Objectives: The present study was carried out in order to validate the Persian version of Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) the students population. Method:  370 students of Tehran and Meshed’s (in North-East of Tehran) Ferdowsi Universities completed BADS and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess validity. Also, Pearson correlat...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of behavioral activation therapy on meta-cognitive beliefs and worries about the physical image of depressed girl students. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with the control group. A total of 30 undergraduate students of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad were selected and randomly assigned t...

Adjustment disorders are disorders that a person cannot match with a traumatic event. People with depression, anxiety disorder and depression are susceptible to abusive behaviors, therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of group behavioral activation on depression, anxiety and stress in adjustment disorders by using a single case design. Three chronic patients who met DSM-5 criter...

 Background & Aims: Due to the expansiveness problems caused by personality disorders in personal and familial life, recognition of predisposing factors of such diseases leads to more accurate and better understanding of them. It also helps diagnose the preventive measures in treating these disorders and because personality disorders affect all aspects of interpersonal relationships of patients...