Objectives: Taking into consideration the high prevalence of insomnia disorder in the elderly population, this study aims to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in improving the overall quality of sleep and the subscales of sleep quality in the elderly. Methods & Materials: The present study employs experimental research design including 5000 elderly participants ...

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy (CBH) on resilience and sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome in Gorgan. In this study, single-subject designs (A-B-A) were used. The statistical population includes all women with fibromyalgia syndrome who have referred to medical centers in Gorgan. ...

Background & Aims: Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common anxiety disorders. Studying the etiology of this disorder is important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of BAS / BIS in social anxiety disorder by mediation effect of cognitive bias. Materials & Methods: 240 students of Tabriz University were selected by cluster sampling method and then responded to the ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to predict distress tolerance based on brain-behavioral systems, HEXACO personality characteristics and social isolation in substance-dependent individuals. Method: The present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study included all substance-dependent men referred to addiction treatment centers in Tehran in 2020. According...

Background: Chronic mental illnesses affect cognitive status and behavior, which lead to social and communication impairment and behavioral problems. This research investigated the influence of communication skills training on aggression and quality of life of the patients with chronic mental illnesses. Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest....

Introduction: Hypertension is a common disease which affects people's health. Individuals who are week in stress coping and respond to stress with bias are more likely to suffer from chronic physical and mental disease. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral based stress management training on sleep quality and cognitive bias in patients with primary ...