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1 - Comparison of Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy, Desensitization with Eye Movements and Biofeedback on Migraine Attacks, Anxiety Sensitivity, Quality of Sleep and Life
Elahe Mehrmanesh fariba hafezi parvin ehteshamzadeh saeed bakhtiarpour

10.30495/jhm.2023.73314.11136

Introduction: Considering the negative psychological consequences of migraine, this study was conducted with the aim of comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy, desensitization with eye movements and biofeedback on migraine attacks, anxiety sensitivity, and quality of sl More

Introduction: Considering the negative psychological consequences of migraine, this study was conducted with the aim of comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy, desensitization with eye movements and biofeedback on migraine attacks, anxiety sensitivity, and quality of sleep and life of women with migraine. Methods: The present research was semi-experimental with a pretest, posttest and follow-up design with a control group. The research population was all women suffering from migraine headaches who referred to Ayandeh Chashmandaz Clinic of Tehran city in 2020 year, which number of 60 people of them were selected by simple random sampling and randomly assigned to four equal groups. The cognitive-behavioral therapy group received 11 sessions of 90 minutes as a group, the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing group received 12 sessions of 90 minutes as an individual, the biological feedback group received 15 sessions of 45 minutes as an individual, and during this time the group did not receive training. The data were collected with headache diary note form, anxiety sensitivity inventory, Pittsburgh sleep quality index and quality of life questionnaire and were analyzed by multiple variance analysis method in SPSS version 25 software. Results: The findings showed that in both posttest and follow-up stages in number and intensity of migraine attacks the effect of all three intervention methods was greater than the control group, and the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy was greater than eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and biological feedback (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the two methods of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and biological feedback (P>0.05). In during migraine attacks the effect of all three intervention methods was greater than the control group, and the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy was greater than eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and biological feedback, and the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing was greater than biological feedback (P<0.05). Also, in both posttest and follow-up stages in anxiety sensitivity and sleep quality the effect of all three intervention methods was greater than that control group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the methods (P>0.05). In addition, in both posttest and follow-up stages in quality of life the effect of all three intervention methods was greater than the control group, and the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy was greater than eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and biological feedback (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the two methods of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and biological feedback (P>0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of the current research, health therapists and professionals can be use all three methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy, with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and biological feedback, especially cognitive behavioral therapy to improve migraine attacks, anxiety sensitivity, sleep quality and quality of life of women with Migraine. Manuscript profile

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2 - The Effect of ReligiousâBased Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Resiliency in Couples
zeinab kaviani Najmeh Hamid Mirsalahedin Enayati

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of religious–based cognitive–behavioral therapy on resiliency in couples. The research employed a quasi–experimental method with a pretest and posttest design. The population consisted of all married women refe More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of religious–based cognitive–behavioral therapy on resiliency in couples. The research employed a quasi–experimental method with a pretest and posttest design. The population consisted of all married women referred to district 1 counseling center in Karaj city. 30 women with low resiliency were selected by available sampling through Kanner and Davidson resiliency Questionnaire (2003), and randomly assigned to an experimental (15 subjects) and a control group (15 subjects). The experimental group received 10 sessions of religious-based cognitive–behavioral therapy, each forty five minutes which held twice a week. During this period no intervention was given to the control group. Resiliency questionnaire was administered again as the post test. The co-variance analysis revealed that religious-based cognitive–behavioral therapy was significantly related to the increase of resiliency (P < 0.0001). The findings of religious- based cognitive-behavioral therapy can be considered as a significant and effective method in increasing resiliency. Manuscript profile

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3 - A Comparison between the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Couple Therapy on Conflicting Coupleâs Marital Intimacy in Isfahan
سحر خانجانی وشکی عبدالله شفیع آبادی ولی الله فرزاد مریم فاتحی زاده

Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT) and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on conflicting couple’s marital intimacy in Isfahan. A quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttes More

Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT) and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on conflicting couple’s marital intimacy in Isfahan. A quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest and control group was used. The population included all conflicting couples who were referred to consultation centers in Isfahan. The sampling method was voluntary.  90 individuals (couples) were put into three groups (30 each) of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy, acceptance and commitment couple therapy and the control group. Both the two experimental groups received 12 ninety-minute sessions of therapy once a week. The study instrument was Couples’ Intimacy Questionnaire (Oliya et al.,2009). The results of covariance analysis revealed that cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy made significant changes in the marital intimacy at the posttest stage (P<0.05).  Further, the results of Bonferroni’s follow-up test implied that there is no significant difference between the degree of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on marital intimacy . According to the results, cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy made significant changes in marital intimacy and there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of these two therapeutic methods. The results of this study provide experimental support for both therapies in order to increase marital intimacy. key words: cognitive-behavioral couple therapy, acceptance and commitment couple therapy, marital intimacy, conflicting couples. Manuscript profile

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4 - The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions on Emotional-Behavioral Problems in Bereaved Adolescent Girls
tahereh golkari mehrdad kalantari ahmad abedi

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cognitive-behavioral intervention on emotional-behavioral problems in bereaved adolescent girls. Being a quasi-experimental study, the research employed a pretest, posttest and follow-up (one month) design. More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cognitive-behavioral intervention on emotional-behavioral problems in bereaved adolescent girls. Being a quasi-experimental study, the research employed a pretest, posttest and follow-up (one month) design. The statistical population included bereaved high school adolescent girls in Shahin Shahr city in 2011. Of them, 30 students were selected via access sampling method, and were then randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. The measurement instrument was Goodman Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997). Experimental group received 8 sessions of cognitive-behavioral intervention (each a 90-minute session). The results of analysis of covariance (with SPSS15) showed that cognitive-behavioral intervention had significantly reduced emotional-behavioral problems in bereaved adolescent girls both in post test and follow-up (P gte vml 1]> !vml]--> 0.05). Results also showed a significant difference between groups in all subscales including emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity and peer problem in post test and follow-up (P gte vml 1]> !vml]--> 0.05). Manuscript profile

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5 - The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Improving Sleep Quality in the Elderly
saeedeh hedayat mokhtar arefi

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of group cognitive-behavioral therapy on sleep quality of the elderly .This research was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group design. Of all the elderly with sleep problem, who were More

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of group cognitive-behavioral therapy on sleep quality of the elderly .This research was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group design. Of all the elderly with sleep problem, who were members of retirement census in Kermanshah city in the year (2014), 30 people through purposive sampling procedure were selected and randomly assigned into the experimental (15 people) and the control (15 people) groups. The experimental group received eight 90-min. sessions of group cognitive-behavioral therapy, and control group received no treatment, Both groups completed Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse, 1989) at pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed using (ANCOVA). The mean difference of scores in sleep quality components of experiment group, after the intervention, showed that cognitive-behavioral treatment lead to improved sleep quality in five components including subjective sleep quality (P < 0.001), sleep latency (P < 0.001), sleep duration (P < 0.001), sleep efficiency (P < 0.001), and sleep disturbance (P < 0.001). The result of the research showed that cognitive-behavioral treatment, can lead to promotion of sleep quality in the elderly. So, the findings suggest that, therapeutic personnel and nurses can use this sort of therapy in elderly domain. Manuscript profile

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6 - The Comparison of the effectiveness group counseling through group therapy with group cognitive-behavioral therapy on the feeling of loneliness and life expectancy among students suffering from depression disorder at Islamic Azad University of Rasht
tooba seghati abdollah shafiabadi Mansour Sodani Maryam Gholamzadeh jofreh

10.30486/jsrp.2020.1883423.2169

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness group counseling through group therapy with group cognitive-behavioral therapy on the feeling of loneliness and life expectancy among students suffering from depression disorder. The research method was quasi-ex More

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness group counseling through group therapy with group cognitive-behavioral therapy on the feeling of loneliness and life expectancy among students suffering from depression disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with control group and follow-up test. The statistical population consisted of 75 students referred to the counseling center who had depressive disorder, among them 45 who were in addition to their inclusion criteria in the Loneliness Scale of University of California at Los Angeles (1980) and  Beck Depression Inventory (1996) Scale and lower Hope in Miller Hope Scale  (1988) in a randomized design in three groups of 15 each. Allocated. The experimental group received Cognitive-Behavioral group counseling. After completion of the post-test, follow-up test was performed one month later. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of pre-test and post-test in experimental and control groups (P <0.0001). Both treatments were effective and continued until follow-up. Comparison of treatment groups indicates the same effect of group counseling on reducing loneliness and life expectancy. Group counseling in a cognitive-behavioral and cognitive-behavioral way can be an effective psychological treatment to reduce feelings of loneliness and increase the life expectancy of people with depression. Manuscript profile

