Payame Noor University QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 2322-1283 10 40 2022 02 20 Effectiveness of Meta cognitive Therapy on Body Image Concern, Anxiety and Depression in Psoriasis Patients Effectiveness of Meta cognitive Therapy on Body Image Concern, Anxiety and Depression in Psoriasis Patients 151 164 8569 10.30473/hpj.2022.55729.4986 FA Mahdi Azad PhD Student in Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran Zahra Bagherzadeh Golmakani Assistant Professor in Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran Ahmad Mansouri Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran Mohsen Doustkam Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Attar Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran. Journal Article 2020 08 18 <strong>Objective: </strong>Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that has many effects on patients' mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. <strong>Method:</strong> This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. Thirty people with psoriasis in Mashhad (Iran) selected by available sampling method and the randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions to metacognitive therapy, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The participants completed Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II). Data were analyzed by SPSS software, using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). <strong>Findings:</strong> The findings showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in body image concern, anxiety and depression scores (P< 0.05). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results suggested that metacognitive therapy has a significant effect on reducing body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Therefore, therapist can use this method to reduce body image concern, anxiety and depression in these patients. <strong>Objective: </strong>Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that has many effects on patients' mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. <strong>Method:</strong> This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. Thirty people with psoriasis in Mashhad (Iran) selected by available sampling method and the randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions to metacognitive therapy, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The participants completed Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II). Data were analyzed by SPSS software, using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). <strong>Findings:</strong> The findings showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in body image concern, anxiety and depression scores (P< 0.05). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results suggested that metacognitive therapy has a significant effect on reducing body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Therefore, therapist can use this method to reduce body image concern, anxiety and depression in these patients. https://hpj.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_8569_d1892a7abf2301925b0e762c2e5bda25.pdf