emotional intelligence (ei) refers how well an individual’s handle herself or himself and others instead of their technical skills to solve the problem. creativity makes the individual to think deeply and manage their emotions while applying new knowledge in their organization. a positive attitude toward training and working environment can develop the employee’s emotional intelligence and crea...

how to cite this article: adibsereshki n, nesayan a, asadi gandomani r, karimlou m. the effectiveness of theory of mind training on the social skills of children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders. iran j child neurol. summer 2015;9(3):40-49. abstract objective children with autism spectrum disorders (asd) tend to have problems in establishing and maintaining their social relations...

OBJECTIVE The number of older patients with chronic schizophrenia is increasing. There is a need for empirically validated psychotherapy interventions for these patients. Cognitive behavioral social skills training teaches cognitive and behavioral coping techniques, social functioning skills, problem solving, and compensatory aids for neurocognitive impairments. The authors compared treatment a...

OBJECTIVE We compared the effects of two brief psychoeducation programs and social skills training on the negative attitudes of mothers with a son who has schizophrenia. METHODS 15 mothers with strong negative feelings towards a sons with schizophrenia were assigned by convenience to participate in one of three brief (5 session) group programs at an outpatient clinic: lecture-based psychoeduc...

background : patients with breast cancer are predisposed to some psychiatric symptoms and mental disorders as a result of their diagnosis or lifestyle. these problems cause patients to have daily stress, feelings of guilt, anxiety, a dysphoric mood, and impaired social relations. such problems will lead to serious mental disorders. therefore, life skills training may enable patients to cope bet...