Abstrac Purpose:The present study examines the impact of group counseling based on acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT) on the quality of life addicts wives. Method: The population of the study consists of all wives of drug abusers in addiction treatment centers located in Isfahan, Iran. For this purpose, thirty of them and then randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Pretest- p...

Background: The aim of the present study was to compare effectiveness of metacognitive therapy (MCT) and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) on reducing syndromes, psychological capital and quality of life of patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Materials and methods: Research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post- test, three-month follow-up and control group. St...

Background and aim: The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion in patients with migraine headache.  Method: This research was an experimental research type. The subjects included 30 patients with migraine headache who were assigned...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (act) in reducing total, cognitive, motor, and nonplanning impulsiveness among methamphetamine-dependent patients. Method: In the present study, a single-case experimental design of a linear asynchronous baseline was used. Research tools, such as structured clinical interviews, demographic c...

This research carried out with the aim of two schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) effectiveness comparing on early maladaptive schema in metamphetamine addicts. type of this research is clinical trial pretest- posttest and follow up (3 months) with control group. Statistical society included all of metamphetamine addicts in Takab and shahindejh town ship on 1393 that be...

The aim of this study was to study the efficacy of integrated exposure and response Prevention and acceptance and commitment-based therapy (ACT + ERP) in reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The study population consisted of all male patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who were referred to the clinic of Shafa Hospital in Rasht in 1400 an...

Introduction: Women with infertility have are a psychological and sexual problems; Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Psychological Well-being and Sexual Function of women with a history of infertility. Methods: The present study is a semi-experimental pretest-posttest with control group. A total of 30 infertile wo...

Background & Aims: Today substance abuse, as one of the chronic diseases of psychiatry, has become one of the major problems in the societies .The aim of this study was to investigate the  effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in reducing craving in methamphetamine addict patients. Materials & Methods: This study used single-case experimental design in asynchronous manner. T...

Abstract Introduction: The present study was conducted with an eye on investigating the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on seizure frequency and self-management behaviors of patients with intractable epilepsy. Methodology: Quasi experimental design was adopted in which pre-test, post-test, and control group were deployed to gather data from patients with epilepsy visiti...