Background: Women and men who have infertility problems, are faced with numerous psychological pressures, including changes in family environment and social networks, sexual problems and challenges of infertility stress which are associated with depression and psychological distress and can result in premature withdrawal of medical infertility treatments and unresolved feelings of loss and grie...

social phobia is characterized by a fear of negative evaluation within social or performance situations, where individuals believe that they are under scrutiny and may be embarrassed (american psychiatric association, 2013). the present study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness and acceptance-based group therapy on decreasing fears of scrutiny by others in patients with ...