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1 - The Effectiveness of Spiritual Group Psychotherapy on Hardiness of Female Students in High Schools of Isfahan City
Fazlolah Mirdricvand Tahere Rahimipour Hosein Salimi

The goal the present study was to investigate the effect of spiritual group psychotherapy on hardiness of students in female high schools of Isfahan city This semi-experimental study employed a pre-test , post-test, with control group design. Population included all the More

The goal the present study was to investigate the effect of spiritual group psychotherapy on hardiness of students in female high schools of Isfahan city This semi-experimental study employed a pre-test , post-test, with control group design. Population included all the students in female high schools of Isfahan city in 2013-2014 academic year. A sample of 30 students were selected through convenient sampling method and were randomly allocated in in one experimental and one control group (each, 15 students). The Questionnaire of Kobasa’s Hardiness (1982) was used as research instrument. The experimental group received group psychothrapy for 90 minutes in twelve sessions., and Questionnaire of Kobasa,s was administered at the pre-test and post-test stages for both experimental and control groups. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance by SPSS. The research results showed that using spiritual group psychotherapy increases hardiness of students (P < 0.05). Manuscript profile

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2 - Effect of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) on Quality of Life and self-esteem of Prostitutes: single-subject design
Parvin Mirenayat Mohammadreza Abedi Razieh Izadi

The aim of this research was to study the effect of functional analytic psychotherapy(FAP) on quality of life and self-esteem of prostitutes. Single-subject (A-B design) method was employed to collect the data from 3 baseline and 16 intervention sessions for 45 minutes More

The aim of this research was to study the effect of functional analytic psychotherapy(FAP) on quality of life and self-esteem of prostitutes. Single-subject (A-B design) method was employed to collect the data from 3 baseline and 16 intervention sessions for 45 minutes twice a week. Two follow-up sessions were conducted 15 days and one month after the intervention. The statistical populations of this study included all prostitute women in Isfahan city in 2015- 16 that two women were selected by purposeful sampling including a married and a divorced one. Quality of life sf-36 questionnaire (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992) and Coopersmith self-esteem inventory (Coopersmith, 1967) were used to collect data. The findings of this study were analysed based on visual analysis and descriptive statistic indicators. Considering mean, median, trend and PND, the results demonstrated that the intervention was effective on increase of quality of life in both participants and increase of self-esteem in the second participant. Considering low quality of life and self-esteem among female prostitutes using Functional Analytic Psychotherapy to increase their quality of life and self-esteem is recommended. Manuscript profile

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3 - The effects of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and compassionate therapy on distress tolerance and difficulty in regulating emotion in patients with cardiovascular disease
Fatemeh Bronsi zahra Bagherzadeh Gol Makani Ahmad Mansouri ahmad zendedel

10.30486/jsrp.2021.1908055.2588

This study aimed at comparing functional analysis therapy and compassionate therapy on distress tolerance and difficulty in regulating emotion among cardiovascular patients. It was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and a control group. The statistical More

This study aimed at comparing functional analysis therapy and compassionate therapy on distress tolerance and difficulty in regulating emotion among cardiovascular patients. It was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and a control group. The statistical population included all cardiovascular patients in Mashhad in 2020. The sample consisted of 45 cardiovascular patients referred to Valiasr clinic who were selected by convenience sampling method and then were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 patients in each group) and a control group (15 patients). After the pre-test, the experimental groups underwent functional analysis psychotherapy and compassionate therapy interventions, and at the end, both groups took the post-test, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The research instruments included the Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) and the Emotion Regulation Difficulty Questionnaire (Roemer and Gratz, 2004). Data were analyzed using SPSS software and multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of functional analysis psychotherapy and compassion therapy on the tolerance of distress and difficulty in regulating emotion in patients with cardiovascular diseases (P<0.05). Compassionate therapy was more effective than the functional analysis psychotherapy on the tolerance of distress and difficulty in regulating emotion in patients with cardiovascular disease. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that compassion therapy led to increased anxiety tolerance and reduced difficulty in regulating the emotion of cardiovascular patients. Manuscript profile

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4 - The effect of positive psychotherapy (PPT) on Signs of depression and self steem of obese women
fatemeh saadatbin javaheri mansor hakim javadi Reza soltani shal

