BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BD) is commonly associated with cognitive and functional impairments even during remission periods, and although a growing number of studies have demonstrated the benefits of psychotherapy as an add-on to pharmacological treatment, its effectiveness appears to be less compelling in severe presentations of the disorder. New interventions have attempted to improve cog...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy couple therapy on postpartum depression in women referred to the hospital. The research method was pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population included all women who were referred to Sarem Hospital in Tehran. The sample size was 40 people (20 in the experime...

This study utilized structural equation modeling to examine the associations among parental guilt induction (a form of psychological control), youth cognitive style, and youth internalizing symptoms, with parents and youth participating in a randomized controlled trial of a family-based group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention targeting families with a history of caregiver depression....

Background & aim: Childbirth is a stressful event in women’s lives, and if a mother perceives it as an unpleasant event, it can influence her postpartum mental health. Depression is a common mental disorder, which can has serious consequences depending on its severity. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of debriefing and brief cognitive-behavioral therapy on postpartum depres...

this study investigated the effectiveness of cognitive – behavioral therapy, drug tehrapy, and their combination in treating obsessive – compulsive disorder. twenty one patients with obsessive – compulsive disorder were randomly assigned to three groups: cognitive – behavioral , clomipramine, and combined cognitive – behavioral and clomipramine treatment groups. treatment outcomes were analyzed...