introduction: hearing loss occurs when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear or ears and causes children to have a delay in the language-learning process. hearing loss affects children's lives and their development. several approaches have been developed over recent decades to help hearing-impaired children develop language skills. auditory-verbal therapy (avt) is one such a...

objective: to determine the effect of group cognitive behavior therapy (cbt) on psychological hardiness and coping strategies of infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive therapy (art). methods: two groups of infertile women who received art consisted of experimental group (15 females) and control group (16 females) were compared. the participants in experimental group received 15 sessio...

the routine intake of surfactant as a part of hmd (hyaline membrane disease) treatment had significant effect on the prognosis of premature neonates. but since in our country this drug is not widely and routinely used, and there are not records about its use, we decided to make good on this shortcoming through a retrospective study. during 1 year, 54 neonates with hmd were admitted in ali-asgha...

objective : this study compared the effectiveness of two group treatments, behavioral activation (ba) and cognitive therapy (ct), in reducing subsyndromal anxiety and depressive symptoms in a sample of iranian university students. method : twenty-seven iranian university students who scored 18 or higher on the depression subscale and 16 or higher on the anxiety subscale of the depression, anxie...

introduction: marital burnout can be considered both an underlying factor for serious martial problems and a consequence of these problems. the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the emotionally-focused couple therapy (efct) and the problem-centered systems therapy of the family (pcstf) on marital burnout in spouses of recovering addicts. methods: the present quasi-ex...

purpose: to examine the effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) based on schema on impulsiveness of substance abusers in karaj. materials and methods: this study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. the statistical population of this study consisted of male substance abusers who referred to addiction treatment clinics of karaj in 2010. the sample ...

objective: adequate knowledge about restorative materials particularly flowable composite resins with favorable physical properties like optimal microhardness and resistance to environmental factors is a big concern for many dentists. flowable composites have several applications for fissure sealant therapy and preventive resin restorations (prr) which are common treatments in pediatric dentist...

the purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of eclectic model based on acceptance and commitment therapy (act) and metacognitive therapy (mct) on symptoms in patient with pure generalized anxiety disorder. the research method was clinical experimentation with pre-posttest and control group. statistic community was all of the men and women patients that suffered from pure g...