[Efficacy of music therapy on anxiety and diarrhea among patients with irritable bowel syndrome]

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome [IBS] is one of the most prevalent disease worldwide and it is considered as a stress- related disorder. Currently, music therapy is used for many somatic and psychological disorders. In this study, we evaluated efficacy of music therapy on anxiety and diarrhea among patients with IBS

Materials and methods: In this quasi experimental study, 80 female IBS patients with age of 30-45 years were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention [n=40] and control [n=40]. Two groups continued drugs prescribed by physician. Intervention group received music therapy in groups of 8-10 people. Immediately before and at the end of study, all patients fulfilled Beck anxiety inventory and were asked for frequency of diarrhea. Data were analysed by ANCOVA using SPSS-ver20 software. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant

Results: Mean [ +/- standard deviation] of anxiety score in intervention and control groups was 22.32 +/- 4.96 and 23.4 +/- 5.94 before study, which reached to 16.32 +/- 6.97 and 21.6 +/- 6.6 at the end of study respectively [p<0.0001]. Mean [ +/- standard deviation] of diarrhea frequency in intervention and control groups was 3.79 +/- 0.3 and 3.01 +/- 0.4 before study, which reached to 1.59 +/- 01 and 2.87 +/- 0.1 at the end of study respectively [p<0.0001]

Conclusion: This study showed that music therapy is a useful technique on decreasing anxiety and diarrhea in IBS patients and improves quality of life of these patients

Depression in patients with chronic hepatitis B: an experience on individual solution- focused therapy

Hepatitis B, as a chronic disorder that may be associated with several psychiatric disorders, such as depression, and decrease quality of life of affected patients. One of the most important consequences of psychiatric problems is reduced patient compliance with prolonged therapeutic regimens. Psychotherapy, such as solution-focused therapy, may help these patients to resolve psychiatric problems, increase quality of life and completion of therapeutic regimens. Solution-focused therapy is effective for patients when developing effective coping responses to the stressors associated with chronic diseases. In this study, the process and effects of solution-focused therapy on depression of 2 patients with chronic hepatitis B have been described. They received solution focused therapy for 5 sessions, each session 1 hour once a week. This technique was helpful to decrease symptoms and signs of depression within 5 weeks