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7 - Comparison of the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment based therapy on aggression and mania symptoms in bipolar disorder patients.
Farzane mohammadi Hossein Baghooli Amir Hooshang Mehryar siamak samani

10.30486/jsrp.2019.583347.1657

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and admission-and-acceptance therapy treatment on aggression and mania of bipolar disorder patients. In this quasi-experimental study, using convenience sampling method, pre-test and p More

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and admission-and-acceptance therapy treatment on aggression and mania of bipolar disorder patients. In this quasi-experimental study, using convenience sampling method, pre-test and post-test with control group, 36 patients referred to psychiatric hospitals, who according to DSM5 criteria, diagnose bipolar disorder. They were randomly divided into three groups of 12 each. The first group received 10 sessions of CBT, the second group received 12 sessions of ACT and the control group received no intervention. Data were collected through Buss and Perry's (1992) and Mania Young's (1987) Aggression Questionnaires. Covariance analysis was used for data analysis. The results showed that CBT and ACT treatment in the experimental groups decreased the components of physical aggression and anger, but there was no significant difference between the verbal aggression and hostility components. There was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (P <0.05), except for the anger component, there was no difference between of the two treatments. Manuscript profile

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8 - The effect of cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills on positive and negative signs and general psychopathology symptoms in patients with schizophrenia in patients with schizophrenia
Masoud Kashani Lotfabadi Mohammad Hossein Bayazi Ali Reza Rajaei

10.30486/jsrp.2021.1922149.2830

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills on positive and negative signs, and general psychopathology of patients with schizophrenia. In this quasi-experimental study, among the patients admitted to Ebn& More

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills on positive and negative signs, and general psychopathology of patients with schizophrenia. In this quasi-experimental study, among the patients admitted to Ebn'e Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Mashhad who met the inclusion criteria, 50 people were randomly selected and divided into two groups of intervention (26 people) and control (24 people). The intervention group received cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills based on the protocol of Kashani-Lotfabadi & et al (2020) and the control group were placed on a waiting list. The research was conducted using available sampling method as pretest-posttest and follow up with a control group. Data were collected and evaluated by the Positive and Negative Clinical Syndrome Rating Scale (Kay, Fiszbein, Opler. 1987) in three stages. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills can be effective in reducing the negative symptoms of patients with schizophrenia (p<0.05). But there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of changes in positive symptoms and general psychopathology (P <0.05). Manuscript profile

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9 - The effect of family-based cognitive-behavioral Therapy on the Accommodation of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
zivar aryasadr Iran Davoodi Abdulkazem neisi Manaz mehrabizadeh

10.30486/jsrp.2021.1918841.2774

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a time-consuming and severe mental illness that causes significant distress and impaired functioning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on the accommodation of children w More

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a time-consuming and severe mental illness that causes significant distress and impaired functioning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on the accommodation of children with OCD. The research plan was single case. The statistical population of this research included all the children with OCD in the range of 7-12 years who referred to counseling centers and psychiatric in Ahvaz in 2020.  Samples (and with mothers) were selected by available sampling method and received family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention in 12 sessions.  In this study, Yale Brown Child Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Scale (1997) and the Family Accommodation Interview Scale (1999) were used. Data analysis was performed by using visual charting or graphical analysis methods, reliable change index and percentage of improvement. The results showed that reliable change index was significant for accommodation in treatment and follow-up (p <0.05). Also percentage of overall improvement showed the effectiveness of Family-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on the accommodation of Children with obsessive-compulsive disorder in treatment and follow-up stages, was in Successful Treatment category in four child, Based on Blanchard's Classification and this Therapy can be beneficial and effective on accommodation of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Manuscript profile

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10 - 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

10.30486/jsrp.2019.1863433.1725

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<0.05). Mean score of general health and marital satisfaction in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group Increased. Manuscript profile

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11 - Effectiveness Of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy On Reduction Of Chronic Fatigue And Feelings Of Entrapment Among Female Married Employees
Elham Behzadiazad Parviz Askary

The current research aimed to examine effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on reduction of chronic fatigue and feelings of entrapment among female married employees of National Drilling Company of Ahvaz. Among the population, 30 were recruited using simple rand More

The current research aimed to examine effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on reduction of chronic fatigue and feelings of entrapment among female married employees of National Drilling Company of Ahvaz. Among the population, 30 were recruited using simple random sampling method and were randomly assigned into experimental and control group. The research design was semi-experimental with pre- and post-test and control group. Chalder's et al. (1993) Fatigue Scale and Gilbert and Allan Entrapment Scale (1998) were used to collect the data. The group CBT intervention was applied. The treatment group received 8 weekly 90-minute sessions of CBT based on Stark's (1992) model and Beck's (1990) theory while the control group received no treatment. MANCOVA and ANCOVA methods were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the CBT intervention could reduce the subjects' fatigue and feelings of entrapment. Manuscript profile

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12 - The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on depression and social adjustment of mothers of mentally retarded children
Shahram Mami Kamran Aminian

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on depression and social adjustment of mothers of mentally retarded children was. This experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design is the follow-up period; mother More

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on depression and social adjustment of mothers of mentally retarded children was. This experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design is the follow-up period; mothers of children with mental retardation mentally retarded schools in Ilam, Beck Depression Inventory (1996) and social adjustment Bell (1961) were completed. Of those who had a score higher than 60 mothers randomly selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups.The experimental group received training in 10 sessions of 90 minutes. After the sessions the treatment of both groups was tested and was followed a month later stage. Results obtained using analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni post hoc test were analyzed.The results show the average depression score in pretest and posttest in the experimental group had a significant difference, but the score was no significant difference in post-test and follow-up. The difference between mean scores of social adjustment in the pre-test and post-test in the experimental group was significant, but the score was no significant difference in post-test and follow-up. The results showed that cognitive-behavioral stress management training in reducing depression and increasing social adjustment of mothers of mentally retarded children have been effective. Manuscript profile

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13 - Comparing the Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Quality of Life and Body Image of Obese Women
shadi pakandish adys kraskyan farhad jomehri

Purpose: Obesity is a rapidly growing health problem in every society. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on quality of life and body image of obese women. Methodology: The research method was More

Purpose: Obesity is a rapidly growing health problem in every society. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on quality of life and body image of obese women. Methodology: The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women referred to the obesity treatment center of Rasoul Akram Hospital in Tehran in 2019, Among them, 45 people were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly replaced in three equal groups of 15 people. The research instruments included a world health organization quality of life (WHO, 1989) and a multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire (Kash et al., 1997). Subjects in both experimental groups underwent 8 sessions of 90 minutes of treatment once a week. Data analysis was performed by descriptive statistics and repeated measures analysis of variance in SPSS/24 software. Findings: The results showed that there is a significant difference between schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy with the control group on quality of life and its dimensions and body image and its dimensions in the post-test and follow-up stages (p < 0.05). Also, cognitive-behavioral therapy was more effective than body therapy on improving body image and its dimensions, But there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two treatments on quality of life and its dimensions (P>0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be said that two methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy and schema therapy can be used as effective therapies to improve the quality of life and body image of obese patients in educational and medical settings. Manuscript profile

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14 - The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Quality of Life in Patients with Functional Indigestion
Farah Mahmodi Mohamad Ebrahim Madahi Hamid porsharifi Farahnaz Meschi

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Quality of Life in Patients with Functional Indigestion in Arak, in 2018.   Methodology: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-post More

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Quality of Life in Patients with Functional Indigestion in Arak, in 2018.   Methodology: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with experimental and control group. The statistical population was all women with functional dyspepsia in Arak who were selected by convenience sampling and were randomly assigned into two experimental (n = 12 and control (n = 12) groups. Finally, each group was 11. The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral group intervention in eight 90-minute sessions and the control group remained on the waiting list. The measuring tool used in the study was the Quality of Life Nippen (1998) Questionnaire. Data analysis was done by SPSS22 software in two parts: descriptive and inferential (covariance).   Findings: The results showed that the intervention in the experimental group increased the quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia. Also, comparing the means of the experimental and control groups, it can be concluded that the intervention in the experimental group increases the quality of life components including stress and worry, interference with daily activities, eating and drinking disorder, disease awareness and feeling. Controlling for and interfering with work and education has been functional in patients with dyspepsia.   Conclusion: cognitive behavioral group therapy is an effective way to improve the quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia.   Manuscript profile

