A Fresh Look at the Potential Mechanisms of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on Depression in Female @entity1 With XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1316 @entity308 @entity15
BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report released in 2000, about 121 million @entity1 worldwide suffer from @entity308 . The @entity308 ( @entity308 ) among @entity15 ( @entity15 ) @entity1 is one of the most common @entity1316 experienced during life. @entity15 @entity1 who simultaneously suffer from @entity308 have reported more severe symptoms of disease and slower adaptation to new conditions, which ultimately increase the cost of treatment. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation therapy (PMRT) as an adjunctive therapy for reducing level of @entity308 for @entity15 @entity1 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research had the randomized controlled trial design with pre and posttest. Thirty female @entity1 based on criteria of @entity15 and @entity308 , were selected from the @entity15 Society of Shiraz, Iran. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was administered at pre and posttest. The @entity1 were randomly allocated to two groups (experimental and control). Twelve sessions of PMRT using Bernstein and Borkovec's method were held for the experimental group. Levin's test, covariance and ANOVA with repeated measures were used for data analysis. RESULTS: Experimental and control groups were compared before and after treatment. Analysis of covariance showed that seven levels of @entity308 decreased in the experimental group and analysis of repeated measure showed that 49% of the changes were related to PMRT. CONCLUSION: According to the results, PMRT is effective in reducing @entity308 . This therapy enables @entity1 to reach relaxation quickly, and thus can cope with @entity308 reactions effectively.
