purpose: to examine the effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) based on schema on impulsiveness of substance abusers in karaj. materials and methods: this study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. the statistical population of this study consisted of male substance abusers who referred to addiction treatment clinics of karaj in 2010. the sample ...

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...

purpose: the aim of the present study was to determine theeffectiveness of group hope therapy on the time horizon andoptimism of divorced women 25-40 years old in tehran whoreferred to a counseling center. materials and method: 30divorced women were selected randomly and were assignedat two experimental and control groups. group hope therapywas held for 8 sessions of 2 hour. group hope therapy ...

conclusions categorization of trials based on their classification scheme to investigate the efficacy of classification-based physical therapy could reduce the heterogeneity of trials and allow researchers to understand the contradictory results in this context. results a total of 12 rcts were identified and categorized into four classification schemes. some evidence supporting classification-s...

objective: the main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of psychological therapies and art/sport supportive interventions separately,and in combination on post traumatic stress symptoms in children and compare them with a control group . methods: in a field trial, we evaluated the efficacy of group behavioral therapy, art and sport supportive interventions in bam earthquake childr...

objectives: the purpose of the present study was to study the effects of hope-oriented group-couple- therapy on the increase of marital satisfaction among wives with addicted husbands. methods: the design of study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and a control group. population of the study included all wives with addicted husbands who volunteered to participate in the hope-orien...

aim and background: there are various methods for treatment of depression. this study was aimed to examine and compare the efficacy of three therapeutic techniques namely group cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, drug therapy with fluoxetin and drug- therapy with the herbal medicine named hypiran in treatment of depression in women. method and materials: in an experimental study, a total number...

objective: multiple sclerosis (ms) has several physical, psychological, and psychiatric symptoms. regarding the psychological impact of ms on aspects of life, this study sought to examine the effect of group quality of life therapy on depression and anxiety in these patients. methods: two groups of 15 matched patients with ms were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups after compl...

objectives: the present study has investigated the effect of cognitive behavioral group therapy on improving coping styles in patients with acute coronary heart disease. methods: semi-experimental in type of pretest-posttest with control group seems to be a good design for this study.22 patients with acute coronary heart disease are admitted in ccu of mashhad razavi hospital and undergo angiopl...