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        1 - The Comparison of Mental Health, Marriage Satisfaction and Assertiveness between Parents of Mental Retarded and Normal (Girl and Boy) of Primary School's Student in West Azerbaijan
        مختار معتمدین فریبا سهرابی اسکندر فتحی‌آذر صادق ملکی
        The purpose of this study was the comparison of mental health, marriage satisfaction and assertiveness between parents of mental retarded and normal (girl and boy) students. In these research  parents of mental retarded and normal (girl and boy) who their children's wer More
        The purpose of this study was the comparison of mental health, marriage satisfaction and assertiveness between parents of mental retarded and normal (girl and boy) students. In these research  parents of mental retarded and normal (girl and boy) who their children's were studding primary schools in west Azerbaijan were selected randomly and examined for obtaining the necessary in formation about groups. We used  questioners: (SCL- ), (ENRICH) and (ASRI). The data collected were analyzed by independent t test. The statically results were showed that: means of scores between groups in  variables (mental health, marriage satisfaction and assertiveness) were significantly different (P < ). Manuscript profile
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        2 - The Effect of Group Play Training on Adaptive Behavior of Girls and Boys with Educable Mental Disabilities
        Arezoo Shahmive Isfahani Mansoure Bahramipour Tahere Heidari Salar Faramarzi
         The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of group play training on adaptive behavior of educable mentally disabled students. The statistical population of this study included all students with intellectual disability in grades 1, 2, 3 of educable pri More
         The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of group play training on adaptive behavior of educable mentally disabled students. The statistical population of this study included all students with intellectual disability in grades 1, 2, 3 of educable primary schools in Isfahan. The sample included 40 students (20 boys and 20 girls) who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Then they were randomly divided into two groups: the experimental (10 girls and 10 boys) and control (10 girls and 10 boys) groups. The instrument used in this research was, Vineland Social Maturity Scale (Doll, 1965). The pretest was administered to both the experimental and control groups. Then experimental group received the group play training for 8 sessions, each, one hour. Then post-test administered. The results of co-variance analyses showed that group play training had a significant effect on adaptive behavior of these children (P < 0.0001). Also, the results showed that there was no significant difference between girl's and boy's mean scores of Vineland social maturity scale in post test. The finding showed that the group play training could increase adaptive behavior in students with intellectual disabilities (P < .0001).  Manuscript profile
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        3 - The effect of cognitive behavioral family therapy on general health and marital satisfaction of families with mentally retarded children in Khorramabad city
        moslem siahposh Abdullah Motamedi Faramarz Sohrabi
        Considering the family as the most important social institution and the context for the growth of each individual in society is very important. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral family therapy on general health and mari More
        Considering the family as the most important social institution and the context for the growth of each individual in society is very important. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral family therapy on general health and marital satisfaction of families with mentally retarded children in Khorramabad city. This research is a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all families with mentally retarded children referred to Khorramabad rehabilitation centers in the summer of 2014. 30 families were selected by sampling in random sampling and were randomly divided into two experimental groups (15 individuals) And witness (15 people). The general health questionnaire and marital satisfaction questionnaire were used as a pretest, then the experimental group received 12 sessions of cognitive-behavioral family therapy and the control group received no intervention. At the end of the post-test, the data were analyzed using SPSS-21 software and covariance analysis. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups of experimental and post-cognitive-behavioral family therapy (P&lt;0.05). Mean score of general health and marital satisfaction in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group Increased. Manuscript profile