covariance, two way multivariate analysis of covariance, for the mean of post- test groups and the variables in two groups were studied. The results showed that there is a significant difference between two groups in level of P<0/05 in terms of response speed, So that the intervention reduced the rate of response to negative stimuli And also score in the experimental group were positive in Index of attention bias. These findings indicate that the intervention has a significant effect of the level of p<0/05 to reduce the attention bias in the experimental group and avoided the negative stimulus. The findings have significant implications for the treatment of depression in attention bias of these individuals.
