BACKGROUND Schoolteachers are known to be faced with various stresses in their work. A simple, less onerous, and effective intervention technique that can enhance the stress management skills, particularly, cognitive flexibility, of schoolteachers is needed. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine whether stress management training using a Web-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program ...

Breast cancer as the most common cancer among women endangers various aspects of their sexual lives and is a major culprit regarding health impairment and low life quality. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a stress management intervention program on sexual functioning and stress reduction in women with breast cancer. This study employed a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test...

although some childhood fairs and anxieties are as part of normal development in children, but relatively stable over time and may have some anxiety problems in adolescence and adulthood continue to increase. this study is done to determine the effectiveness of cbt (which was included: relaxation, visualization ideally, self-ordering in maykenbam way, thinking-stop of anxiety in wolpe way and c...

objective: sexual dysfunction is frequently reported as a side effect of many antidepressant medications. as a result, for those depressed patients to whom sexual desire is important, psychological treatment may be a better intervention. thus, the present study aimed to determine the possible changes in sexual desire following psychological treatments in depression, when focus of therapy is not...

This article argues that the sustainability of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be improved by the addition of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approach in helping teachers reduce their workplace stress. This is demonstrated by two clinical trials testing the effectiveness of a multi-component stress management program with the concurrent use of CBT and CAM approaches develope...

Combat-exposed troops and their family members are at risk for stress reactions and related disorders. Multimodal biopsychosocial training programs incorporating complementary and alternative self-management techniques have the potential to reduce stress-related symptoms and dysfunction. Such training can preempt or attenuate the posttraumatic stress response and may be effectively incorporated...

background and aim : for various reasons hearing-impaired people have stress and fear of being in social situations. cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) is known as one of the most valid therapies of social phobia. the aim of this research was to show the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy on the level of social anxiety in hearing-impaired adults. methods : the study population consisted o...

Although the health care costs and the number of disability cases across all medical illnesses have increased, disability management programs implementing stress management interventions have been found to improve physical and mental health, reduce costs to employers, and facilitate the reintegration of injured individuals into the work environment. Stress management programs limit the impact a...