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15 - The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy (CBT) on Psychological Symptoms (Depression and Psychological Well-Being) in the Elderly
Nazanin Asghari Mohamad Ebrahim Madahi Addis Kraskian Mojamnari Robab Sahaf

Purpose: Elderly is a critical period of human life and awareness of the mental status of the elderly and effective psychological interventions can lead to the attainment of this period's mental health. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cog More

Purpose: Elderly is a critical period of human life and awareness of the mental status of the elderly and effective psychological interventions can lead to the attainment of this period's mental health. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy on psychological symptoms (depression and psychological well-being) in the elderly. Methodology: This study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with experimental and control group. In a quasi-experimental study, 24 elderly women referred to Yas and Arman Shayan home rehabilitation centers in Tehran in 1396 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into two equal groups (12 patients each). Were. The intervention group received training in cognitive behavioral group therapy and the control group did not receive any training. The research tools were Elderly depression questionnaires and psychological well-being. Data were analyzed by SPSS-22 software using multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: The findings showed that CBT improved depression and psychological well-being in older women (P <0.05). This finding meant that the intervention led to an increase in psychological well-being in older women. On the other hand, a look at the values of significance level, chi square and test power showed that the intervention was effective and meaningful in the experimental group and its effectiveness was 0.43%. Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, CBT can improve hopefulness, lack of meaning, and decrease in elderly women by improving symptoms and negative psychological reactions such as depression, feelings of loss and loneliness. Anxiety of death and improving their attitude towards the future and themselves. Manuscript profile

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16 - Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Couple Therapy on Family Function and Cognitive Flexibility of Couples
Hossein Salehi Ali Jahangiri Abolfazl Bakhshipour

Purpose: The rising trend of divorce statistics and the existence of turmoil in couples relationships has increased the motivation of researchers to find less costly intervention methods to reduce couples problems. The aim of this study was to comparing the effectivenes More

Purpose: The rising trend of divorce statistics and the existence of turmoil in couples relationships has increased the motivation of researchers to find less costly intervention methods to reduce couples problems. The aim of this study was to comparing the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and acceptance and commitment couple therapy on family function and cognitive flexibility of couples.Methodology: This study was a quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and two-months follow-up with a control group. The statistical population included all couples who referred to mehrsai counseling center in Ashkhaneh during 2019, among them, 60 people were selected by the available method and assigned to three equal groups. Therapeutic interventions were applied for each of the two couples therapy approaches in 12 sessions, 1 session per week and 90 minutes per session, But the control group did not receive any medical intervention. Demographic information checklist, family assessment device (Epstein& et al, 1983) and cognitive flexibility inventory (Dennis& VanderWal, 2010) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and analysis of variance with repeated measures using SPSS-26 statistical software.Findings: There was a significant difference in the linear composition of the Family Function and its dimensions include the tendency to (problem solving, communication, roles, involvement and affective responsiveness and behavior control) to difficult situations in terms of group membership, and the interactive effect of the group and time (P=0.001). Besides, the two treatment groups (acceptance and commitment, cognitive-behavioral couple therapy) showed significant differences with the control group in terms of the components of psychological flexibility and its dimensions (P=0.009). Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy has a greater effect on the functioning of couples' families than acceptance and commitment couple therapy (P=0.001), but there was no significant difference between the intervention methods on cognitive flexibility (P=0.092).Conclusion: The results showed the importance of both methods on family functioning and cognitive flexibility of couples. Therefore, counselors and therapists can use these methods, especially cognitive-behavioral couple therapy to intervene in the mental health of couples. Manuscript profile

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17 - Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Education of Premarital Counseling Concepts based on two Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches and Reality Therapy on Students' self-Differentiation
Sohrab Kahrizi Masomeh Beboodi Faride Dokanehi Fard

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the difference between the effectiveness of group education of pre-marital counseling concepts based on two cognitive-behavioral approaches and reality therapy on students' own differentiation.Methods: This research is a q More

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the difference between the effectiveness of group education of pre-marital counseling concepts based on two cognitive-behavioral approaches and reality therapy on students' own differentiation.Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental research and its research design is pre-test, post-test design with control group. The study population of this study is single students of Islamic Azad University, Imam Khomeini Memorial Branch in Shahreri and the number of samples studied is equal to 45 people. In order to collect information, the Self-Differentiation Questionnaire (DSI) and the group training course on the concepts of premarital counseling with cognitive-behavioral approach and reality therapy were used in 8 two-hour sessions to the subjects. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.Findings: The results show that group training on the concepts of premarital counseling with two conitive-behavioral approaches and reality therapy on increasing the differentiation of students themselves was significant, but these two training methods were not statistically significant in terms of effectiveness.Conclusion: Although both cognitive-behavioral pre-marital counseling and behavioral therapy training methods have a significant effect on increasing their differentiation, it does not matter which of these two training methods is used for this purpose. Manuscript profile

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18 - Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy and (EIS) Model on Marital Satisfaction, Among Pregnant Women
Mohammad Amini Mahmoud Goudarzi Shole Shahgheibi

Purpose: this study was prepared to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy training and EIS model on Marital Satisfaction in pregnant women.Methodology: To achieve that, in a semi-experimental study with plan pre-test, post-test with the contro More

Purpose: this study was prepared to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy training and EIS model on Marital Satisfaction in pregnant women.Methodology: To achieve that, in a semi-experimental study with plan pre-test, post-test with the control group, 60 people among the statistical population were chosen by considering the criteria which is available in sampling method, and they randomly divided into three groups of 20 (two experimental groups and one control group). The Experimental participants were trained on cognitive-behavioral and EIS model in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, while the control group did not receive any training during this time. The tool which is used to collect data in pre-test, post-test were, Enrich Marital Satisfaction .Data were analyzed by using mean, multivariate analysis of covariance.Findings: The results showed that both cognitive-behavioral and EIS model approaches on Marital Satisfaction and Its subscales are effective and there is a difference between the effectiveness of these two approaches on mentioned variable. The EIS model had a greater effect on Marital Satisfaction and subscales Personality Issues, marital relationship, Sexual Relationship, Religious Orientation than the cognitive-behavioral approach, But in the financial management subscale, the effectiveness of the cognitive-behavioral approach was greaterConclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that despite the differences between these two approaches, both are useful in term of Marital Satisfaction and Its subscales. However, due to the greater effectiveness of the EIS model in marital satisfaction and most of its subscales, it can be used during pregnancy besides the other cares. Manuscript profile

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19 - The Effect of Teaching Mindfulness Skills Based on Cognitive-Behavioral Approach Based on Depression and Communication Skills of High School Male Students
Zahra Baran Cheshmeh aboutaleb seadatee shamir

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness skills training based on cognitive-behavioral approach on reducing depression in male students. Methodology: The present study was non-descriptive in terms of data collection and its desig More

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness skills training based on cognitive-behavioral approach on reducing depression in male students. Methodology: The present study was non-descriptive in terms of data collection and its design was pretest-posttest with a control group and quantitative in terms of method. The present study population included all high school male students in District 5 of Tehran. To select the sample, based on previous studies, purposive non-random sampling method was used. Thus, in the screening stage, 30 who had the lowest score in the research tools were selected based on the level of education and financial status of the parents and were matched in two experimental and control groups and were replaced in two groups of 15 people. The experimental group was trained in a cognitive-behavioral mindfulness program for 8 sessions. Data collection tools Beck Depression Inventory (1989) was used. Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups (experimental and control) in the variables of depression and communication skills. Cognitive-behavioral mindfulness program significantly reduced depression in students. Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of mindfulness training based on cognitive-behavioral approach in reducing depression and improving communication skills, to promote and reflect methods and teach these methods and also increase the level of mental health of students, relevant officials and school counselors can implement comprehensive and preventive program formats to implement them at the school level. Manuscript profile

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20 - The effectiveness of cognitive- behavioral group therapy on coping strategies in people with anxiety disorder
Fariba Delbarnasab Seyed Mahmoud Mirzamani Bafghi Hamid Reza Vatankhah

