Background and Aim: Cosmetic surgery as a special and common form of bodybuilding culture has always been a controversial topic in contemporary society. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of emotion-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy with mindfulness based cognitive therapy on body image and cognitive fusion in adolescent girls seeking cosmetic surgery. Methods: This was...

Introduction: The present study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of Mindfulness based Cognitive therapy versus Cognitive Behavioral therapy on predictors of relapse in recurrent Depression. Method: The study design pre-test - post-test in which 40 patients with recurrent depression who were selected and randomly assigned to either group MBCT and CBT. They were assessed with Beck D...

  Objectives : the present study was designed to examine, within the framework of cognitive-behavioral theory, the efficiency of cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of depression among young adults. Method: three case studies were carried out, with 15 – 17 year old females, suffering from depression. They were selected from among the patients referred to a psychiatrist's office. Each ...

Introduction: The most common gastrointestinal disorders are gastrointestinal dysfunctions, which is one of the most common types of gastrointestinal dysfunction that can impair health and quality of life. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy and cognitive-behavioral group therapy on quality of life, anxiety and depressi...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder and is a psychosomatic disorder. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on coping styles and gastrointestinal symptoms of IBS patients. This Experimental (pretest-posttest with the control group) study was conducted on 32 patients with IBS based on inclus...

Introduction: Infertile women face many problems in their personal lives and infertility is accompanied with many psychological injuries including increased stress, which requires to the use of psychological interventions. Therefore, present research aimed to comparing the effectiveness of reality therapy and transactional analysis approach on stress coping strategies in infertile women. Method...

Introduction: Nomophobia is a particular disorder caused by the use of smartphones that adverse health effects such as sleep disturbance, impaired short-term memory, dizziness and high blood pressure is associated. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy, Emotion focused therapy and Adolescent-centered Mindfulness Therapy on Nomophobia symptoms a...

Introductionand purpose: The mourning experience is a common phenomenon among elderly. Losing friends and peers along with senility and proximity to death intensify anxiety of death. The aim of  present study was to assess the effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy on death anxiety among the breavement elderly man. Materials and Methods: The current study is a quasi experim...