aim and background: complex nature of children`s affectionate problems requires assessment and usage of modern treatments. the present study aimed to investigate the effects of attachment-based therapy on depression symptoms in girl students of primary school who had attachment problems. methods and materials: this study was an empirical plan with pretest-posttest, follow up and control group. ...

background: in the present era, delinquency in children and adolescents is undoubtedly a difficult and upsetting issue attracting the attention of many experts such as psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists. these experts often try to answer why a number of children and adolescents engage in various crimes such as aggressive and anti-social crimes. they also try to find out how these c...

Background: Cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies are identified as important solutions for improving academic achievement. This study aimed toevaluate the effect of teaching cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies on academic achievement among nursing students. Methods: This Study was an experimental with pretest and posttest and follow-updesign. The study population included...

background: programs for improving health status of patients with illness related to pain, such as headache, are often still in their infancy. mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) is a new psychotherapy that appears to be effective in treating chronic pain and stress. this study evaluated effi cacy of mbsr in treatment of perceived stress and mental health of client who has tension headach...

The pretest-posttest study is commonplace in numerous applications. Typically, subjects are randomized to two treatments, and response is measured at baseline, prior to intervention with the randomized treatment (pretest), and at prespecified follow-up time (posttest). Interest focuses on the effect of treatments on the change between mean baseline and follow-up response. Missing posttest respo...

Background: Mindfulness can be effective in improving employees’ psychological wellbeing. The objective of this research was to examine the effects of mindfulness in motion-based (MIM) trainings on resiliency, emotion regulation, and job stress. Materials and Methods: The research method was experimental with a pretest-posttest design, a control group, and a follow-up phase. Using the stratifi...

OBJECTIVE The present research aims to analyze the efficacy of group metacognitive therapy (MCT) on self-esteem and mental Health of those who suffer from major depressive disorder. METHODS The research was a randomized clinical controlled trial, using pretest and posttest with 2 months of follow-up. Twenty-two patients with major depressive disorder based on DSM-IV-TR criteria were selected ...