objective: this study assessed the effect of paradox in family therapy.paradox, as a therapeutic tool, has been developed by a number of therapists,especially mara selvini palazzoli. metho d: this study benefited from the milan systems approach to family. two clients (both females) were selected for this study. these two girls were the symptomatic members of their families. the families partici...

purpose: bipolar disorders of complex and multi-dimensional nature necessitate new therapies.   this research compared the effect of meta-cognitive and psycho-educational family therapy on   dysfunctional attitudes of bipolar patients.   materials and methods: this was a semi-empirical research with pretest-posttest design, using   control group. from among the bipolar woman who had referred to...

introduction: the present study aims at determining the efficacy of family based cognitive-behavioral therapy on children's anxiety. methods: in a quasi-experimental study, 120 girls’ with the ages of 10-11 with scores above 24 on the spence children's anxiety scale were enrolled. the mothers completed the spence children's anxiety scale-parent version. mothers and children were randomly assign...

introduction: marital burnout can be considered both an underlying factor for serious martial problems and a consequence of these problems. the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the emotionally-focused couple therapy (efct) and the problem-centered systems therapy of the family (pcstf) on marital burnout in spouses of recovering addicts. methods: the present quasi-ex...

one of the children problems is persistent physical complaints without clear medical cause, that often have a negative effect on children performance. purpose of this study was investigation of effectiveness of child parent relationship therapy on reducing somatic complaints in children 7 and 8 aged and improving family functioning. methodology of this study was quasi-experimental research with...