Comparing the effectiveness of group movie therapy (GMT) versus supportive group therapy (SGT) for improvement of mental health in grieving adolescent girls in Tehran

Abstract

36 female university students in the city of Tehran, who had lost a close family member in 2008-2009 year, randomly assigned into a control and two experimental groups. The two experimental groups received twice a week intervention for eight weeks and then was post tested and once again reassessed in a two-month follow up by GHQ-28. Mixed ANOVA showed the GMT wasn't more significant than SGT on improving mental health in post test but that was in follow up. The GMT was an efficacious and permanent technique among adolescent. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.