The main purpose of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on coping strategies in people of with anxiety disorder. This is an experimental research design in the form of a pretest and posttest is done with the control g More

The main purpose of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on coping strategies in people of with anxiety disorder. This is an experimental research design in the form of a pretest and posttest is done with the control group. In order to, 20 subjects had a diagnosis of anxiety disorder were randomly chosen and randomly divided into 2 groups (10 control group, 10 experimental group). For data collection Endler & Parker coping strategies questionnaire was used in both pretest and posttest and was completed by the participants. For experimental group, 11 sessions of cognitive-behavioral group therapy were held but control group did not receive any training. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results showed a significant increase in problem solving coping strategy and significant reduce in emotional and avoidance coping strategies. Thus, according to the findings of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on coping strategies (problem solving, emotional and avoidance) and led to an increase in the experimental group and the reduction of problem focused coping strategy and avoidance of experimental group. Manuscript profile

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21 - The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies Training on Increasing the Emotional Maturity of Married Students in Masters
Ali ghorbannezhad

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral skills training on increasing the emotional maturity in undergraduate students.   Method: The statistical population of this study consisted of all undergraduate stu More

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral skills training on increasing the emotional maturity in undergraduate students.   Method: The statistical population of this study consisted of all undergraduate students taught in 1969-97 and a sample of 40 people who were selected by cluster sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Case tool The use of Singh and Spring Gawa Maturity Questionnaire (1974) was used. The methodology was applied to all students before the test and after the students of the experimental group participated in 12 sessions, all post-test students were enrolled and the data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance test. it placed   Results: The results showed that experimental intervention (cognitive-behavioral education) had a positive and significant effect on increasing the emotional maturity of undergraduate students in the field of counseling.   Conclusion: Using cognitive reconstruction technique, when emotional thoughts and cognitive distortions are identified and rational and appropriate thoughts are replaced, the emotional maturity of individuals increases. Manuscript profile

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22 - The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group counseling on general health of female high school students in the first secondary level
Jafar Mahmoodi Yahya Araghi

AbstractThe present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group counseling on increasing the general health of female students. The current study is a semi-experimental type in which a pre-test and post-test design was More

AbstractThe present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group counseling on increasing the general health of female students. The current study is a semi-experimental type in which a pre-test and post-test design was used with an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all female high school students in the first secondary level of Marand city, and among them, 30 people (15 people each in the experimental and control groups) were selected by purposive sampling and randomly replaced in the experimental and control groups. In this research, the 28-question general health questionnaire of Goldberg and Hiller (1979) was used to collect information. Data analysis using multivariate covariance analysis method showed: teaching cognitive-behavioral approach in a group manner increases students' social functioning and significantly reduces their symptoms of depression, anxiety and physical symptoms (P≤ 0.05). It is concluded that cognitive-behavioral therapy can be well used and effective in order to increase the general health of students due to the cultural closeness with the Iranian society.Keywords: cognitive-behavioral approach, public health, female students.1. Manuscript profile

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23 - The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the intensity of temptation and craving in women with drug abuse
نازنین نخعی فرشید خسروپور حمید ملایی زرندی

10.30495/sbq.2022.704254

AbstractThe intensity of temptation and desire to use is one of the problems of women with substance abuse and they can be among the important risk factors for relapse of addiction. This study was conducted in order to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral More

AbstractThe intensity of temptation and desire to use is one of the problems of women with substance abuse and they can be among the important risk factors for relapse of addiction. This study was conducted in order to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the intensity of temptation and reducing cravings in women with drug abuse in Kerman city. The method of this research was semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of this research is all the women addicted to drugs who visited Sepid and Mehr addiction treatment clinics in Kerman from January to March 2017. Using available sampling method, 30 people were selected and randomly divided into two groups (experimental 15 people and control 15 people). The experimental group participated in 12 sessions of 60 minutes a week, cognitive-behavioral therapy, but no intervention was done in the case of the control group. Beck and Clark's (1993) Temptational Belief Questionnaires and Mazinskis et al.'s (1995) Substance Abuse Questionnaires were administered before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using univariate covariance analysis. The results showed that in the post-test phase, the mean scores of the intensity of temptation and craving for consumption in the experimental group were significantly reduced compared to the control group (P<0.01). According to the findings, it is suggested that cognitive-behavioral therapy can be used as an intervention to reduce the intensity of temptation and craving for consumption. Manuscript profile

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24 - Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Based Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on the Components of Maternal Emotional Intelligence
Zobeideh Babajanzadeh Ghodratallah Abbasi Ramezan Hasanzadeh

The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and commitment based therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on the components of maternal emotional intelligence. The present study is a pilot study of pretest-posttest design with control group and More

The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and commitment based therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on the components of maternal emotional intelligence. The present study is a pilot study of pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up. The sample consisted of 45 mothers with 5-7 years old children who were selected by non-random sampling from four preschool centers and randomly divided into three groups - two experimental groups (15 each) and one control group (15) ) Were replaced. And answered the questions of the Revised Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (MSEIS). Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy had a significant effect on the emotional intelligence components of mothers of preschool children (p <0.01). The results also showed that in the components of emotion regulation, perception of the variable emotional intelligence of cognitive behavioral therapy was more effective than acceptance and commitment based therapy (p <0.01) and only in the component of emotion regulation between cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance-based therapy. There was no significant difference between commitment and commitment (p >0.01). Manuscript profile

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25 - The study of the effectiveness of systematic motivational consulting and cognitive – behavioral therapy in changing attitude of addicts to narcotics
mahmoud jajermi ghodsi ahghar abdallah shafieabadi rahmatallah nouranipour

This study investigates the effectiveness of systematic motivational consulting and cognitive_behavioral therapy in changing attitude of addicted clients to narcotics in addiction treatment centers in Bojnord. The sample included 45 clients, randomly selected and random More

This study investigates the effectiveness of systematic motivational consulting and cognitive_behavioral therapy in changing attitude of addicted clients to narcotics in addiction treatment centers in Bojnord. The sample included 45 clients, randomly selected and randomly designated to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). During the course of the experiment the sample size reduced to 13 and that of control group to 14. The present experiment is of pre-test, post-test, control group kind. To gather data questionnaires measuring attitude to addiction were applied. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, chart, …) and inferential statistics (independent and dependent groups t-test, Friedman’s test, ANOVA, and Scheffe test) were used to test the research hypotheses. The results showed that both cognitive–behavioral therapy and systematic motivational consulting were effective in creating negative attitude towards narcotics.  Manuscript profile

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26 - Investigating cognitive-behavioral group counseling on improving students' social adjustment
mohammad tahan fateme farokhi mehdi sedghi

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cognitive-behavioral group counseling on improving social adjustment of third grade male students in the second year of high school in the humanities through a quasi-experimental research method. The statistical popula More

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cognitive-behavioral group counseling on improving social adjustment of third grade male students in the second year of high school in the humanities through a quasi-experimental research method. The statistical population of all third grade male students in the second year of high school in the field of humanities in Mashhad in the year of study was 2016. Using random sampling, 50 students were selected and assigned to two experimental and control groups (25 in each group). Data were collected using the Clark et al. (1953) Social Adjustment Questionnaire. In this study, the reliability of the social adjustment questionnaire was 65.. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the effect of cognitive-behavioral group counseling on improving students' social adjustment is significant. According to the results, it can be concluded that if group counseling is applied in schools in a cognitive-behavioral manner, students will make significant progress. Manuscript profile

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27 - Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy on Improving Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility in Children with Special Learning Disorder
Rana Gharib Mir Abdolhasan Askari Rankouh Fatemeh Rabipour Bahman Akbari

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral play therapy (CBPT) on improving work memory (WM) and cognitive flexibility (CF) in children with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD). The research method was semi-experimental with a pretest- More

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral play therapy (CBPT) on improving work memory (WM) and cognitive flexibility (CF) in children with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD). The research method was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all children (540 people) with SLD referred to the Center for SLD in Rasht in 2018, from among which 24 people were selected by available sampling and randomly replaced in experimental group (12 people) and control (12 people). Then Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS) and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) in the form of pre-test and post-test were performed on them. Experimental group participants received 10 sessions of 1 hour and twice a week Cognitive-behavioral play therapy (CBPT) program; While in the control group there was no intervention. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance in SPSS22 software. The results showed that CBPT is effective on improving WM and CF in children with SLD. Based on this, it can be concluded that CBPT intervention method, as a complementary approach, to improve WM and CF of children with SLD, can be used. Manuscript profile

