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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) on Self-Critical Rumination in Students with Depressive Symptoms
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Fatemeh Nouzari   , Shohreh Ghorban Shiroudi * , Javad Khalatbari |
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Introduction: Self-critical rumination is an important factor in increasing depressive symptoms in adolescents. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and mentalization-based therapy (MBT) on self-critical rumination in students with depressive symptoms.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a two-month follow-up period and a control group. The statistical population of the study included all female high school students in Sowme'eh Sara in 2024; 45 students were purposively selected and randomly assigned to three groups of 15. The first experimental group received 8 90-minute sessions of EMDR therapy based on the Shapiro & Forrest (2016) protocol, and the second experimental group received 8 90-minute sessions of MBT based on the Bateman and Fonagy (2016) protocol as a group. Participants responded to the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Self-Critical Rumination Scale (SCRS). Data were analyzed using multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance with SPSS-27 software.
Results: The findings showed that the two intervention groups, EMDR therapy (P=0.04) and MBT (P=0.01), significantly reduced self-critical rumination in students with depressive symptoms compared to the control group (P<0.05); however, no significant difference was found between the two interventions in reducing self-critical rumination (P=0.23).
Conclusions: The findings indicate that EMDR therapy and MBT had a similar effect on reducing self-critical rumination in students with depressive symptoms.
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| Keywords: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Mentalization-Based Therapy, Rumination, Depression |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/07/17 | Accepted: 2025/12/1 | Published: 2025/12/1 | ePublished: 2025/12/1
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