Background & Aim: Substance abuse disorder has an increasing negative implication in all societies. Psychological treatments are helpful in reducing this disorder. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy on blood cortisol levels and self-control in drug abusers. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental. Th...

Background and Objectives: Infertility as one of the most complex life crisis has many psychological consequences that directly or indirectly affect outcomes of invitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. This study was administered with the aim of determining the effectiveness of psychological empowerment package and dialectical behavior therapy on depression of infertile women in pretreatment stag...

Introduction: In recent years, multiple studies have examined the efficacy of the third wave of behavior therapies for depression disorders. This research aimed to compare the results of studies investigating the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based therapy and metacognitive therapy on depression in Iranian population. Methods: Meta-analysis method was employed in th...

The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy and reality therapy on affective control in mothers of mentally disabled (educatable) children. To fulfill this purpose, out of all mothers of mentally disabled children whose children were studying at the exceptional primary school of district 4 of Tehran during the academic year of 2019-2020, 45 subjects wer...

         The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy and emotional schema therapy on sleep quality in people who suffering from tension headache. The present study was a quasiexperimental design that conducted in the form of pretest-posttest-2mounths follow up. In this study, 68 patients with chronic tension headache were referred from pain...