درمان شناختي -رفتاري اختلال تبدل خواهي جنسي با تاكيد بر درمان معنوي : بررسي موردي

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Emphasis on Spiritual Therapy in Treatment of Transsexualism: A Case Study

Objectives: This project was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy with emphasis on spiritualism in treatment of a 20 year old university student diagnosed with transsexual disorder. Method:In 30 treatment sessions, once a week, methods and techniques of self-reassessment, problem solving, positive attitude (individual and family), and spiritual-moral therapy was utilized. Findings:The patientʹs inclination for same sex preference was reduced; the level of his participation in same sex activities was increased and he refrained from pursuing the sex change surgical operation. Results:The pre-test, post-test, and a follow up assessment indicated the effectiveness of this method in treatment of transexualism.