The effectiveness of Spiritual Therapy from Depression to Culture Based in Iranian Women in Germany

Abstract

Based on the lack of scientific evidence in the psychotherapy of depression in refugees, a controlled, prospective study is reported in which the effectiveness of a spiritual therapeutic group intervention is compared to a waiting control condition. A total of 20 people with a current depressive disorder were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (N = 10) or a waiting condition (N = 10). Before we worked, we had the ad in social networks and Persian churches in Frankfurt. For data collection through questionnaires and tests, a minimum of 2 hours was provided for each patient in the 8 weeks. We use Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The effects were statistically and clinically significant on all parameters. Significant improvements were seen in 10 patients undergoing spiritual therapy (F = 0.405, α = 5 %). “The effectiveness of spiritual therapy from depression to culture-based in Iranian women in Germany” is a well-received, highly efficient group therapy. Waiting is inefficient and even problematic for this group.