Abstract

This study was designed with the aim of comparing the efficacy of three methods cognitive-behavioral therapy including problem solving; exposure prolonged and combined method (formed of two methods of problem solving and exposure prolonged) on veterans' adjustment suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Methods: The research samples consisted of 100 veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder of war, using an experimental design with pre test and post test they divided randomly to three groups including: 1 - problem-solving group 2- exposure prolonged group 3- combined group 4- a control group. Each of mentioned groups contained 25 members. Measurement tool in this study was Bell adjustment Questionnaire. Results: The results showed that all three methods in whole adjustment and number of items in home, work and social dimensions of adjustment were effective (p<0.01). Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioral therapy methods including; problem problem solving, prolonged exposure and combined method had significant effect on increasing adjustment among Veteran PTSD.