Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in craving, dependency, and cognitive emotion regulation among drug-dependent women. Method: A quasi-experimental research design along with pre-/post-test and a control group was employed for the conduct of this study. The research population consisted of all drug-dependent women admitted to addict...

Introduction: Children with abdominal pain often require psychological complementary therapies, along with medical treatments, due to the combination of symptoms with psychological factors. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of resiliency based play therapy and cognitive-behavioral play therapy on abdominal pain in children with functional abdominal pain.  Methods: The current s...

Introduction: Children with functional abdominal pain often suffer from Abdominal pain before falling asleep. This study aimed to determine the effects of resiliency based play therapy and cognitive-behavioral play therapy on sleep disorder in children with functional abdominal pain. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental, with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control gro...

Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on reducing dysfunctional attitudes and cognitive misconceptions in people with methadone maintenance treatment. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study using pretest-posttest with a control group. From all the people referred to Roozbeh substance abuse treat...

Mindfulness is a form of meditation rooted in the teachings of Eastern religious and particularly Buddhism. And in simple language it means being aware of your thoughts, behavior, emotions and special form of attention. Therapy based on mindfulness and acceptance as a cognitive-behavioral therapy known as the third wave. This therapy, mindfulness fundamental (basic) as the goal of treatment is ...

Background: Psychological debriefing has been widely advocated for routine use following major traumatic events. Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, art supportive therapies, and sport and recreational support activities are other interventions for reducing posttraumatic stress disorder. We assessed the effects of theses methods individually and in combination on reduction posttraumatic stress ...

The purpose of this research was surveying effectiveness of group therapy based on detached mindfulness meta-cognitive model on hypertension-suffering female patients’ hypertension and anxiety. For this, 30 women suffering hypertension were selected by simple random sampling and were categorized in two test group (15 persons) and control group (15 persons). The methodology of research was testi...

  This study is designed to investigate the effect of cognitive- behavioral family therapy on reduction of children's behavioral problems in divorcing families. 24 couples were randomly selected from among the couples who were refferd to behzisti office for counseling ,were assigned randomly in 2 groups control group and experimental group. The children 2 groups were evaluated by pre and post t...

Abstract Introduction: Students with anxiety symptoms are faced with various physical and psychological stressful factors which ‎leads to decreasing quality of life. Considering the relationship between behavioral activation/ inhibition systems and cognitive emotion regulation with early maladaptive schemas, one of the methods capable of assisting the students with anxiety symptoms is schema t...

Experiencing an episode of negative emotions in adolescence, is considered as a risk factor for incidence of anxiety symptoms and also reducing emotional and cognitive regulation. This study aimed to study the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy (MBSR) on the reduction of anxiety symptoms and improvement of cognitive-emotion regulation in adolescents with anxiety problem...