Abstract Introduction: This study was carried out to compare the efficacy of Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy (DIRT) with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) method in treatment of compulsive washing. Method: Six females with compulsive washing were selected to take part in a multiple-baseline type single-subject experimental trial, and were divided in 2 groups. Subjects of each group answe...

AbstractObjectives: This study was carried out with the aim of validation of Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R), which includes subjects related to hoarding and the failure to discard possessions that are useless or of limited value, and occur in many clinical syndromes, especially in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study 348 individuals (142 males and 20...

the present study investigated the effect of the two vocabulary teaching techniques in est, namely the use of translation and the use of visual aids as two separate vocabulary teaching techniques. to answer the question of the study, a pretest (michigan test) was administered to the 58 randomly selected est students at khajeh nasiredin tusi university, faculty of mechanics. after the homogeneit...

Background: Behavioral changes in patients with epilepsy could cause comorbid psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders. This study is concerned with investigation of obsessive-compulsive disorders and assessment of obsessionality as a personality trait in patients with complex partial seizure. Methods: Seventy six patients with complex partial seizure, 74 patients with genera...

Obsessive compulsive disorder is one of the most common psychological disorders that has a great impact on performance and quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy in group and individual design on obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 patients with obsessive-compuls...

Background & Aim: Since suicidal ideation is a common problem in people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies, investigation of its components is of particular importance. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between perfectionism, positive and negative affection and suicidal ideation in people with obsessive tendencies. Method: This is a cross-sectional...

Objectives: Recent interest has focused on the relationship between schizotypy and OCD. The present study explored the possibility that schizotypal and obsessive compulsive features are significantly related together among non-clinical samples. Method: In this correlational study, 262 individuals were randomly selected and examined. Participants completed the Schizotypal Trait questionnaire A f...

abstract the current study set out to address the issue as to whether the implementation of portfolio assessment would give rise to iranian pre-intermediate efl learner autonomy. participants comprised 60 female in pre-intermediate level within the age range of 16-28.they were selected from among 90 language learners based on their scores on language proficiency test -key english test. then, t...

 Background & Aims: The aim of this research was to study personality components among patients with major depression (MDD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and health group.Materials & Methods:  This study was conducted on 50 depressive patients and 50 OCD were selected by available sampling method among the patients of psychiatric clinics and consulting centers of Tabriz. The control g...