social anxiety disorder is a common anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence. adolescence is a period during which the individual believes will lead to different outcomes. the aim of this study was to compare early maladaptive schemas in two groups of adolescents with social anxiety disorder and normal adolescents. the present study was causal-comparative. population was consisted of all ...

Acne vulgaris is a very common problem of adolescents. It is well known, easily recognizable, physiological process but is better regarded as a disease due to its inflammatory component. It causes disfigurement on the face, which is socially and psychologically the most important body region. This disfigurement leads to a greater psychological burden than a variety of other chronic diseases. Pa...

cognitive restructuring and exposure therapy have been integrated into a highly structured package for the treatment of social phobia termed cognitive-behavioral group therapy (cbgt). the first two sessions of cbgt for social phobia are devoted to training clients in the basic tenets of cognitive therapy. clients learn to identify their own irrational thoughts and to challenge the content of th...

background:   materials and methods:   results:   conclusions:   the fi ndings showed that laughter yoga had a positive effect on students’ general health and improved the signs of physical and sleep disorders, lowered anxiety and depression, and promoted their social function. therefore, laughter yoga can be used as one of the effective strategies on students’ general health.

BACKGROUND Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by a highly distressing and impairing preoccupation with nonexistent or slight defects in appearance. Patients with BDD present to both psychiatric and non-psychiatric physicians. A few studies have assessed BDD prevalence in representative samples of the general population and have demonstrated that this disorder is relatively common. ...