Abstract Objectives Mindfulness is an evidence-based treatment for depression but has never been rigorously tested with stroke survivors depression. This feasibility study examined several issues relevant to a potential trial of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) improving mood after stroke. Methods In 2017–2019 in New Zealand, we recruited 20 low undergo 6-week, one-on-one MBI course deliver...

Background: Breast cancer is the biggest risk factor that endangers women's health. It considered highest stress-causing disease due to unpleasant effects of on different aspects patients’ life. commonly associated with symptoms post-traumatic stress and its comorbidities such as anxiety depression. appears time perspective therapy (TPT), a new psychological treatment, can reduce stress, anxiet...

abstract background: peritoneal dialysis has a number of complications including increased blood glucose. although exercise has been suggested to resolve this complication, most patients are not active. the present study aimed at determining the effects of twice-weekly, 40-min sessions of pedaling on a stationary bicycle on mean fasting blood sugar (fbs) and 2-h postprandial blood sugar (ppbs) ...

the aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (act) on reducing internalizing symptoms in children and reducing parental stress (ps) in mothers. research design of this study was quasi-experimental research with a pre/post test design with a control group. using cluster sampling from among all the school children of the 2013-2014 school year at isfa...

background treatment for psychological disorders is generally based on signs and symptoms, and research in this area has shown that major depression has become one of the most significant psychiatric disorders of the last decade. objectives this study was conducted to compare the effects of schema therapy and cognitive group therapy on women with depression who were engaging in high-risk sexual...

objective: the current study was conducted to compare the efficacy and side effects of bifrontal electrode placement with standard bitemporal electrode placement in the treatment of patients with major depression. method: eighty nine patients with major depression were treated with a course of bifrontal or bitemporal ect. all patients received 8 sessions of ect treatment; and the hamilton ratin...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a therapeutic laughter program and the number of program sessions on anxiety, depression, and stress in breast cancer patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 31 patients who received four sessions of therapeutic laughter program comprised and 29 who were assigned to the no-program control group. Scores for anxiety, d...

BACKGROUND Anxiety is one of the most common reactions that parents show while understanding their children's intellectual disability due to Down syndrome. Anxiety leads parents not to develop appropriate relations with their children, subsequently their psychological health are at risk. The present study was aimed to determine the effect of problem-focused coping strategy training on psycholog...