فعالية برنامج علاجي سلوکي جدلي في تخفيف بعض أعراض اضطراب الوسواس القهري لدى طلبة الجامعة "دراسة حالة"

The Effectiveness of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program in Relieving some Symptoms of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder among University Students: A case study

By

Dr. Ahmed Samir Sedik Abo-Bakr

A Lecturer at Department of Mental Health,

Faculty of Education – Minia University

Abstract:

The aim of the current study was to diagnose the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder using psychometric and clinical diagnostic tools, and explaining the extent of agreement and difference between findings. It aimed also to prepare a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program, and identify its effectiveness in relieving some symptoms of the obsessive-compulsive disorder of a third-year female student at the Faculty of Education, Minia University. The researcher utilized the personal interview form, clinical analysis test (translated by El-Beheiry, 2016), Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), list of diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (translated by the researcher), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program (Prepared by the researcher). The study adopted the clinical and quasi-experimental research designs to study the case. Findings of the study revealed the agreement of psychometric and clinical tools in diagnosing the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Findings also showed the effectiveness of the dialectical behavioral therapy in relieving the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the case, results revealed that the effectiveness of thetherapy program continued in the follow –up period . In light of these findings, some recommendations were drawn.

Keywords: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Case Study.