Background: The first technique for relaxing the body's muscles and relieving fatigue is relaxation, but another method for improving chronic fatigue is cognitive-behavioral therapy. According to these definitions, the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two methods of psychological treatment (cognitive-behavioral therapy) and muscle relaxation (relaxation) in reducing the...

Body dysmorphic disorder is one of the disorders that causes mental obsession about some aspects of the body so that it can lead to the expression of dissatisfaction with onechr('39')s body. There have been various treatments to cure the disorder so far which the most effective one is cognitive behavioral therapy. This treatment targets wrong beliefs and obsessive-compulsive behaviors associate...

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of curriculums based on cognitive-behavioral therapy in the increase of self-efficacy and resilience among the addicts under methadone maintenance treatment. Method: For this purpose, 60 patients under methadone treatment whose records were available at the private addiction treatment center, named Zirkouh city and Zirkouh Tava...

. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mother's Therapy by Transactional Analysis in comparison with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on reduction of children's anxiety. For this purpose, the population of this study comprised mothers who had children with Separation Anxiety Disorder or General Anxiety Disorder in 5 kindergartens. Then 60 mothers selected through the random sa...

  Background and Objectives: Although the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is supported by researchers, controlled studies show that each of these methods only partially serves to treat this disorder. Therefore, this study aimed at achieving the effect size of cognitive-behavioral interventions on the treatment of G...

Introduction: Depressed female students suffer many problems such as social anxiety and poor communication skills. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of positive directed mindfulness therapy(PDMT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy(MBCT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy(CBT) on social anxiety and communication skills of female students with depression. Methods: This was a ...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy and exposure therapy on the reduction of interpretation bias and fear of negative evaluation in social anxiety disorder. Method: In a pre-posttest experimental design with control group, 24 students studying at B.Sc. level in the Health School of Iran University of Medical Sciences with ...

The present research has aimed to compare efficacy of cognitive-behavioral and metacognitive approaches on thought fusions and washing-cleaning obsessions in patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The study utilized quasi-experimental design with pretest - posttest model has two experimental groups. The population included all of the girl students at the university of science and technolog...

Background & Objective: Diabetes is a chronic disorder and the most complicated disease regarding its management and need for self-management. Cognitive-behavioral therapy plays a key role in self-management and self-regulation. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the self-care behaviors and psychological wellbeing and hope indicators in patient...