Introduction: Children with cancer, along with medical treatments, need psychological treatments to overcome their illness and its consequences. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of cognitive-behavioral art-play therapy and cognitive-behavioral story therapy on pain perception and hope in children with cancer. Methods: The current study was quasi-experimental research with pre-...

Objective: Drug addiction is one of the most important problems of the present age, which has become globally widespread. The purpose of this study was to compare three therapeutic methods, i.e, group cognitive-behavioral therapy, medicinal therapy, and placebo in reducing the anxiety of substance abuse patients. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental research with pre-test/post-test...

Introduction: Anxiety and depression are among the variables that children with cancer need psychological treatment for them. The aim of this study was to determine the comparing the effectiveness of group story therapy and the art-play therapy on anxiety and depression in children with cancer based on the framework, principles and rules of cognitive-behavioral approach. Methods: The research m...

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of group interpersonal therapy and group cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce the depression symptoms of the patient with social anxiety disorder. Method: It is an experimental research with pretest and posttest. The participants were female students who suffered from social anxiety disorder. 40 students were selected an...

Background and Objective: In patients with multiple sclerosis, pain is a common phenomenon and plays an important role in mental health and quality of life of these individuals. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cognitive behavioral group therapy and hope-based group therapy on perception of pain in patients with MS. Materials and Methods: This is a quasi-exper...

Background: Psychological debriefing has been widely advocated for routine use following major traumatic events. Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, art supportive therapies, and sport and recreational support activities are other interventions for reducing posttraumatic stress disorder. We assessed the effects of theses methods individually and in combination on reduction posttraumatic stress ...

Introdution: The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and hope therapy on quality of life, life expectancy, resiliency in patients with thalassemia who went to Bushehr Thalassemia Therapy Center in 2017. Methods: The study was experimental and census was used. It consisted of 21 patients with thalassemia in Bushehr province who were randomly ...