Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Study of Faradarmani Therapy on Depression Level

Abstract

Abstract Faradarmani is a kind of complementary and alternative medicine in Iran .The objective of this research, was survey of faradarmani effectiveness on depression. for this aim, in shape of an quasi-experimental design in6 weeks, the therapy was performed on the group of experiment and has compared the scores of pre and post test of Beck inventory. 110 persons in experimental group and 58 persons were considered as control group who were not under faradarmani. the results showed, there is meaningful difference between 2 groups statistically and after faradarmani the depression participants' scores have been decreased in Beck experiment (p = 0.007). Faradarmani had no costs and side effects and decreases the need of usual therapies