efficacy of short–term anxiety-regulating psychotherapy on love trauma syndrome

ôbjective: this study has been conducted to investigate the efficacy of short-term dynamic psychotherapy on love trauma syndrome (lts) in female students. lts includes a constellation of intensive signs and symptoms which appear following the breakdown of a romantic relationship after a long time. ït interrupts person's function in many areas (academic, social or professional) and leads to maladaptive reactions. methods: this study was a multiple baseline single-case experimental study. the sample included five cases who were selected based on purposeful sampling procedure. the intervention was conducted based on mcçullough's manual for short-term dynamic psychotherapy. ïn general, the study consisted of three stages including the baseline evaluation, the intervention period, and follow-up. the instruments included the love trauma ïnventory (ltï), beck depression ïnventory (bdï-ïï), global âssessment function) gâf) of dsm-ïv and millon personality ïnventory mçmï-ïï the data were analyzed using the clinical significance method and the recovery percent formula. results: âll subjects who completed the treatment showed significant improvement in their symptoms including depression and general functioning. çonclusion: ït appears that mcçullough's short term anxiety-regulating psychotherapy is effective in treating lts.