فاعلية برنامج إرشادي معرفي سلوكي في خفض أعراض الألكسيثيميا لدى عينة من المكتئبين الراشدين السعوديين

الملخص EN

The main aim of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral counseling program in reducing the symptoms of Alexithymia among a sample of (47) depressed Saudi adults, who are seeing psychiatric clinicsat Albaha districtfor the period between April and July of 2013/2014, by identifyingthe differences in Alexithymia symptoms average at preand postmeasurements between the control and experimental groupson one hand, and the differences in Alexithymia symptoms average at the follow-up measurements to the experimental group on the other hand.

Toronto Alexithymia scale was applied to detect Alexithymia symptoms, the scale is prepared by (Taylor, Rayan and Bagby, 1985), arabized and developed for Egyptian environment Iraqi (2005), it includes (26) is verbal items, answered by a depressed person according to quintet graded Likert Like Scale which has suitable psychometric properties in the original versions, and developed Arabic one.

For reducing Alexithymia symptoms; researcher has developed cognitive behavioral counseling program suitable to the objectives of this study, it consists of (13) session, with two sessions per week.

The results indicated the effectiveness of this program in reducing Alexithymia symptoms, after showing of statistically significant differences at the level of (0,05 ≥ α) at the Alexithymia symptoms average in pre and post measurements between the control and experimental groups, and on the direction of the experimental group, also shows continuing effectiveness of the program in reducing the symptoms of Alexithymia after showing no significant statistically differences at the level of (0,05 ≥ α) at the Alexithymia symptoms average at the post and follow-up measurements of experimental group.

Based on study results, the researcher recommended the need to apply the program on samples (male and female) who are suffering from Alexithymia symptoms.