objective: the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of compassionate mind training (cmt) on symptoms of depression and anxiety in iranian depressed sufferers . method: nineteen depressed patients aged 20 to 40 (beck depression inventory value≥20) were randomly assigned into two groups. the experimental group participated in 12 sessions of group therapy based on paul gilbert’s ...

reality therapy is a particular approach in adolescent development and independence that repeatedly emphasized on the disagreeable relationships and self-control to encourage personal growth. unfortunately, we could not find any study in the context of effectiveness of training reality therapy concepts on parent-child conflicts and self-efficacy. therefore, this study were done with the purpose...

abstract background: vulnerable women are prone to sexually transmitted diseases due to their high-risk behaviors. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of self-care training program based on orem’s model on the behaviors leading to sexually transmitted diseases in vulnerable women. materials and methods: this field trial was initially conducted on 100 women covered under health ser...

objective: this study aimed to examine the effect of self-disclosure skill training on communication patterns of referred couples to counseling clinics in bandar abbas. methods: the applied research design was an experimental study using pre-test and post-test, which was performed on a population of all referred couples to counseling clinics in bandar abbas who were interested to participate in...

background & aim: breastfeeding self-efficacy is an important factor affecting the success and duration of breastfeeding. self-efficacy of people is influenced by four sources including performance accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion and the physiological responses which seem to be modified by breastfeeding intervention.  this study was conducted to compare the effect of p...

the present study aimed to explore (a) if there is any relationship between efl teachers’ self-regulatory and their resiliency, (b) if there is any relationship between efl teachers’ self-regulatory and their genders, and (c) if there is any relationship between efl teachers’ self-regulatory and years of teaching experience. through a convenience method of sampling, the first group of participa...

background & aim: caregivers’ education should be an active and dynamic process. updated training programs are essential. this research was conducted to assess the effectiveness of virtual education on health care practitioners' self-efficacy in the neonatal unit . methods & materials : in this quasi-experimental research, hospitals affiliated with tehran university of medical sciences that had...

objective: since fosters adolescents are deprived of family environment and probably the friendly relationships, some of them may develop problems in achieving self-awareness and communication skills and adjusting to the environmental conditions. thus, this study was conducted to assess the effect of self-awareness and communication skills training on increasing the level of adjustment in foste...

objectives the objective of this study was to assess the effects of cognitive-behavioral training on increasing self-concept and the attitude style toward narcotic drugs. background the existing studies have indicated that persons with positive attitude and believe to narcotics have more addiction than those with negative or natural attitudes. the aim of the present study was to specify the eff...