purpose: the aim of this research is the comparing of effectiveness between existential and art group therapy on existential anxiety. method: 36 artist women randomly placed in two intervention (existential& art) and one control group .each intervention group received 10 weekly sessions. all participants performed good& good anxiety test. data was analyzed by one way covariance method. findings...

background: infertility is a stressful event that can give rise to psychological difficulties. now, a wide range of psychosocial interventions for infertile couples has been developed. objective: purpose of this study was to determine the effect of group cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) to reduce stress, anxiety and depression of women undergoing assisted reproductive therapy (art). materials...

Background: Various factors, like pregnancy, can lead to irregular sleep patterns. Sleep disturbances are common during pregnancy, potentially leading to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effectiveness of art therapy based on painting on sleep quality of pregnant women in the third trimester. Methods: This quasi-experimental study followed by a ...

anxiety disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders which can have negative effects on the human life. children and adults can have anxiety disorders and these disorders can lead to secondary problems such as cognitive, perceptual, emotional and behavioral problems. for treatment of anxiety, the practitioners and psychologists can apply psychotherapy approaches such as: cognitive therapy, ge...

This article describes the development and implementation of an eight-session expressive arts group therapy provided at a middle school on an active military base with youth from active military families. The structure and process of expressive arts group therapy is described with reference to goals and objectives and the integration of the multi-modal expressive arts approach within a psychoso...

Anxiety disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders which can have negative effects on the human life. Children and adults can have anxiety disorders and these disorders can lead to secondary problems such as cognitive, perceptual, emotional and behavioral problems. For treatment of anxiety, the practitioners and psychologists can apply psychotherapy approaches such as: cognitive therapy, Ge...

background & purpose: a stroke occurs when blood flow to a region of the brain is interrupted by the blockage or rupturing of a blood vessel or artery. the most prevalent cause of aphasia is stroke. a brain damage that can effect on receptive & expressive language skills is aphasia. intensive language therapy is the most effective means of treating aphasia. the ciat is one of the novel intensiv...