Introduction: Children with cancer, along with medical treatments, need psychological treatments to overcome their illness and its consequences. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of cognitive-behavioral art-play therapy and cognitive-behavioral story therapy on pain perception and hope in children with cancer. Methods: The current study was quasi-experimental research with pre-...

Background: The purpose of this Research was to identify problems and treating methods of children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The risk of mistake in diagnosing ADHD includes a wide range of behaviors that would be differentiated from ADHD. Thus, clinical and school specialists should take care in diagnosis and take family record and other diagnosis cri...

Introduction: Alexithymia and difficulty in identifying and expressing emotions are associated with many physical health problems. Since hemodialysis patients experience chronic physical and psychological stress, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group discussion based on cognitive-behavioral interventions on alexithymia in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: Th...

  Background and purpose: Hysterectomy is the second most common cause of surgery in women of reproductive ages. Evidence show that women who undergo hysterectomy suffer from psychological and physical illnesses. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of counseling with cognitive-behavioral approach on self-esteem of hysterectomized women of reproductive ages. Materials and methods...

Introduction: Chronic illness, such as renal failure requiring hemodialysis, is a multidimensional experience that causes a person to be impotent in many psychosocial, social, and economical fields. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on chronic fatigue and death anxiety in women undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: Th...