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28 - Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and treatment focused on compassion therapy on the hardiness, mental resilience and quality of life of women on the verge of divorce
Maryam Ghahramani Javad Khalatbari Davood Taghvaei

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and therapy focused on compassion therapy, hardiness, mental resilience and the quality of life of women on the verge of divorce. The statistical population was all those who refe More

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and therapy focused on compassion therapy, hardiness, mental resilience and the quality of life of women on the verge of divorce. The statistical population was all those who referred to social emergency centers in Tehran. From this population, a targeted sampling method (taking into account the entry and exit criteria) 45 people were first selected and then 15 people were randomly grouped in the first test group, 15 people in the second test group, and 15 people in the control group. The current research is part of the semi-experimental design with pre-test - post-test of three groups. Compassion-focused therapy group training (based on the treatment protocol of Gilbert and Neff, 2007) and the schedule of cognitive-behavioral therapy training sessions (based on the treatment plan of Wildermut, 2008) were implemented during 8 90-minute sessions. The research tools included the short form quality of life scale (SF-36) by Virosherbon (1992), Kubasa's hardiness questionnaire (1997), Connor and Davidson's resilience scale (2003). The data results were analyzed by multivariate covariance statistical test. The results showed that the treatment focused on compassion therapy had a greater impact on improving quality of life, hardiness and resilience than cognitive-behavioral therapy. Manuscript profile

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29 - Surveying the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy on Anxiety, Stress and Depression in Diabetic Children of 17 Shahrivar Hospital at Rasht City
Gholamreza Manshae Shahin Kouh Manaie Seyedeh Sara Mousavi

In recent years, research on the effectiveness of different psychological treatments to help people with different physical diseases has bene increased. The overall goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy treatment on More

In recent years, research on the effectiveness of different psychological treatments to help people with different physical diseases has bene increased. The overall goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy treatment on anxiety, stress and depression in diabetic children in 17 Shahrivar Hospital at Rasht.  Materials and Methods: This study is semi-experimental and the type of the pre-test and post-test control group. The statistical population of this study consists of all children with Type I diabetes who were admitted to 17 Shahrivar Hospital of Rasht for treatment from March 2013 until the beginning of July 2014. The statistical sample consisted of 30 people who were randomly divided into two experimental (n = 15) and control groups (n=15). And cognitive-behavioral group treatment program were done for experimental group for 12 sessions of 1-5 hours. And after completion of the treatment, posttest was performed on both groups. Variables of depression, stress and anxiety in the two groups of patients were discussed in two stages of pre-implementation and post-implementation. The instrument used in this study was specific questionnaire for depression, anxiety and stress DASS 42 and demographic questionnaire were used. In this study, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, t-test, pre-test and post-test (paired) and bivariate independent t-test were used which the data was analyzed by SPSS software. The mean scores of depression and anxiety in the pretest and posttest in experiment and control group shows that implementation of cognitive behavioral therapy reduced the rate of anxiety and reduce stress and depression in the patients had no significant influence. The present study revealed that cognitive behavioral therapy group effect on anxiety and stress. It is therefore recommended to use this model as a treatment pattern for reducing anxiety and stress patterns in diabetic children. Manuscript profile

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30 - The Comparison of Mental Health among Remarried Shahed Spouses and Non-Remarried Shahed Spouses and Determining the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Their Mental Health Components
Shohreh Ghorbanshiroudi Zeinab Poursedighi

This study aimed to compare mental health among remarried Shahed spouses and non-remarried Shahed spouses and determining the effectiveness of CBT cognitive behavioral therapy on their mental health components. The research design, in part one of the study, was comparat More

This study aimed to compare mental health among remarried Shahed spouses and non-remarried Shahed spouses and determining the effectiveness of CBT cognitive behavioral therapy on their mental health components. The research design, in part one of the study, was comparative, and the ‘pretest-posttest’ research design with control group was used for part two. The population of the study included all women who remarried and those who did not remarry in Tonekabon province. The sample in this study included 100 women who were selected based on simple random sampling, and Goldberg’s Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was conducted on these samples. The T-test and Covariance Analysis were used to test the hypotheses of the study, and the data were analyzed using the SPSS software. The research findings showed that there was no difference between Shahed spouses who remarried and those did not remarry in terms of mental health before the treatment. The results also showed that cognitive behavioral training was effective on mental health components of Shahed spouses who remarried. Cognitive behavioral training was also effective on health components among spouses who did not remarry. Manuscript profile

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31 - The Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Cognitive-Behavioral Couple’s Therapy and Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Marital Satisfaction and Depression of Combat Veterans.
M Ali Rahmani Abdullah Shafiabadi Fereshteh Mootabi A Reza Kiamanesh

This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of Group Cognitive-Behavioral Couple’s Therapy (GCBCT) and Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (GCBT) in marital satisfaction and depression of combat veterans over 25%. It investigated81 combat veterans and the More

This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of Group Cognitive-Behavioral Couple’s Therapy (GCBCT) and Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (GCBT) in marital satisfaction and depression of combat veterans over 25%. It investigated81 combat veterans and their wives who answered Enrich’s marital satisfaction questionnaire (115 items), structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID), and Beck depression Inventory (2nd edition). Afterwards, 24 combat veterans and their wives were selected and were randomly assigned into two experimental groups (each group 8 couples) as well as a control group. The treatment GCBCT was administered to the experimental group I, and the treatment GCBT was given the experimental group II, but the three groups were assessed again with Enrich’s marital satisfaction questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory-II.The results of the MANCOVA and post hoc /L MATRICS showed the significant difference between the experimental groups and the control group in the increase of martial satisfaction and the decrease of depression. There was, also, a significant difference between GCBCT group and GCBT group in martial satisfaction, but there were no significant differences between two groups in depression. It was concluded that both therapeutic methods were effective in the increase of martial satisfaction and in the decrease of depression. However, Group Cognitive-Behavioral Couple’s Therapy was more effective in the increase of martial satisfaction than Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; however, both methods decreased depression. Manuscript profile

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32 - The comparison of effectiveness of cognitive- behavioral therapy methods and assertive training on the rate of vocational Satisfaction and exhaustion in staffers of Health center in Rasht
Shahnam Abolghassemi Leyla Moghtader

In order to determine the effectiveness of assertive training  and cognitive- behavioral methodology training on the Staffs vocational satisfaction and the staffs vocational exhaustion at Health center ,city Rasht,20 items questionnaires of Davis, Laf Kosit and Vie More

In order to determine the effectiveness of assertive training  and cognitive- behavioral methodology training on the Staffs vocational satisfaction and the staffs vocational exhaustion at Health center ,city Rasht,20 items questionnaires of Davis, Laf Kosit and Vies and also the 40-item questionnaires of Le and Ashford have been given to 400 employees of Health Center in city of Rasht and among them ,60 employees who were with low vocational satisfaction and high vocational exhaustion were selected and they were selected  randomly into 3 group of 20 persons. The first group received assertive training, the second group received behavioral methodology training strategies, and the third group did not receive any training as a control group. The following research hypotheses have been provided on the basis of the comparison of two methods. The assertive training and cognitive-behavioral on the rate of satisfaction and vocational exhaustion. The experimental research method of two-group pretest and posttest is with control group. The research results showed that behavioral cognitive therapy and assertive training faction have been caused in increasing the vocational satisfaction and decreasing vocational exhaustion men and women. Furthermore, the effect of behavioral - cognitive therapeutics in increasing the vocational satisfaction and decreasing the vocational exhaustion are more than the assertive training and the rate of increasing vocational satisfaction and decreasing vocational exhaustion in women are more than men. Manuscript profile

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33 - Effectiveness of cognitive- behavioral intervention trainig in decreasing the teenagers’s test anxiety
Maryam Karkhaneie Kamran Yazdanbakhsh

The current study is done with the purpose of studing the effectiveness behavioral-cognitive intervention training in decreasing the teenagers’s test anxiety. The present study was a qasi-experimental method with pre-test/post test with a  controled group. St More

