Farima Anbari

Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - P71: Which Variables Predict the Response of Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder to Cognitive-Behavior Therapy?

Social anxiety (or social phobia) disorder is defined as a constant fear of being embarrassed or negatively evaluated in social situations or while doing activities in the presence of others. Several studies have examined the role of certain variables that might predict response to treatment and may affect treatment outcome. The purpose of this study was to identify predictive variables of chan...

[ 2 ] - Thought Control Strategies in Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder and Their Relationships with Trait Anxiety

Objective: The present study aims to investigate thought control strategies in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and the relationship of these metacognitive strategies with trait anxiety, as a construct of emotional vulnerability. Methods: 60 patients with diagnosis of GAD and MDD and 30 control subjects (nonpatients) were selected from the university stude...

[ 3 ] - General Anxiety and Dental Fear: Is There A Relationship?

Introduction: Anxiety is an emotional state that helps healthy people defend themselves against threats. Dental anxiety is referred to a patient's specific response to stressful dental practices. The prevalence of dental anxiety is estimated to be between 3-43%. The relation between dental caries and dental anxiety is well understood, which happen as the result...

[ 4 ] - فراتحلیل رابطه باورهای مذهبی و معنویت با سلامت روانی

Background and objectives: Based on both theoretical and empirical literature religious beliefs and spirituality have a positive impact on general health and mental health and play an important role in dealing with difficult situations of life. Based on previous investigations in this field, in present study it was aimed to examine combined effect size in relationship of religious beliefs and s...