Religious Cognitive–Behavior Therapy (RCBT) on Marital Satisfaction OCD Patients

Religious themes commonly feature in religious with Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).OCD which includes cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components, is a debilitating chronic disorder and can effects on patient's marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is very important for couples’ mental health and effects on marital status. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of Religious Cognitive- Behavior therapy (RCBT) on marital satisfaction religious oriented Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. With randomized control clinical trial. This study conducted on 90 Religious OCD outpatients according to DSM IV, and divided into two groups, intervention (45) and control (45) groups with randomly. Intervention consisted of 10 weekly RCBT 90 minute session. For asses’ marital satisfaction used Enrich scale before and after treatment. Data analyzed by ANCOVA repeated to measure test the using SPSS ver.15.The result showed significant difference in Enrich scores after treatment in intervention groups (p=0.001). At the end added Religious component in CBT can help religious OCD patients.