Effectiveness of Gestalt Therapy and Cognitive-behavioral Therapy on the Improvement of Migraine Headache in Female Students

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The purpose of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of Gestalt therapy and Cognitive–behavior therapy on Migraine. In a semi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and follow up group, 21 college female students with Migraine were randomly placed in either a control or experimental groups. Cognitive behavior groups participated in CBT sessions and Gestalt therapy groups participated in Gestalt therapy sessions for 8 sessions of 1 hour. But, the control group did not receive any treatment. All participants (3 groups) completed the Migraine test before, after intervention and 4 weeks later. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and repeated measures analysis. The experimental group demonstrated a significant decreased the level of Migraine headache. Furthermore, there wasn't significant difference between two experimental groups, in terms of the level of Migraine headache. Gestalt therapy and Cognitiver- behavior therapy were effective for treatment of Migraine headache.

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  • Receive Date: 26 December 2015
  • Accept Date: 26 December 2015

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