Background: Metabolic syndrome is an asymptomatic disorder and an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle modification and self-management of health-promoting behaviors are the most important actions in control of metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of self-management interventions based on cognitive behavioral group Ther...

abstract background: diabetes mellitus is considered as the most common metabolic disorder. the patients with diabetes are likely to be affected by mental distress, especially depression. nurses should pay attention to the psychological needs of depressive patients by participating in an application of non- pharmacological treatment such as cognitive-behavioral therapy. this study aimed to asse...

Medication is the treatment of choice for many types of hallucination, but a lack of results – due to noncompliance and the persistence of residual symptoms, for example – has led researchers to develop various ancillary treatment forms (Pantelis and Barnes 1996 ) . Two decades ago, psychological research focused primarily on coping strategies. But although many patients do apply self-developed...

Introduction What is behavioral economics? Why is the word behavioral necessary? Why is the word economics not sufficient? So much research could fall under the umbrella of behavioral economics that the description may not have much meaning. What distinguishes behavioral economic research? The thesis explored here is that “deliberation cost” a distinguishing feature upon which behavioral econom...

The field of behavioral genetics has enormous potential to uncover both genetic and environmental influences on normal and deviant behavior. Behavioral-genetic methods are based on a solid foundation of theories and methods that successfully have delineated components of complex traits in plants and animals. New resources are now available to dissect the genetic component of these complex trait...