title: A comparative study of thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies in patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depressive disorder and normal people.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to investigate the metacognitive model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), through a comparative study of thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies between patients with OCD, depression, and normal people.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a causal-comparative study. About 20 patients were selected with OCD, and 20 patients with major depression disorder (MDD), and 20 normal individuals. Participants completed a thought fusion instrument and thought control questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  RESULTS indicated that patients with OCD obtained higher scores than two other groups. Also, there was a statistical significant difference between the three groups in thought control strategies and punishment, worry, and distraction subscales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Therefore, the results of the present study supported the metacognitive model of obsessive and showed thought fusion beliefs and thought control strategies can be effective in onset and continuity of OCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amiri Pichakolaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Samad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fahimi
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shool of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakhshipour Roudsari
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fakhari
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ebrahim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahimkhanli
keywords: Major Depression Disorder; Metacognition; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Thought Control Strategies; Thought Fusion Beliefs