Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy with cognitive therapy based on the presence of mind on obsessive-compulsive disorder. Method: The research is semi-experimental (semi-experimental) with the design of "pre-test-session-fourth-post-test". The statistical population of this study was all people referred to the counseling center...

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effective ness of cognitive – behavioral therapy on general health and depression symptoms of mothers with deaf children. For this object, 33 mothers with deaf children selected from one of the centers which deaf children registered for receiving therapy and rehabilitation services. Subjects completed GHQ and SCL-90 and then participated in 6...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy on increasing of self efficacy and improving of addiction symptoms among drug dependency patients. Method: For this purpose, 90 substance abusers were selected of private addiction center, Central Prison and drop in center by using of random sampling, and they were divided into two experimental ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric syndrome caused by exposure to threatening events such as war, car accidents, and physical and sexual assault. The experience of psychological trauma can have long-term cognitive effects. The symptoms of PTSD include changes in cognitive processes such as memory, attention, planning, and problem-solving and destructive effects on a person's...

This study aimed to study the efficacy of a group behavioral activation treatment on decreased depression symptoms, cognitive-behavioral avoidance and increased quality of life. After meeting the study’s requirements, 40 students with depression were selected and randomly assigned to either behavioral activation treatment (n= 20) or a waiting list control group (n=20). The experimental gr...

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of group interpersonal therapy and group cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce the depression symptoms of the patient with social anxiety disorder. Method: It is an experimental research with pretest and posttest. The participants were female students who suffered from social anxiety disorder. 40 students were selected an...

Introduction: Considering the negative effects of depressive symptoms and anxiety on the course of schizophrenia, it seems that the combination of cognitive-behavioral group therapy with self-care skills can increase the effectiveness of this treatment in reducing the distress of patients with chronic schizophrenia. Therefore, a study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of cognit...