Comparative Study of Metacognitive Therapy with Positive Therapy on Symptoms of Depression and Psychological Well-Being of CCU Admitted patients

Background and Objectives :The purpose of this study was to compare metacognitive therapy compared to positive therapy on symptoms of depression and psychological well-being.  Methods: The female patients with confirmed coronary artery disease and Addmited to the CCU ward in the first half of 2019 were included in the study. Patients were selected using the available sampling method in 3 groups of 15 subjects and answered Beck's depression questionnaires (1972) and Reef's psychological well-being (1980) before and after the intervention of metacognitive therapy or positive therapy, while the control group didn't receive any therapies. Multivariate and variable covariance analysis was used to analyze the data using SPSS 21 statistical software. Results: The results of data analysis showed that metacognitive and positive therapies are effective in treating the symptoms of depression and psychological well-being. There is a difference between metacognitive therapy and positive therapy on the symptoms of psychological well-being. Metacognitive therapy has a greater effect on the symptoms of depression and psychological well-being in women with coronary artery disease (p<0.01). Conclusions: Therefore, it is concluded that metacognitive therapy has a great capacity to create and empower the mental health of patients with coronary diseases, which requires more attention in further researches.