The current study is done with the purpose of studing the effectiveness behavioral-cognitive intervention training in decreasing the teenagers’s test anxiety. The present study was a qasi-experimental method with pre-test/post test with a  controled group. Statistical population included first grade high school students of  Kangavar city who were studying in the educational year 92-93. sample of  this study was composed of 30 students  who were selected with multi-stage random sampling  method, and were placed in two experimental groups and control groups(each consisted of 15 persons).The current research method was a semi-experimental with a design of  pre-test and post- test with a  controled group. Then,pre-test (Spilberger test  anxiety inventory ) was done for both two groups. The experiment group was received eight 60 minutes training sessions with the group method and behavioral-cognitive intervention once a week and the control group was still waiting. Finally, this aforementioned post-tests were  performed on both two groups. The data using descriptive statistical and multi-variate analysis of covariance, were analyzed.The results of the analyzing the findings by using  multi-variate analysis of covariance showed that the behavioral-cognitive intervention training could  have a desirable effect in efficacy and improvement of  learners  with decreasing  the test anxiety. Manuscript profile

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34 - Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on parent-child conflict of female headed households
Azam Rahbarian Tayebeh Sharifi Ahmad Ghazanfari

10.30495/jwsf.2023.1997567.1906

The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on parent-child conflict of female headed households. The design of this study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and More

The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on parent-child conflict of female headed households. The design of this study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population included female headed households of Shahrekord. 60 women were selected by purposive sampling and were randomly assigned in three groups in 2022. Then experimental groups were treated mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy for 8 sessions of 120 minutes. the Robin and Foster's Conflict Behavioral Questionnaire (20CBQ) was used to determine the effectiveness of the interventions and finally, the data were analyzed by repeated measure analysis of variance. The finding showed that both interventions are effective in reducing the parent-child conflict  score of female headed households, and Also, positive cognitive-behavioral therapy was more effective in reducing parent-child conflict. According to the results of the research, these two intervention can be used along with other psychological interventions to improve the parent-child conflicts of female headed households. Manuscript profile

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35 - Comparing the Efficacy of Training based on Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy and Training based on Narrative Therapy on Social adjustment and Assertiveness of Female Students with an Educable Intellectual Disability from Tabriz city families
Anise Jabbary daneshvar seyeddavoud hoseininasab masoumeh Azmoudeh

10.30495/jwsf.2022.1969032.1753

The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of Training based on Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy and Training based on Narrative Therapy on Social adjustment and Assertiveness of Female Students with an Educable Intellectual Disability More

The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of Training based on Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy and Training based on Narrative Therapy on Social adjustment and Assertiveness of Female Students with an Educable Intellectual Disability from Tabriz city families. This study followed a quasi-experimental research design with a pre-test, post-test, and a control group. The statistical population included all students with an educable intellectual disability enrolled in Tabriz elementary school in 1399-1400 academic year, of whom 45 students randomly, by using inclusion criteria, were assigned to two experimental( play therapy and narrative therapy) and one control group ( 15 per group) using convenience sampling. The Sinha and Singh's Adjustment Inventory for school students and the Gmbryl and Ritchie's Assertiveness Questionnaire (1975) were used to collect data. One experimental group received play therapy ( eight sessions of cognitive-behavioral play therapy) , the second experimental group received narrative therapy (eight sessions of cognitive-behavioral narrative therapy) and the control group has not received any intervention. The covariance analysis demonstrated a significant difference in social adjustment and assertiveness between cognitive-behavioral play therapy, narrative therapy and control groups ( P value: 0/001). The cognitive-behavioral play therapy was superior to narrative therapy in terms of increasing social adjustment. Moreover, the narrative therapy was more effective in increasing assertiveness than cognitive-behavioral play therapy .Thus, narrative therapy and cognitive-behavioral play therapy can be used in conjunction to alleviate psychological problems in students with educable intellectual disabilities. Manuscript profile

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36 - The Effectiveness of Family Education in Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Marital Adjustment, Resilience and Quality of Life in Couples
SeyedMorteza Ahmaditar Behnam Makvandi Mansoor Sodani

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of family education on cognitive-behavioral education on marital adjustment, resiliency and quality of life in Rogan. The field experiment was a post-test pre-test-posttest with control group with follow-up. The stat More

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of family education on cognitive-behavioral education on marital adjustment, resiliency and quality of life in Rogan. The field experiment was a post-test pre-test-posttest with control group with follow-up. The statistical population in this study was 120 couples, Whose children were studying in the 97-96 school year and They were selected based on sampling and then randomly assigned to experimental group (20 couples) and control group (20 couples). The experimental group was subjected to cognitive-behavioral instruction in 10 sessions of 1.5 hours.. Marital adjustment (MAQ), resiliency (CD-RAS) and quality of life questionnaires (WHOQOL) were used to collect data. Data analysis was performed using multivariate covariance (MANCOVA) and single-variable analysis (ANCOVA). The results showed that Family education in cognitive-behavioral way has affected marital adjustment, resilience and improve the quality of marital life.. Also, the results of a one-month follow-up show the sustainability of the training effect. Manuscript profile

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37 - The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy on Attention and Concentration and Social Adjustment of Students with Intellectual Disability
Mehrnaz Mehrafza Asghar Nakhostin Goldoost Azar Kiamarsi

10.30495/jinev.2022.1961469.2735

The present article was done with the aim to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy on attention and concentration and social adjustment of students with intellectual disability. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest and p More

The present article was done with the aim to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy on attention and concentration and social adjustment of students with intellectual disability. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest and posttest design plus control group. The statistical society consisted of male students with intellectual disability in second grade of elementary exceptional schools during 2021-2022; among them 30 students were selected and categorized in experimental group (15) and control group (15). Wechsler (4th edition) scale used to evaluate students` attention and concentration of active memory and Sinha and Singe (2002) for social adjustment. Prior to the study, Pre-test of attention and concentration and social adjustment was implemented in both groups. The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral play through the training package in 12 sessions, but the control group did not receive any intervention. After the Intervention in the post-test stage, both of the groups answered to the same questionnaire of pre-test stage. The research data was analyzed with one way and Multivariate Covariance Analysis. The cognitive-behavioral play had a positive effect on the increase of students’ attention and concentration and social adjustment and their subscales (P<0.05). According to the effectiveness of the cognitive-behavioral play, it was suggested to apply periodically the methods of cognitive-behavioral play training with the aim to increase intellectually disabled students` attention and concentration and social adjustment. Manuscript profile

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38 - The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Academic Dysphoria and Test Anxiety in High School Girl Students
Masoumeh Farsinejad Abolfazl Karami Hassan Asadzadeh

The aim of this study was to the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on academic dysphoria and test anxiety in high school girl students. For this purpose, among all 15- to 18-year-old female students of Tehran's public schools in the academic year of 2016-201 More

The aim of this study was to the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on academic dysphoria and test anxiety in high school girl students. For this purpose, among all 15- to 18-year-old female students of Tehran's public schools in the academic year of 2016-2017, a multi-stage cluster random sampling method was used to select 383 students. Then, 30 students who had a higher test anxiety and academic dysphoria scores were included in the study and were randomly enrolled as the control group (15 member) and experimental group (15 member). Afterward the scores obtained from the questionnaires in during the sampling were considered as pre-test scores. The experimental group was then subjected to an intervention of "cognitive-behavioral therapy" in 8 sessions of 2 hours; while the control group did not receive any intervention. After the end of the intervention, both groups were followed up and followed up 3 months after the intervention. The data were evaluated using one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) by statistical software SPSS-20. The findings showed that cognitive-behavioral group therapy was effective on reducing the academic dysphoria and test anxiety. According to the findings, considering the beneficial effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on improving academic dysphoria and test anxiety and considering the short duration of this intervention, it seems that this method can be applied to a wide range of behavioral and cognitive problems. Of course, there is a need for additional research. Manuscript profile

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39 - The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group training skills in reducing the fear of speaking in public
rahmkhoda javadi Rouhollah Fathi Zeynab Mohammadi

The present study aimed examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group training skills on reducing the fear of speaking in public. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest. Post-test and control group. The subjects participated in clinical inte More

