The effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy group over desperation in women suicidal despair

Abstract Background and Aim: Frustration is one factor that can provide in person arrangements to suicide. And the purpose of this study is effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy group over desperation in suicidal clients woman. Method: This study used a quasi-experimental and pre-test - post-test with control group. The sample consisted of 30 female Which was selected by sampling between suicidal clients woman with high levels of desperation who were referred to counseling and psychological services center Birjand And were randomly divided into two groups of 15. A group, as a experimental group and other as control group was introduced. The tools of this research was desperation questionnaires. For data analysis using spss software and test method for analysis of covariance and independent t-test [t]. Results: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between mean differential scores of experimental group and control in desperation variable. Conclusions: From results of this study can reach to this conclusion that cognitive-behavioral therapy group is effective in reducing disappointment in suicide attempters women. Keywords: cognitive-behavioral group therapy, desperation, suicide