10.30486/jsrp.2020.1870077.1859

Obesity as an epidemic disease plays an important role in the development of several Psychological disorders in obese people. In the same vein the main purpose ofthis article is determining the effectiveness of positive-psychotherapy inthe reduction More

Obesity as an epidemic disease plays an important role in the development of several Psychological disorders in obese people. In the same vein the main purpose ofthis article is determining the effectiveness of positive-psychotherapy inthe reduction of sings of depression and self-steem in obese women. For this aim, a single-case experimental trial of multiple-baseline type was carried out. To conduct the study,4 people with symptoms of depression and low self-esteem were selected from among the applicants who had contacted following an announcement in cyberspace about holding positive psycho therapy sessions to reduce the psychological damage caused by obesity. 3 participants cooperated until the end. First, for each participant, between 2 and4 baseline sessions were held at random. Assessments were performed using the Depression (Goldberg, 1972) and Self-Esteem (Cooper Smith, 1967) Questionnaires of the intervention and follow-up sessions. Data were presented using visual analysis, charting, descriptive statistics index and calculation of recovery percentage. The results showed that positive-psychotherapy was effective in reducing depressive symptoms and increasing self-esteem in obesewomen. Positivepsychotherapy interventions can replace positive thoughts with negative ones inobesepeople, whichcan improve depression and increase self-esteem. The results of a three-month follow-up period also showed that positive-psychotherapy for depression was still present while  Manuscript profile

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5 - The Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Reducing Symptoms and defensive mechanisms of Cluster C Personality Disorders
Bahman Moazami Goodarzi Nader Monirpour Hassan Mirzahosseini

10.30486/jsrp.2021.1897104.2401

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) on reducing the symptoms and defensive mechanisms of cluster C personality disorders. This study was a quasi-experimental study with a single-subject A-B-A design. T More

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) on reducing the symptoms and defensive mechanisms of cluster C personality disorders. This study was a quasi-experimental study with a single-subject A-B-A design. The statistical population of this study consisted of all individuals with cluster C personality disorders in Tehran in 2019. Among the above statistical population, 9 individuals who received diagnoses of three dependent, obsessive-compulsive and avoidant personality disorders based on the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID-II) was selected by purposive sampling method. The instruments used in this study were: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (Millon, 1977), Defense Style Questionnaire-40 (Andrews, Singh & Bond, 1993) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (First, Gibbon, Spitzer, Williams & Benjamin, 1997). In addition, the ISTDP protocol was applied to the research sample according to the Davanlo (1995, 2000) approach for 15 sessions once a week and each session for one hour. Subjects were assessed after baseline assessment, once every 3 sessions, and after the treatment sessions, 3 follow-up assessments were performed at one-month intervals. Data were analyzed using Friedman test and SPSS software version 24. Findings showed that ISTDP reduced symptoms of cluster C personality disorder. Also, this treatment had a significant effect on the reduction of, immature, neurotic defensive and in increasing use of mature defensive mechanisms (p <0.05). Manuscript profile

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6 - The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on Sexual Function, Sexual Guilt Feeling, Sexual Self-Consciousness and Sexual Assertiveness among Women with Sexual Dysfunction
Payam Sarabi Fardin Parvizi Keivan Kakabaraee

The goal of this research was to determinethe effectiveness of psychotherapy basedon acceptance and commitment on sexual function, sexual guilt feeling, sexual self-consciousness, and sexual assertiveness among women with sexual dysfunction. The research method was semi More

The goal of this research was to determinethe effectiveness of psychotherapy basedon acceptance and commitment on sexual function, sexual guilt feeling, sexual self-consciousness, and sexual assertiveness among women with sexual dysfunction. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, follow-up and control group. The statistical population consisted of all 25-45 year-old married women in the city of Sonqor, who referred to the clinic of psychology and counseling of Avysta in the spring of the 1396 year. The sample consisted of 30 women who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (each group of 15). First, all subjects responded to Sexual Function (Rosen & et al, 2000), Sexual Guilt Feeling (Mosher, 1998), Sexual Self-Consciousness (Van Lankveld& et al, 2008) and Sexual Assertiveness (Hurlbert, 1991)Questionnaires. Subsequently, acceptance and commitment based psychotherapy was performed for the experimental group in 10 sessions, However, no intervention was used for the control group. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and covariance analysis were used. The acceptance and commitment based psychotherapy was effective in improving sexual function, sexual guilt feeling, sexual self-consciousness and sexual assertiveness of women (P<0.001). Treatment based on acceptance and commitment was considered to be effective and this treatment could be used as an effective interventions for improving sexual function, sexual guilt feeling, sexual self-consciousness, and sexual assertiveness in women with sexual dysfunction. Manuscript profile