The present study aimed examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group training skills on reducing the fear of speaking in public. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest. Post-test and control group. The subjects participated in clinical interview based on statistical diagnostic mental disorders (4th version) by a clinical psychologist and implementing pauls self-reporting scale (1996) Concerning self-confidence as a lecturer and Andller’s lecture anxiety of stimulus-response inventory, using purposive sampling method 28 people among B. A. students from Islamic Azad university in Mahdasht were selected as sample size. They were randomly divided into two groups (control and experiment). After 12 sessions training course the post-test was run. The data were analysed through one-way analysis of variance. The results indicated that there was a significant different between the effectiveness of these training on reducing speaking in public anxiety increasing self-Confidence. Thus, it can be concluded in public anxiety in public, cognitive - behavioral group training skills can used. Manuscript profile

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40 - The Effectiveness of Intervention of Spiritual Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Approach on Improving Quality of Life and Improving the Psychological Well-being of Spouses of Veterans and Veterans
armin mahmodi farzin amini

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral spirituality on the psychological well-being, quality of life of veterans' spouses. The sample consisted of 40 wives of veterans of Shahreza city who were selected through accessible More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral spirituality on the psychological well-being, quality of life of veterans' spouses. The sample consisted of 40 wives of veterans of Shahreza city who were selected through accessible sampling method and responded to the psychological well-being scale, a short form of health-related questionnaire. Then, they were randomly assigned to experimental (13) and control (13 people) groups. Both groups responded to the questionnaires in the post-test and follow up phases. For the experimental group, eight sessions of cognitive-behavioral spirituality therapy were performed, but the control group was not exposed to any intervention. To analyze the data, multivariate covariance analysis and Mann Whitney U test were used. The results showed that, by controlling the pre-test scores, the psychological well-being of the experimental group was significantly increased in the post-test and follow-up stages compared to the control group (P Manuscript profile

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41 - Explaining marital satisfaction based on the components of cognitive-behavioral approach in pregnant women
yousef amini

The aim of this study was to explain marital satisfaction and its subscales based on the components of cognitive-behavioral approach in pregnant women. To achieve that, in a semi-experimental study with plan pre-test, post-test with the control group, 40 people among th More

The aim of this study was to explain marital satisfaction and its subscales based on the components of cognitive-behavioral approach in pregnant women. To achieve that, in a semi-experimental study with plan pre-test, post-test with the control group, 40 people among the statistical population were chosen by considering the criteria which is available in sampling method, and they randomly divided into two groups of 20 (experimental and control). The Experimental participants were trained on cognitive-behavioral in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, while the control group did not receive any training during this time. The tool which is used to collect data in pre-test, post-test were, Enrich Marital Satisfaction .Data were analyzed by using mean, multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that marital satisfaction and its subscales can be explained based on the components of cognitive-behavioral approach.And teaching these components in pregnant women leads to improved marital satisfaction and subscales of personality issues, marital relationship, financial management, Sexual Relationship, and Religious Orientation, Conflict resolution, free time, Parenting, Egalitarianism, and relatives and friends In them. Therefore, it can be concluded that by teaching the components of cognitive-behavioral approach to pregnant women along with other care during pregnancy, improve marital satisfaction in them. Manuscript profile

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42 - The effectiveness of group counseling based on a cognitive-behavioral approach in modifying students attechment styles
Zahra Moussavi Ghodsi Ahghar Hassan Assadzadeh

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling based on a cognitive-behavioral approach in modifying students' attachment styles. The sample consisted of 60 high school girls who were selected by multistage sampling. The participants More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling based on a cognitive-behavioral approach in modifying students' attachment styles. The sample consisted of 60 high school girls who were selected by multistage sampling. The participants completed the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS; Collins and Reed, 1996). The research design was pretest-post test control group with following-up phase. The experimental group received 10 sessions of cognitive-behavioral group counseling (90 minutes per session). Data were analyzed using covariance analysis, paired t-test, and Friedman test. The results indicated the effectiveness of group counseling based on cognitive-behavioral approach in modifying attachment styles of students. The follow-up results indicated that the effect of the intervention was effective after 45 days.      Manuscript profile

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43 - The effectiveness of anger management training on parents anger expression and control
Mohsen Shokoohi Yekta Nayereh Zamani Akram Parand Saeid Akbari Zardkhaneh

The effects of anger management training on reducing parental anger was examined. Twenty-one parents (13 fathers with an average age of 37 and eight mothers (with an average age of 36) participated in seven sessions of anger management workshops. State-Trait Anger Expre More

The effects of anger management training on reducing parental anger was examined. Twenty-one parents (13 fathers with an average age of 37 and eight mothers (with an average age of 36) participated in seven sessions of anger management workshops. State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (Spielberger, 1999) and Parental Anger Evaluation Questionnaire (Shokoohi Yekta & Zamani, 2008) were administered before and after training. The results of repeated measures revealed that anger management training significantly reduced the intensity of anger in situation-induced anger and trait anger, and increased anger control-in. There were no significant differen- ces in anger expression-out, anger expression-in and anger control-out. Results are discussed based on the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions.     Manuscript profile

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44 - The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on patients with obsessive compulsive disorder
Sedigheh Salehi eyyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi Mohammad Ibrahim Sarichloo Seyyed Hossein Ghafelebashi

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of cognitive-behavior therapy on patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The study design was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control group. Twenty patients with obsessive compulsive disorder who w More

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of cognitive-behavior therapy on patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The study design was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control group. Twenty patients with obsessive compulsive disorder who were selected from 62 patients referring to a clinic were assigned into either experimental or control group. After intervention, the experimental group received cognitive-behavior therapy and completed the Maudsley Obsession-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI, Hadgson, Rachman, 1977). The results indicated that the average scores in the experimental group reduced significantly in comparison with the control group and the severity of symptoms subscale decreased during the treatment (P<0.01). The findings suggest that cognitivebehavioral therapy is effective in decreasing symptoms of patients with OCD. Manuscript profile

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45 - Cognitive -behavioral family therapy for patients with musculoskeletal pain
Mohammad Khoadyarifard

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral family therapy in the treatment of patients with psychosomatic musculoskeletal pain was examined. Applying an A-B single-subject design, three patients (two males and one female) with psychosomatic musculoskeletal pain in the ar More

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral family therapy in the treatment of patients with psychosomatic musculoskeletal pain was examined. Applying an A-B single-subject design, three patients (two males and one female) with psychosomatic musculoskeletal pain in the areas of lower back and neck, referred to a private, psychological clinic, were selected as the sample. Clinical interviews, MMPI and ScL--R tests were done to measure psychological problems. Family therapy was done and post test results showed the effectiveness of cognitivebehavioral family therapy by promoting patients’ skills of problem solving and communication, effective coping and self assertion. Further research is suggested to assess the relative effectiveness of other kinds of therapy techniques such as drug, behavior, and individual and group cognitive therapy.       Manuscript profile

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46 - effectiveness of social skills training on adaotive functioning and emotional-behavioral disorders in students
Taiebeh Yeganeh

the aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of social skills training via cognitive-behavioral approach on adaptive functioning and emotional-behavioral disorders in students. The design of the study was experimental with pretest-posttest control group More

the aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of social skills training via cognitive-behavioral approach on adaptive functioning and emotional-behavioral disorders in students. The design of the study was experimental with pretest-posttest control group and two months follow-up. Thirty school girls of 5th and 6th grades with emotional-behavioral disorders were selected by random multilevel clustering from Langrood city in 2012-2013 academic year. The participants were randomly assigned into experimental or control groups. In order to assess the adaptive functioning and emotional-behavioral disorder in students, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) was used. The experimental group received the Walker Social Skills Curriculum (Walker, 1983) for 17 sessions during two months. Repeated measures ANCOVA was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that there was a significant difference between experimental and control group in adaptive functioning and emotional-behavioral disorders during post-test and follow-up. The findings suggest that the social skills training should be considered as a complementary part of school educational program. Manuscript profile

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47 - The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Low Sexual Desire and Marital Satisfaction
Maryam Bakhtiari Hajyeh Sheydaei Seyyed Abdolmajid Bahreynian Mohamad Nori

Sexual problems and marital satisfaction are related to each other in a complex way. Although multiple Psychogenic and several biological factors have been introduced as the underlying decreased sexual desire in women, years of research has shown that the effect of psyc More

