Affect of psychodrama group therapy on the psychopathology, coping styles, self esteem, perceived social support and co-dependency of the co-dependets

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of psychodrama group therapy on psychopathologies, coping styles, self-esteem, perceived social support and co-dependency (dependent relatives). Within the scope of the study, 30 dependent relatives of the patients who were treated in the addiction outpatient clinic of Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry were studied. 15 participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 15 participants to the control group. Co-dependency Scale (CODA), Psychological Symptom Screening Scale (SCL 90), Stress Coping Scale (COPE) and Perceived Multidimensional Social Support Scale were administered to all participants at 3-month intervals. In addition, qualitative analysis methods were used to collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of Psychodrama Group Therapy. The obtained data were analyzed by Wilcoxon Signed Ranks and Mann Whitney U Signed Ranks tests in SPSS 22 program. the total score of the perceived social support scale, As a result of the study; the total score of the SCL 90 Scale and SCL 90 Scale's all sub-dimensions, the total scores of the Co-Dependency Scale and the Co-Dependency Scale's Self-Hiding, Self-Neglect and Low Self-Esteem sub-dimentions, the total score of the Perceived Social Support Scale and the Perceived Social Support Scale's Friend Social Support, Family Social Support sub-dimensions of the experimental group receiving Psychodrama Group Therapy, significant difference was found compared to the control group. No difference was found between the experimental and control groups in terms of coping with stress. As a result of the qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of Psychodrama Group Therapy, 9 themes were reached. In summary, Psychodrama Group Therapy reduces psychopathologic symptoms of co-dependents; increases their self-esteem and the social support they perceived