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7 - Comparison of Effectiveness of Monotheistic Integrated Psychotherapy and Object Relations Psychotherapy on Self-Differentiation and Violence of Couples
Jaafar Noori Hamid Nejat Ebrahim Nameni Elham Fariborzi

The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparison of effectiveness of monotheistic integrated psychotherapy and object relations psychotherapy on self-differentiation and violence of couples in Mashhad.  A sample of  30 subjects was selected by conve More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparison of effectiveness of monotheistic integrated psychotherapy and object relations psychotherapy on self-differentiation and violence of couples in Mashhad.  A sample of  30 subjects was selected by convenience sampling methodfrom the mentioned population and randomly allocated  in the two experimental groups( each group five pairs, totally20 subjects) and a five couples   control group(10 subjects). The research method was semi-experimental (pre-test and post-test with the control group). In order to collect data, the Self-differentiation Questionnaire and Marital Violence Questionnaire were used. Interventions were performed on 2 groups in 10 sessions of biaxial weekly and the control group received no treatment. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including multivariate covariance analysis. The findings showed that monotheistic integrated psychotherapy and object relations psychotherapy had significant effect on the self-differentiation and couples’ violence. The results also indicated that object relations psychotherapy treatment compared tomonotheistic integrated psychotherapy had a better effect on self-differentiation while the monotheistic integrated psychotherapy compared to object relations psychotherapy had a better effect on reducing marital violence. Manuscript profile

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8 - The evaluation of the effectiveness of short-term psychotherapy based on religious-oriented self-control education on the management of alexithymia and aggression in high school students in Shabestar city
Parviz Karimi Sani Nosrat Sameei

10.30495/iifs.2021.685881

Introduction: Aggression and Alexithymia are both the most serious and worrying behaviors in adolescence.Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of short-term psychotherapy based on religious-oriented self-control education on the contr More

Introduction: Aggression and Alexithymia are both the most serious and worrying behaviors in adolescence.Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of short-term psychotherapy based on religious-oriented self-control education on the control of alexithymia and aggression in high school male students in Shabastar city. Methodology: The present study is a semi-experimental, pre-test, post-test with control group and experimental group. The statistical population of this study includes all students of high schools in Shabestar city. Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ-29/4) and Farsi Toronto Alexithymia Scale Questionnaire (FTAS-20) were administered to some of the students through available sampling method. After identifying students with high emotional aggression and agility, 24 were selected and 12 subjects were assigned randomly in the experimental group and 12 others in the control group. The experimental group was subjected to short-term psychotherapy based on religious orientation self-management for 10 sessions. Then, the two groups were subjected to post-test.Results: Data were analyzed using MANOVA and COVARIANCE analysis and the results of this study showed that short-term psychotherapy based on religious-oriented self-control education on inhibiting aggression and Alexithymia of high school students in Shabestar was effective. As a result, it can be concluded: that short-term psychotherapy based on self-control education with religious orientation inhibits students' aggression and emotional disturbances. Manuscript profile

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9 - A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindful Acceptance of Self Therapy and Positive Psychotherapy on Perceived Stress of Female Students with Depression
Mohsen Golparvar Azar Kazemi Hamid Atashpour

This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of mindful acceptance of self-therapy and positive psychotherapy on perceived stress of female students with depression. The study was semi-experimental and research design was three groups with three More

