objectives: this study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (mbct) in management of pain and functional limits of chronic pain patients. methods & materials: in this semi-experimental study, 30 volunteer female patients suffering from chronic pain attending a clinical assessment for treatment of chronic pain were recruited using the convenience samplin...

objective: aim of this experimental study is evaluating the effectiveness of two different approaches towards the treatment of major depressive disorder (mdd): positive-oriented psychotherapy and group cognitive-behavior therapy. methods: eighteen out-patients suffering from major depression were randomly divided into two groups to be treated according to either of these two approaches. both gr...

background: illness representations (based on leventhal's model) are associated with chronic illness outcomes. it has been suggested that targeting these cognitive components improves illness outcomes. multiple sclerosis is a common disorder between neural and immune systems that creates physical and psychological consequences. there are few pre psychological trails on these patients. the aim o...

objectives:this study used a quasi-experimental method inthe pretest-posttest to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive-existential group therapy on hopefulness in parents of children with cancer. methods:thirty parents (24 to 54 years old) of children with cancer were divided randomly into experimental and control groups. both groups were assessed with miller hope scale (1988), as pre-test. the ex...

background: the measure of expressed emotion (ee) has been extensively used for the investigation of family interaction in different clinical populations. however, very few clinical data exist which clarify the nature of the relationship between family ee and eating disorders, as well as the prognostic value of the ee variables. objective: the purpose of this study is to determine if family ee ...

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is the one of the main disorders arising from disastrous experiences. road accidents are common reasons for mental disorders which are associated with trauma. with regard to the prevalence and effects of ptsd, treatment of these disorders is very important. the aim of the present study is to determine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing...

background: special care needs of mentally retarded children can affect the mental health of the mother. the purpose of this study was the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (mbct) on reducing depression and increasing life expectancy of mothers with mentally retarded children. methods: this study was a two group quasi-experimental plan with pre and post test. the population has fo...

aim and background: one of the most important learning disabilities is spelling learning disability which is accompanied by memory problems and social skills. the main aim of present research was to review the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy on memory and social skills of children with spelling learning disability. methods and materials: the research method of present study w...

background and aim: the aim of this research was study the effectiveness of  group cognitive- behavior therapy on reducing  body dysmorphic disorder and inter personal sensitivity among high school girls in ahvaz city. methods: the first sample included 800 students who were selected with  multi­ stage random sampleing and completed y-bocs-bdd and inter personal sensitivity  subscale of  scl-90...