Comparison of the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy on Interpersonal Relationships between Couples with Depression

Background and Objective: Depression is a multifactorial psychological disorder that caused by various factors, such as personality, cognition, or interpersonal relationships. In people with depression, the level of communication highly low. Therefore, this study aimed to compare effectiveness Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Compassion-Focused on between couples depression. Materials Methods: This quasi-experimental was conducted based pretest-posttest design control group follow-up. The statistical population consisted depression referring clinics in District 1 Mashhad, Iran, among whom, 45 samples were included using inclusion criteria purposive random sampling method. Subsequently, they randomly assigned groups Therapy, (n=15 pairs each). first intervention participated six 90-120-minute sessions per week for training program second took part eight -120-minute weekly program. No performed group. tool employed collect required data Matson's Evaluation Social Skills Youngsters. research analyzed SPSS software (version 24) analysis covariance, Lamtrix post hoc test, Scheffe variance. significance α = 0.05. Results: Descriptive findings showed mean scores variable relationships pre-test, post-test, follow-up stages obtained respectively at 44.32±4.68, 45.51±4.50, 42.32±4.12 group; 45.53±4.77, 59.32±5.93, 67.18±6.75 43.19±4.62, 63.74±6.04, 73.22±7.39 results comparing had significant effects (P<0.05). Moreover, there difference communications Conclusion: short-term effective present study, it suggested family counselors couple therapists use methods practices improve depressed couples.