Background: The birth of a child with authistic spectrum disorder is a challenge to the family, especially to mothers. The purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance commitment therapy and coping strategies in decreasing anxiety and despair in mothers of children with autism. Materials and Methods: This qausi-experimental multigroup pre-test, post-test design with a...

Background and Objectives: Depressed patients face problems in field of life expectancy and psychological health. Therefore, the present research aimed to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and well-being therapy on life expectancy and psychological health in elderly nonclinical depressed patients. Materials and Methods: This study was a semi-experimental study with...

Introduction: Infidelity is one of the most pernicious interpersonal issues in the family, which in many cases could lead to emotional and behavioral symptoms in the person, particularly women who have been betrayed. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on cognitive distortion and rumination in couples engaged in marital infi...

anxiety is one common disorder during childhood. in curing anxiety disorders, there are different types of psychological remedies, pharmotherapy, family therapy, and music therapy that can improve the individual’s anxiety, but we need some other remedies to improve social and emotional relationship and interactions. considering the importance of curing the anxiety disorders, the effect of sand ...

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on death anxiety and mental health in women with HIV in Abadan City, Iran. Methods This study has a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. A sample of 30 patients referring to Abadan Behavioral Disease Counseling Center in 2015, were randomly assigned to ei...

 Aims and background: Experience of pain and emotion control in people with cancer would have various psychological and social impacts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of commitment and acceptance on acceptance of pain and control of emotions in patients with cancer. Materials and Methods: The present study was applied in terms of purpose, quasi-experimental and in terms ...

  Objective: The industrialization and alteration of human life structure have led to some serious harms including substance use disorder. Over the past years, various treatment programs have been introduced for the treatment of addiction. The third wave of psychotherapy called Acceptance and Mindfulness based Therapies, came up with the hypothesis that mental harm is associated with trying to...