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...

Objective: Drug addiction is one of the most important problems of the present age, which has become globally widespread. The purpose of this study was to compare three therapeutic methods, i.e, group cognitive-behavioral therapy, medicinal therapy, and placebo in reducing the anxiety of substance abuse patients. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental research with pre-test/post-test...

Background & Objective: Diabetes is a chronic disorder and the most complicated disease regarding its management and need for self-management. Cognitive-behavioral therapy plays a key role in self-management and self-regulation. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the self-care behaviors and psychological wellbeing and hope indicators in patient...

Besharat, M. A - Salehi, M - Rostamian, A - Ghorbani, N The aim of this study was to design and test the effectiveness of a couples oriented emotional-cognitive-behavioral intervention model and patient-oriented cognitive-behavioral intervention model of sexual problems in women with rheumatoid arthritis. The research used a quasi-experimental design with pretest, and post-test, and a 3 month o...

Background: Psychological debriefing has been widely advocated for routine use following major traumatic events. Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, art supportive therapies, and sport and recreational support activities are other interventions for reducing posttraumatic stress disorder. We assessed the effects of theses methods individually and in combination on reduction posttraumatic stress ...

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...

The present research has aimed to compare efficacy of cognitive-behavioral and metacognitive approaches on thought fusions and washing-cleaning obsessions in patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The study utilized quasi-experimental design with pretest - posttest model has two experimental groups. The population included all of the girl students at the university of science and technolog...

Background and Aim: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus do not have a flexible approach against stress and have difficalty regulating their cognitive skills performance. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on reducing perceived body image stress and improving cognitive flexibility among women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods:...