Introduction: In some countries, cancer is considered the second cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. In Iran, cancer is the third cause of death after cardiovascular diseases and accidents. It can be said that cancer is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease that has negative physical and psychological effects on patients. Methods: The current research was semi-experimenta...

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of doll therapy on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on increasing cognitive ability and improving the attention of girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This is a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test in which a control group was utilized. The initial sample consisted of 100 students with attention deficit hyperactiv...

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of choice theory therapy and behavioral activation (BA) therapy with and without guided mental imagery on resilience in substance-dependent adolescents. Method: The present study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study sample included 60 substance-dependent adolescents who were selected by convenience...

Introduction: Affective capital is one of the positive variables that can be effective in improving the conditions of female students with depression. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of positive mindfulness therapy; mindfulness based cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on affective capital in female students with depression. Method: The research method was semi-...

Introduction: Cancer is classified as one of the multifactorial diseases that is caused by infectious, environmental and genetic factors in individuals. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of positive group behavioral therapy and group cognitive behavioral therapy on cognitive flexibility in women with breast cancer. Methods: The present study was a quasi-experim...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy in improvement of relapse prevention skills and mental health in the addicted. The statistical population was all the addicted who were successfully detoxificated. For experimental group fifteen addicts were selected based on the available sample and for control group, fifteen subjects were pair...

Introduction: Mothers of single-parent children need a lot of help and assistance because they are alone in playing parenting roles. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of play therapy based on child-parent relationships and cognitive-behavioral art-play therapy on single-parent mothers’ affective capital and their components. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with...

Introduction: The most common gastrointestinal disorders are gastrointestinal dysfunctions, which is one of the most common types of gastrointestinal dysfunction that can impair health and quality of life. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy and cognitive-behavioral group therapy on quality of life, anxiety and depressi...