Background and Objectives: Although the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is supported by researchers, controlled studies show that each of these methods only partially serves to treat this disorder. Therefore, this study aimed at achieving the effect size of cognitive-behavioral interventions on the treatment of G...

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...

Purpose: This study aimed at comparing schema therapy and CBT on beliefs related to eating disorders (negative self-esteem, self-accepted weight, the weight accepted by others and control overeating) among anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients based on the parental bonding. Method: The study had an experimental method with pretest-posttest design. The study population included all patients aged...

The prevalence of divorce has increased worldwide in recent decades, with a range of negative consequences endangering the mental health of families. The purpose of the current study was the study of the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy on the cognitive and emotional strategies of couples on the verge of divorce in Khorramabad. The research design was pretest-posttest test with a...

 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...