This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of mindful acceptance of self-therapy and positive psychotherapy on perceived stress of female students with depression. The study was semi-experimental and research design was three groups with three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population of the study was depressed female students in Isfahan city in the fall of 2019. From the mentioned statistical population, 54 female students were selected purposefully based on the inclusion criteria, and then 18 people were randomly assigned in two experimental-groups and one control group. Cohen et al.’s perceived stress scale (1983) was used to measure dependent variable in pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The experimental groups received mindful acceptance of self-therapy and positive psychotherapy during ten 90-minute sessions. The data was analyzed through repeated measure variance analysis and Bonferroni post hoc test. The results showed that there was a significant difference in perceived stress between mindful acceptance of self-therapy and positive psychotherapy with the control group in post-test and follow-up (p<0.01). There was no significant difference between the two treatments in perceived stress (p>0.05). Given that both mindful acceptance of self-therapy and positive psychotherapy are effective treatments for reducing perceived stress in female students, these two therapies can reduce the symptoms associated with depression that result from perceived stress. Manuscript profile

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10 - Comparison the Effectiveness of Hope Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy on Anger and Anxiety of Adolescents
Mahshid Khalili Dooabi Kourosh Goodarzi Javad Karimi Mehdi Roozbahani

The aim of this research was comparison the effectiveness of hope therapy and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy on anger and anxiety of adolescents. The research method was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. The research population was including all f More

The aim of this research was comparison the effectiveness of hope therapy and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy on anger and anxiety of adolescents. The research method was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. The research population was including all female high school students in Khorramabad city in the academic years of 2017-18. A total of 90 people were selected by available non-random sampling method and randomly replaced into two experimental groups of 45 people. The first experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90 minute the hope therapy and the second experimental group underwent 10 sessions of 90 minute the cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. The groups in the pretest and posttest stages answered to the questionnaires of Novaco anger (1986) and Cattell anxiety (1975) and the data were analyzed by independent t and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS version 22 software. The results showed that both methods of hope therapy and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy led to reduced anxiety and anger of adolescents (p < 0.05). The hope therapy compared to the cognitive behavioral psychotherapy was more effective in reducing anxiety (p < 0.05), but between them there was no observed significant difference in reducing anger (P>0.05). Considering to the effectiveness of both methods of hope therapy and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy in reducing anxiety and anger of adolescent, counselors, therapists and clinical psychologists can use both methods, especially hope therapy to reduce anxiety and anger of adolescent. Manuscript profile

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11 - Evaluation and Comparison of the Effectiveness of Intensive and Short-Term Psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on the Mental Pain of Earthquake Victims of Sir Paul Zahab City
Afshin Safarnia Vahid Ahmadi shahram mami

The purpose of this study was to compare and compare the effectiveness of short-term intensive psychotherapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the mental pain of earthquake victims in Sar Paul Zahab in 1398. The study population consisted of earthquake-stricken More

The purpose of this study was to compare and compare the effectiveness of short-term intensive psychotherapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the mental pain of earthquake victims in Sar Paul Zahab in 1398. The study population consisted of earthquake-stricken women in Sar-e-Pol city who referred to counseling clinic of Sar-e-Pol-e-zahb city in 1398. 45 women were selected by convenience sampling method. One control group and two experimental groups were replaced by a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control group. Intensive and short-term psychotherapy sessions and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy were administered to the two experimental groups during 9 weeks. At the end, three post-test groups were taken. The research tools were: Orbach & Miklinsler Mental Pain Questionnaire (OMMP) (2003). Covariance analysis test was used for inferential analysis of data. The results showed that both intensive and short-term psychotherapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy are effective on the mental pain of earthquake victims and between intensive and short-term psychotherapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. There was no significant difference in the effectiveness of the earthquake on mental pain. (p <0/5). Manuscript profile

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12 - The Effect of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Emotion Regulation and Health Hardiness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Gholamreza Sanagouye Moharer Fatemeh Soghra Karbalai Harafteh Fatemeh Kahaki Razieh Khosravi Hanieh Nobakht

Purpose: Present study was conducted aimed to determine the effect of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on emotion regulation and health hardiness in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methodology: This study was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test desig More

