TY - JOUR ID - 16555 TI - Comparison of Metacognitive Beliefs in Depressed, Obsessive - Compulsive and Healthy Groups JO - Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences JA - JKMU LA - en SN - 1023-9510 AU - Farnam, A.R AU - GHolizadeh, H AU - Pirzadeh, J AU - Hekmati, E AU - Rasolvand, A AD - Associate Professor, Psychiatric Dep., School of medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran AD - Master of Clinical Psychology, Dep. of Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran AD - Master of General Psychology, Dep. of Psychology, Tarbiat Moaalem University, Tehran, Iran AD - Master of General Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Bachelor of Clinical Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran Y1 - 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 18 IS - 2 SP - 339 EP - 348 KW - cognition KW - depression KW - Obsessive-compulsive disorder DO - N2 - Background & Aims: Metacognition is considered as an important factor in the genesis and continuation of various psychological disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. The aim of this study was comparison of Metacognitive beliefs in Major depression disorder (MDD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and healthy groups. Methods: A total of 50 depressive patients and 49 OCD patients were selected by available sampling from the patients referred to psychiatric clinic of Bozorgmehr and consulting centers of Tabriz. The control group consisted of 51 matched individuals selected from students and staff of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. All patients were asked to complete Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Maudsley obsessivecompulsive Inventory (MOCI) and Metacognitive Questionnaire (MCQ-30). Results: Both OCD and MDD groups showed significant difference with healthy group in metacognition total score and all subscales (P<0.001). MDD group had a significant difference with OCD group only in general negative beliefs and metacognition total score (P<0.05). Conclusion: Overall, the results of this study indicate that depression and obsessive- compulsive disorder are associated with disturbed Metacognitive beliefs.  UR - https://jkmu.kmu.ac.ir/article_16555.html L1 - https://jkmu.kmu.ac.ir/article_16555_2d6f6853b099e56ea3b68d3d949d3b1f.pdf ER -