مرتضی عبدالجباری - Department of Islamic Education, Religion and Health Studies Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
محبوبه داستانی - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Shahab-Danesh University, Qom, Iran.
محمد علی جمشیدی - Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Edalat University, Tehran, Iran.
مجتبی فرهوش - Department of Quran and Psychology, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran.
محمد فرهوش - Department of Islamic Education, Religion and Health Studies Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Background and Objectives: Some studies have shown that spirituality and religion are related to more life satisfaction and less depression. The present study examined the effectiveness of Islamic cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) compared to conventional CBT in reducing depression and increasing life satisfaction and spiritual health in patients with depression. Methods: This is a random trial with a pre-test-post-test design. There were ۳۰ participants in this study; ۱۵ participants received conventional CBT and ۱۵ received Islamic CBT. The instruments used for data collection included a semi-structured interview based on diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, ۵th edition (DSM-۵), Glock and Stark’s (۱۹۷۰) Religiosity Scale, Beck’s depression inventory, Diner’s life satisfaction questionnaire (۱۹۸۵), and Paloutzian’s spiritual wellbeing scale, which were filled in before and after the treatment sessions. Each protocol included ten ۵۰-minute sessions. The collected data were finally analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results: Islamic CBT led to a significantly higher level of spiritual health compared to conventional CBT (P<۰.۰۰۱). Both methods led to a significant reduction in depression and increased life satisfaction and no significant difference was found between them. Conclusion: It is suggested that Islamic CBT should be improved in terms of psychological components and techniques combined with spirituality so that its effectiveness in reducing depression and increasing life satisfaction can be improved compared to conventional CBT.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Islam, Life satisfaction, Spirituality, Depression, درمان شناختی رفتاری, اسلامی, رضایت از زندگی, سلامت معنوی, افسردگی .