Purpose: Present study was conducted aimed to determine the effect of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on emotion regulation and health hardiness in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methodology: This study was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with control group. The research population was patients with type 2 diabetes of Zahedan city in 2020 year. The research sample were 40 people who were selected by available sampling method and randomly replaced into two equal groups. The experimental group 8 sessions of 90-minute underwent the intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy and the control group did not see any training. The research tools were the Gross and John emotion regulation questionnaire (2003) and Gebhardt and et al revised health hardiness inventory (2001). Data were analyzed by methods of chi-square, independent t and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS version 25 software.Findings: The findings showed that the experimental and control groups had not significantly different in terms of age, gender, education, marriage and duration of disease (P>0.05). Also, the groups in the pre-test stage had not significantly different in terms of emotion regulation and health hardiness (P>0.05), but in the post-test stage had significantly different in terms of both variables (P<0.05). In the other words, intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy significantly increased emotion regulation and health hardiness in patients with type 2 diabetes (P<0.001).Conclusion: Due to the effect of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on increasing emotion regulation and health hardiness, planning is necessary for the use of this treatment. As a result, health professionals and therapists can use intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy along with other therapies methods to improve the psychological characteristics, especially improving emotion regulation and health hardiness. Manuscript profile

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13 - The Effect of Solution-Focused Brief Psychotherapy on Distress Tolerance, Decision-Making Styles and Social Adjustment in M.S Patients of Sari City
Farhang Fereydoni Mehrdad Sabet

Purpose: Multiple sclerosis or MS causes a decrease in positive psychological characteristics, and one of the treatment methods to improve psychological characteristics is solution-focused brief psychotherapy. As a result, the present study was conducted with the aim of More

Purpose: Multiple sclerosis or MS causes a decrease in positive psychological characteristics, and one of the treatment methods to improve psychological characteristics is solution-focused brief psychotherapy. As a result, the present study was conducted with the aim of determine the effect of solution-focused brief psychotherapy on distress tolerance, decision-making styles and social adjustment in M.S patients of Sari city.Methodology: The present study was a semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research population was M.S patients of member of the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Sari city in 2020 year. Number of 30 people of them were selected by stratified random sampling with using gender ratio and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group received 5 sessions of 40 minutes the solution-focused brief psychotherapy and the control group did not receive any training. Data were collected with using the distress tolerance scale (Simons and Gaher, 2005), decision-making styles questionnaire (Scott and Bruce, 1995) and social adjustment questionnaire (Weissman and Bothwell, 1976) and were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance methods in SPSS-19 software.Findings: The results showed that solution-focused brief psychotherapy led to promoted distress tolerance, increased rational decision-making style and decreased intuitive, spontaneous, avoidant and dependent decision-making styles and improved social adjustment in M.S patients (P˂0.01).Conclusion: The results indicated the effect of solution-focused brief psychotherapy on improving distress tolerance, decision-making styles and social adjustment in M.S patients. Therefore, the use of this treatment method seems necessary to improve psychological characteristics, especially distress tolerance, decision-making styles and social adjustment. Manuscript profile

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14 - The Survey of Mental Health Profile among Female Athletes in Sport Organizations to Provide Counseling and Psychotherapy
Kambiz Kamkary Shohreh Shokrzadeh Sirous Fathi Vajargah Hossein Saeedy

The aim of this study was to Survey mental health profile among female athletes in sport organizations to provide counseling and psychotherapy. The research design is descriptive type. Measurement instrument to evaluate mental health was Personality Questionnaire Multip More

The aim of this study was to Survey mental health profile among female athletes in sport organizations to provide counseling and psychotherapy. The research design is descriptive type. Measurement instrument to evaluate mental health was Personality Questionnaire Multiphasic Minnesota Personality-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2RF) that has been validated by Kamkary and Shokrzadeh in Iran (1389). The results showed that the average female staff of physical education organization is in the sub-scales' "low positive emotions", "Malaise", "self-doubt", "Aesthetic-Literary Interests" and "introversion" above average and they need counseling and psychotherapy services. Hence, it is necessary to increase mental health and counseling services should be enjoying process. Manuscript profile

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15 - The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Of women with breast cancer
Eshrat Karimi Afshar Mohammad Karamooz

10.30495/jwsf.2021.1933748.1585

Depression, anxiety and stress disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders that have increased critically among women with breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of positive group psychotherapy on reducing depression, anxiety More

