How and when immersion and distancing are useful in emotion focused therapy for depression

The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy On Anxiety, Depression and Difficulty in Emotion Regulation in Binge Eating Disorder

Objective: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy on depression, anxiety, and difficulty in emotion regulation in women with binge eating disorder. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental with pretest posttest and a 2-month follow-up with a control group. The population consisted of all female clients visiting the obesity clinics in Tehran ...

Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Depression and Its Components in Children with Social Anxiety

Background and Objective: Depression in children is especially related to social anxiety. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (ECBT) in depression and its components in children with social anxiety. Materials and Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design. Among the prim...

Emotion Focused Therapy Enduringly Reduces Depression and Increases Self-Compassion in Women with Breast Cancer: A Semi-Experimental Study

Introduction: Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) is designed to help patients identify and process their emotions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of emotion-focused therapy on improving depression and self-compassion in women with breast cancer. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a 3-month follow-up. The sample con...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

Emotion-Focused Cognitive Therapy