Introduction: Divorce is one of the most important social phenomena that depends on many factors. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing on symptoms of anxiety sensitivity in divorced women. Materials and Methods: The current study was a quasi-experimental interventional design. The statistical population cons...

Background and Objective: Since the social, individual and psychological effects of social anxiety could damage functioning of many children and teenagers, we decided to survey the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy for social anxiety of female students. Materials and Methods: Method of this study was an experimental type. After performing social anxiety inventory, clinical int...

Introduction: Epilepsy is a brain disorder that has neurobiological, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences for affected patients. The purpose of this research was to determine the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT) on modification of dysfunctional attitudes in patients with epilepsy. Methods: In the study, 20 epileptic patients were randomly assigned to two experimental...

 Background & Aims: Multiple sclerosis disease is one of the most common chronic diseases in central nervous system (CNS). The nature of chronic disease, not having a good prognosis and definite cure are causes of having highest prevalence in various mental disorders like depression and anxiety. The purpose of this part of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral g...

Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of family-based cognitive behavioral therapy in modification of self-image associated with obesity in children. Materials and methods: A randomized controlled trial was performed in children with obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile (aged 8-15 years old. Using convenience sampling, the participants were recruited fr...

Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy in pain self-efficacy, fatigue, life expectancy and depression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: In a semi-experimental research with a control group pretest-posttest design, 68 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were selected through convenience sampling from neurolo...

Background: This research aimed to compare the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on the mental health of mothers of children with special needs (i.e. cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and autism). Methods: This quasi-experimental study was a pre-test, post-test design with a control group. Study populations were the mothers of children admitt...

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral education on rumination and marital rumination in female teachers during coronary quarantine. In terms of applied purpose, this study was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population of the study included female teachers in Islamshahr in the academic year 1300-14...