Depression, anxiety and stress disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders that have increased critically among women with breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of positive group psychotherapy on reducing depression, anxiety and stress in women with breast cancer in Kerman.  The method of this research was quasi-experimental and pre-test-post-test with control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all women with breast cancer in Kerman. The sample consisted of 30 people who were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly divided into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups and Responded to the … to the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire. (1995) before and after the intervention.The experimental group underwent positive group psychotherapy for 8 sessions of 80 minutes (once a week) and the control group did not receive any intervention. Subjects' scores were analyzed using analysis of covariance. The results showed that in the post-test stage, the mean scores of depressions, anxiety and stress in the experimental group decreased significantly compared to the control group (P <0.001). According to the research findings, it can be concluded that positive psychotherapy can be used as an intervention to modulate depression,anxiety and stress Manuscript profile

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16 - Improving the self-esteem and self-efficacy among juveniles
Ali Zadeh Mohammadi Ali Reza Abedi Mehdi Khanjani

In this study, 20 male juveniles (aged 14-16) residing in a boys’ home were randomly and equally assigned either to a control or an experimental group. For 12 weeks, the experimental group received a two-hour session of art psychotherapy. The control group receive More

In this study, 20 male juveniles (aged 14-16) residing in a boys’ home were randomly and equally assigned either to a control or an experimental group. For 12 weeks, the experimental group received a two-hour session of art psychotherapy. The control group received none. Self-esteem and self-efficacy were measured at the beginning and at the end of 12 weeks, using the Rosenberg’s (1979) Self-Esteem Scale and Sherer et al’s (1982) Self efficacy Inventory. Results showed that the selfesteem and self-efficacy of the experimental group increased (P 0.05). It seems that cognitive-behavioral exercises of art psychotherapy can enhance self-efficacy and self-esteem in juveniles by bolstering confidence in self assertion and positive thinking.       Manuscript profile

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17 - Treating generalized anxiety disorder using pharmacological and psychodynamic approaches of therapy
Fateh Rahmani Mehdi Salehi Farzeen Rezae

A sample of 36 patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was selected through clinical inter views based on DSM-IV-TR (2000). The half of patients received psychodynamic therapy and the other half received pharmacotherapy for three months. The presence and severi More

A sample of 36 patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was selected through clinical inter views based on DSM-IV-TR (2000). The half of patients received psychodynamic therapy and the other half received pharmacotherapy for three months. The presence and severity of their anxiety symptoms were assessed using DSM-IVTR and the MMPI-II (Butcher and Williams, 2000) before and after the therapies. The results indicated no difference in reduction of anxiety symptoms presence between the two groups after the treatments. However, the severity of anxiety was lower in the psychodynamic therapy group. The results interpreted based on the oedipal conflicts in psychodynamic theory.      Manuscript profile

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18 - The Effect of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Based on Core Conflictual Relationship Theme on Improvement of Mother-Child Interactional Patterns
Tayebeh Shahmoradifar Parviz Azad Fallah Hojatollah Farahani

This study aimed to investigated The Effect of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Based on Core Conflictual Relationship Theme on Improvement of Mother-Child Interactional Patterns.The study was a quasi-experimental design. The participants included three mothers who live More

This study aimed to investigated The Effect of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Based on Core Conflictual Relationship Theme on Improvement of Mother-Child Interactional Patterns.The study was a quasi-experimental design. The participants included three mothers who lived in Tehran. All three participants took part in a 12 session that administered as one hour sessions per week and experienced brief psychodynamic psychotherapy. The participant were assessed eight times (2 baseline assessments, 5 during therapeutic session assessments, and 1 follow up assessment) by the Parent-Child Relationship Scale (Pianta, 2011) and the Maternal Caregiving Quality Scale (Ghanbari, Khodapanahi, Mazaheri, & Lavasani, 2012). Visual analysis Within condition and Between condition used to analyze the acquired information. The results revealed that the intervention improved the mother – child interactions. According to the research findings, many of the parent – child conflicts, rooted in the unconscious self-object mental representations of parents. Manuscript profile

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19 - The Effectiveness of a Positive Psychotherapy Program on Increasing Students' Psychological Capital and Well-being
Gholamreza Abbasi Jalil Fathabadi Shokri Omid Majid Zargham Hajabi

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a positive psychotherapy program on increasing students’ psychological capital and well-being. The research method was a quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and follow up for two months, 27  femal More

