Mahmoud Shirazi1, Gholam Reza Sanagouye Moharer2, Mozhdeh Mirmoradzehi Sibi3*, Reza Nazari4
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of LST on emotional instability and impulsive behavior of schizophrenic patients in Zahedan. This research used experimental method of pre-test and post-test design with control group. The population of this study was all schizophrenic patients admitted to Zahedan hospitals in 2017. The research sample consisted of 15 subjects in the experimental and 15 in the control group, who were selected through convenience sampling. Firstly, all schizophrenic patients admitted to Zahedan hospitals were identified and then 30 of them willing to cooperate were selected as through convenience sampling. The tools used in this study were Barratt Questionnaire (197), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). After these preparations, the program began for the experimental group. The first session was to communicate with the participants and explain the rules for attending the treatment group, and at a separate meeting, this was done for the control group. The program includes 10 sessions LST. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.
In the descriptive statistics, the mean and standard deviation were used, and in the inferential statistics section, covariance analysis was used. The results showed a significant difference between the patients in the experimental group and the control group in terms of emotional instability by controlling pre-test (P<0.0001 and F=20.54). There was a significant difference between the patients in the experimental group and the control group in terms of impulsivity by controlling pre-test (P<0.0001 and F=39.63), so the hypothesis was confirmed. In other words, according to the mean of emotional instability in the experimental group compared with the mean of the control group, LST has reduced the emotional instability and impulsivity of the patients in the experimental group.
