Objective: Some theories state that a deficiency in cognitive control makes people more vulnerable to the occurrence of repetitive negative thoughts. The present study was done to investigate the association between cognitive control based on switching and inhibition and repetitive thinking of rumination and worry and major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Methods: Thirty ...

The present investigation is a pilot study that examines the efficacy of a group intervention aimed at helping college students with ADHD better adjust to and cope with the demands of college and prepare for future employment. An 8-week psychoeducational group counseling intervention based on cognitive behavioral and psychosocial theoretical orientation was developed. Forty college students wit...

The relationship between gay identity development and cognitive development, as outlined by Ivey's Developmental Counseling Therapy Model, was explored. The Gay Identity Questionnaire and the Standard Developmental Counseling Interview were administered to 78 gay men. Results suggested that there is a relationship between gay identity development and cognitive development. In addition, the find...

objectives: the present study has investigated the effect of cognitive behavioral group therapy on improving coping styles in patients with acute coronary heart disease. methods: semi-experimental in type of pretest-posttest with control group seems to be a good design for this study.22 patients with acute coronary heart disease are admitted in ccu of mashhad razavi hospital and undergo angiopl...

introduction: with regard to the importance of life quality (lq) in patients with cancer, especially breast cancer, and research conflicts about quality and quantity of the effect of counseling on lq promotion in such patients and for determining the effect of group counseling on symptom scales of lq in patients with breast cancer treated by chemotherapy, this study was carried out at the at th...

PURPOSE Breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy have complained of difficulties in their ability to remember, think, and concentrate. This study assessed whether there are differences in cognitive function between breast cancer patients treated with standard-dose adjuvant chemotherapy compared with healthy controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS The High Sensitivity Cognitive Screen and the Prof...

BACKGROUND Physical inactivity is fourth in the list of risk factors for global mortality. General practitioners are well placed to offer physical activity counseling but insufficient time is a barrier. Although referral to an exercise specialist is an alternative, in Australia, these allied health professionals are only publicly funded to provide face-to-face counseling to patients who have an...