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a positive psychotherapy program on increasing students’ psychological capital and well-being. The research method was a quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and follow up for two months, 27  female students in the experimental group and 25 girl students in the control group before and after positive psychotherapy training program, responded to the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (Luthans, Avolio, Avey & Norman, 2007) and Positive Psychotherapy Inventory (Rashid & Seligman, 2013). The experimental group received 7 sessions of positive psychotherapy training package (2 hour a session). The results of simple mixed ANOVA indicated that in the short and long term, the psycho-educational package was effective in increasing the dimensions of psychological capital including hope, resiliency, optimism and self-efficacy and dimensions of PERMA well-being model including emotions, engagement, accomplishment, purpose and relationship. The results of this study consistent with the results of other studies in field of positive education showed that psycho-educational positive psychotherapy intervention by strengthening learners' coping resources and equipping their psychological capital was effective in creating skills based on well-being, happiness and character strengths of learners along with other traditional academic skills in them. Manuscript profile

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20 - A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy with Islamic approach based on Balance Selection on Quality of Life, Happiness, Life Satisfaction of Women Referred to Counseling Centers of Tehran
Monireh Kordloo جواد خلعتبری bagher sanai

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy with Islamic approach based on Balance Selection on Quality of Life, Happiness, Life Satisfaction of women referred to counseling centers of Tehran psychological organizations. In this s More

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy with Islamic approach based on Balance Selection on Quality of Life, Happiness, Life Satisfaction of women referred to counseling centers of Tehran psychological organizations. In this study, 42 subjects of married women referring to counseling centers of the Psychological Organization were randomly selected and divided into three groups of 14 each. The three questionnaires were SWLS for life satisfaction, SF-36 for quality of life, and Oxford questionnaire was given to the clients as pre-test and post-test. The control group received only pre-test and post-test without any intervention; the experimental groups were trained in a 12-session positive-balance method using an Islamic approach based on balance selection. After a few months, tests were repeated in two experimental groups to evaluate the reliability of treatment. The results of the comparisons indicated that the psychotherapy based on the positivist approach compared with the control group significantly increased the participants' scores on the scales of quality of life, happiness and satisfaction. Participants of the Islamic approach based on balance selection compared with the control group also showed a significant increase in scores of Quality of Life (p and happiness .There was a significant difference between the scores of the participants in the Islamic approach group based on the balance selection, and control in the follow-up and the satisfaction scores of the women in the Islamic approach group from the post-test to the follow-up significantly increased. Keyword: Positive Psychology, Islamic Approach Based on Balance Selection, Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Married Women Manuscript profile

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21 - Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy in Decreasing the symptoms of depression and Increasing Emotional Disclosure in Patients Suffering from Depression
Mehdi Khoryaniyan Leila Heidari nasab Zahra Tayebi Hamid reza Aghamohammadiyan shear baf

Various approaches have been put forward for the treatment and decrease of depression symptoms, one of which is intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP). Therefore, the research purpose is to assess the effectiveness of short-term dynamic psychotherapy in decr More

Various approaches have been put forward for the treatment and decrease of depression symptoms, one of which is intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP). Therefore, the research purpose is to assess the effectiveness of short-term dynamic psychotherapy in decreasing the symptoms of depression and emotional disclosure in patients suffering from depression. The research employed a semi-experimental method with pre-test-post-test-control group design. The sample comprised 16 individuals diagnosed with depression who were selected using voluntary sampling and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Prior to the intervention, the subjects were tested in terms of depression and emotional disclosure. The experimental group received 20 sessions of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, whereas, the control group received no intervention. ANCOVA analysis indicated that intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy has significantly decreased the symptoms of depression and increased the emotional disclosure. Overall, it can be concluded that short-term dynamic psychotherapy can elevate the lowered mood (decrease of depression symptoms) and increase the emotional disclosure. Manuscript profile

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22 - The Effectiveness of Integrative psychotherapy on Self-esteem among women with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma
Leila shamkoeyan Mohamadreza seyrafi Farah LotfiKashani hasan ahadi Hoda Kavosi

The nature of systematic scleroderma is very threatening and debilitating and affects mental health, including the destruction of self-esteem in the patient. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of integrated psychotherapy with the orientat More

