Aim: The current study is to determine the effectiveness
of short term group narrative therapy on decreasing
depression in patients suffering from post-traumatic stress
disorder. Method: The population of the study included
all the women between the ages 25-35 referred to the
psychotherapy center located in the 1st area of Tehran city.
Available sampling was used for the study which included
18 individual who were selected from 143 referred patient
who were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder
and had depression above the cutting line, using
Lovibond(1995) depression questionnaire and citizen
scale of Mississippi (1988) for post-traumatic stress
disorder, and clinical interview. The sample was divided
into two experiment and control groups with 9 individuals
in each group. The experiment group joined the 90 minute
group therapy sections while the control group received
no intervention. A week after the termination of the
sections, both groups had post-test. Result:The data
obtained were analyzed by using the covariance in SPSS
20 software. The results showed that narrative group
therapy is effective in the reduction of depression
(p<0.05). And finally this method could be used for
decreasing in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Conclusion: It appears that short-term group narrative
therapy is effective in reducing symptoms of depression
among patients suffering from PTSD and, thus, this
approach can be used independently or along with medical
treatment to decrease symptoms of PTSD.