Sexual problems and marital satisfaction are related to each other in a complex way. Although multiple Psychogenic and several biological factors have been introduced as the underlying decreased sexual desire in women, years of research has shown that the effect of psychogenic factors is more notable in outbreak of this problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on sexual desire and sexual satisfaction in women. For this purpose, in a quasi-experimental study with pretest – posttest along with the control group, 20 women with sexual desire disorder who referred to the psychology clinic were selected, in a purposeful way. They were then assigned into two groups of 10 people each, randomly. The groups were evaluated both at the beginning and end of the study in terms of sexual desire and sexual satisfaction. The experimental group underwent an eight sessions of 45-minute of group cognitive-behavioral therapy. The second group did not undergo any intervention. The results of analysis of covariance indicated that subject’s sexual desire and sexual satisfaction have shown significant difference. Cognitive behavioral therapy appears to be an effective way for improving sexual desire. Therefore the use of this therapy approach is recommended by clinical psychology specialists to people with sexual dysfunction disorder, especially women with decreased sexual desire. Manuscript profile

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48 - Comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and spiritual therapy on perceived stress, body image and the quality of life of women with breast cancer
Sara Mohammadizadeh Javad Khalatbari Hasan Ahadi Hamid Reza Hatami

Women with breast cancer should be able to deal with the initial impact of receiving news of a cancer diagnosis and its family, social, economic, and personal consequences, as well as the side effects of treatment measures such as changes in physical appearance, changes More

Women with breast cancer should be able to deal with the initial impact of receiving news of a cancer diagnosis and its family, social, economic, and personal consequences, as well as the side effects of treatment measures such as changes in physical appearance, changes in roles, and social functioning. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and spiritual therapy on perceived stress, body image and quality of life of women with breast cancer. For this purpose, during a semi-experimental approach with pretest-posttest with the control group, 60 women with breast cancer were selected as convenience sampling in Tajrish Hospital and randomly divided into four experimental groups (three groups and one control group). The groups were tested before and after training in terms of body image, perceived stress, and quality of life. The results of MANCOVA's analysis showed that cognitive behavioral therapy is more effective than the two other therapies and spiritual therapy is more effective than acceptance and commitment therapy on body image and quality of life; Also, spiritual therapy is more effective than two other therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy is more effective than acceptance and commitment therapy in perceived stress. Cognitive-behavioral therapy seems to be more effective in reducing perceived stress, body image, and quality of life in women with breast cancer than acceptance and commitment therapy and spiritual therapy Manuscript profile

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49 - The effectiveness of CBT on depression and anxiety among Methamphetamine addicts
Biuok Tajeri

Methamphetamine use has a lot of adverse effects as it enters the nervous system, affects dopamine’s level, and as a result stimulates the brain and increase aggressiveness and physical movements. Consumption of Shisha is a high-risk behavior among patients with s More

Methamphetamine use has a lot of adverse effects as it enters the nervous system, affects dopamine’s level, and as a result stimulates the brain and increase aggressiveness and physical movements. Consumption of Shisha is a high-risk behavior among patients with substance abuse. The most serious sign of methamphetamine withdrawal is depression that may be associated with suicidal thoughts or behavior. The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing symptoms of depression and Anxiety among methamphetamine addicts. Therefore, in a quasi-experimental study, 30 individuals diagnosed with dependence on methamphetamine were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent 12 sessions of an hour treatment. The subjects were evaluated for depression and anxiety before treatment, after the sixth and the twelfth sessions, and 90 days after the completion of the treatment. The result of covariance analysis and analysis of variance with repeated measurements showed that the level of depression and anxiety in the experimental group were lower compared to the control group in all phases of intervention and that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is effective in the treatment of anxiety and depression among addicts.   Manuscript profile

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50 - Identification and early intervention of reducing postnatal depression and increasing self-esteem and marital satisfaction of Pregnant Women
Ahmad Ahmadi Sayeh Sadat Mousavi Sahebol Zamani Ali Fathi Ashtiyani Samira Motiee

Mood disorders are the most common psychological disorders that occur during pregnancy and after. Patients with post-natal depression, experience many challenges in terms of the emotional support from their spouses and children. This condition can be considered as a thr More

Mood disorders are the most common psychological disorders that occur during pregnancy and after. Patients with post-natal depression, experience many challenges in terms of the emotional support from their spouses and children. This condition can be considered as a threat factor for deteriorating psychological health. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy in postpartum depression and increase self-esteem and marital satisfaction of pregnant mothers. For this purpose, in a quasi-experimental study with a control group, 135 depressed pregnant women, of the hospital's maternity ward of Baghiato-Allah and Najmieh Tehran were assigned into two groups of intervention and control, randomly. The Intervention group received 8 sessions of 40 to 60-minute of psychological training program. The groups were tested in terms of depression, self-esteem and marital satisfaction both before and after the intervention. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed that depression in the intervention group has decreased. It appears that with regard to the impact of psychological interventions in reducing postpartum depression, it is better to enter this kind of intervention in the treatment of patients with postpartum depression. Manuscript profile

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51 - The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy in Improvement Adult Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder Syndrome and Depression, Anxiety, and self-steam problems with it
esmael kheirjoo Ali Gharadagi fariba jafariroshan Mansur Herfedust

In last years, various non-pharmacological treatments have been developed for the treatment of adulthood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) syndrome. Most of these non-pharmacological treatments have targeted common areas of attention deficit hyperactivity More

In last years, various non-pharmacological treatments have been developed for the treatment of adulthood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) syndrome. Most of these non-pharmacological treatments have targeted common areas of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, such as educational problems, work, interpersonal relationships, and executive functions. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy in improvement the main symptom of attention deficit disorder / ADHD and depression and anxiety, self-esteem with it in students. For this purpose, in a quasi-experimental, pre-test, post-test and control group, 30 students (12 female, 18 male) with hyperactivity diagnosis were selected by the method of targeted sampling and divided into two groups: experimental and control group (Each group was 15 subject). Subjects were tested for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem before and after intervention and one month after the end of the sessions. The experimental group received a cognitive-behavioral intervention for 8 sessions of 90 minutes (2 sessions per week). The results of mixed multivariate analysis of variance (intragroup-intergroup analysis) showed that cognitive-behavioral group therapy is effective to improve the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder syndrome, increasing self-esteem and decreasing depression and anxiety of students with hyperactivity disorder. Manuscript profile

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52 - The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on the presence of mind in the reduction of anxiety symptoms of patients suffering from social phobia
Soleiman Jafari fard Mojtaba Toghyani Hadi Moatamedi

Social phobia as a harsh, irrational fear which is considered as the action of a person getting ridiculed or criticized by others in social situations has a significant impact on persons’ social life. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Min More

Social phobia as a harsh, irrational fear which is considered as the action of a person getting ridiculed or criticized by others in social situations has a significant impact on persons’ social life. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy based on presence of mind on anxiety symptoms of patients suffering from social phobia. For this purpose, in a clinical trial 40 patients who suffered from social phobia and referred to Imam Hussein hospital were selected from available samples and were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. Subjects were evaluated in terms of anxiety at the beginning, end and 4 weeks after the completion of the study. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on the presence of mind. Analysis variance of the subject scores in social phobia and anxiety after the intervention and in a 4 week follow up indicated that there is a significant difference between anxiety symptoms in experiment group compared to the control group. The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on the presence of mind in the reduction of anxiety symptoms of patients suffering from social phobia along with the stability results in the follow up, indicated that the present method is an effective and recyclable one. Manuscript profile

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53 - The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity in patients with generalized anxiety disorder
mansor Alimehdi Parvin Ehteshamzadeh Farah Naderi Zahra Eftekhaesaadi Reza Pasha

Generalized anxiety disorder, is one of the destructive chronic anxiety disorders and is common in childhood and adolescence and has generated many problems in the field of health. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy o More

Generalized anxiety disorder, is one of the destructive chronic anxiety disorders and is common in childhood and adolescence and has generated many problems in the field of health. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity. Therefore, in a quasi-experimental research with pretest, posttest, and control group, 30 students diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder were selected from Robat Karim city’s high schools and randomly assigned to experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The experimental group received 9 sessions of group cognitive-behavioral therapy and the control group received no intervention. Subjects in both groups were evaluated for generalized anxiety, anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty before and after the intervention. The results of analysis of covariance showed that cognitive-behavioral interventions have significantly reduced the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty. It seems that cognitive-behavioral therapy, through decreasing the level of intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity, is an appropriate method in treatment of generalized anxiety. Manuscript profile

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