The nature of systematic scleroderma is very threatening and debilitating and affects mental health, including the destruction of self-esteem in the patient. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of integrated psychotherapy with the orientation of four common factors on self-esteem and its four components (general, social, familial, and occupational or educational) in women with scleroderma. Therefore, in a Semi-experimental research was carried out with pretest design, post-test with control group and follow-up after 3 months of intervention. The statistical population included women with scleroderma referred to Shariati Hospital and Iran's Rheumatism Center in 2016. Of these, 30 patients were selected as available samples and randomly were placed in two control and treatment (experiment) groups, each of which consisted of 15 individuals. The instrument of this research was Cooper Smith's (1967) Self-esteem Questionnaire. The results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that integrated psychotherapy with the orientation of four common factors, self-esteem and all its components increased in women with scleroderma, and this effect was lasting after three months. Therefore, integrated therapy with four commonality orientations (relationship, hope enhancing, awareness promotion and behavior regulation) is considered as an effective intervention in patients with scleroderma. Manuscript profile

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23 - Application of Spiritual Intervention Protocol in Women with Breast Cancer: A Brief Report
Shahram Vaziri Farah lotfi kashani Mohammad Esmayel Akbari

Previous studies have revealed that many professionals are willing to use spiritual interventions in clinical settings; however, they have access to no standard guide for their implementation, evaluation, and upgrading. This study aimed to determine the role of the Spir More

Previous studies have revealed that many professionals are willing to use spiritual interventions in clinical settings; however, they have access to no standard guide for their implementation, evaluation, and upgrading. This study aimed to determine the role of the Spiritual Intervention Package (SIP) in altering the expression of serotonin and dopamine gene receptors, the serum levels of interleukin 10-interferon gamma and the necrosis factor of the alpha tumor, and blood cortisol levels, promoting general health, decreasing distress and sexual problems, and reinforcing empathy, marital satisfaction, and posttraumatic growth. To this end, this multi-axial research consisting of 10 independent studies (16-60 persons per group) was conducted and examined the effectiveness of SIP in a variety of clinical settings among women with breast cancer stages 1-3, who were visited at Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital during 2012-2017. The participants were selected using the purposive and voluntary sampling methods. The levels of IL4 and IFNγ, the percentage of T-CD, and 8 T-CD cells were assessed by flow cytometer. Moreover, general health, somatization, anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression; spiritual health, sexual problems, marital satisfaction, and posttraumatic growth were evaluated using standard questionnaires. The research showed the acceptable results for the implementation of SIP for concerned purposes. The effect size evaluation– a technique to compare the impacts of the SIP regardless of the sample size, and the squared ETA (R2) assessment showed that, on average, more than 70% of the observed changes in these studies were due to the application of spirituality intervention. The effect size for biological, psychological, and social measures revealed that SIP significantly improved the biological, psychological, and social status of patients with breast cancer. Manuscript profile

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24 - Comparison of the Effectiveness of Integrative Psychotherapy, Spiritual Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on sexual dysfunction in Patients with Breast Cancer
Shovan Sheydaei Aghdam Farah LotfiKashani Shahram Vaziri ًَAfsaneh khajevand khoshli

Breast is symbol of femininity. loss of the breast would somehow reduce femininity and sexual attractiveness of women. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of integrative psychotherapy, spiritual therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy on sexu More

Breast is symbol of femininity. loss of the breast would somehow reduce femininity and sexual attractiveness of women. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of integrative psychotherapy, spiritual therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy on sexual dysfunction in women with breast cancer. For this purpose, in a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and control group, 60 women with breast cancer of Shohadaye-Tajrish Hospital in Tehran were selected by  Convenience sampling method and randomly divided into 3 experimental groups and 1 control group. The sexual experience of groups was tested before and after research and two months afterward the interventions. Separate group therapy sessions were presented for all three groups once a week for 8 sessions in 90 minutes.  The result of multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), indicated that integrative psychotherapy, cognitive -behavior therapy, and spiritual therapy were effective on the sexual performance of patients under training, and this effect was consistent in the follow-up test. It seems that these therapies, along with other interventions such as medication and medical interventions, can be effective in reducing sexual dysfunction in these patients. Manuscript profile

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