Group narrative therapy in the elderly men; enhancing forgiveness and reducing depression

Abstract

Introduction: Efforts to resolving the needs and problems of the elderly is considered as a social necessity due to the increasing growth of the aging population and the multiplicity of their problems. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of group therapy narration on forgiveness and depression in the elderly. Method: This is a quasi experimental study method using post-test design with a control group. 30 elderly people were selected and assigned to 2 experimental and control groups (n=15).The experiment group had eight 60 minute sessions of group narrative therapy which took place once a week. the Persian version of the abbreviated mental test (AMT), The Persian version of Heartland Forgiveness Scale and also the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were used for data gathering. The data were analyzed by SPSS-20 using covariance