hosseinali mehrabi

 Depression is a common and recurrent mental disorder and one of the main causes of disability. A large number of depressed people report intrusive negative memories, however, there is no specific therapeutic strategy that specifically targets these memories. In this regard, imagery rescripting is a psychotherapeutic technique that addresses memories and previous experiences and aims to improve negative emotions by changing the inner representation of negative memories and images. Although the treatment was initially developed for traumatized individuals, several interventions have yielded promising results for people suffering from other psychological disorders as well. Also, it seems that the interest in and applications of imagery rescripting for depression are quickly increasing. In this direction, the purpose of this article is to review clinical studies assessing the effects of imagery rescripting on depression, as well as possible processes underlying imagery rescripting.

 The present study is a review article that has been collected through study of 37 articles in the field of imagery rescripting, rescripting, imagery, mental imagery, mental images، intrusive memories and depression.

 The review shows that imagery rescripting is associated with a reduction in cognitive, emotional and behavioral symptoms of depression and related distresses and is an effective intervention for depression, distress of aversive memories and other related variables.

 Overall, it seems that more research is needed to compare different imagery rescripting protocols, investigate mechanisms of change, evaluate modulating factors and therapeutic changes for more effectiveness. Therefore, based on the review, a future research agenda is proposed to provide a sketch for further research in Iranian society.

The aim of this study was to investigate the lived experiences of women attempting suicide regarding risk factors and protective factors. The study method was qualitative and the phenomenological approach. Sampling was purposeful and after semi-structured interviews with 15 women who attempted suicide, saturation was achieved. Seven-step Colaizzi method was used for analysis. The reliability of the findings was confirmed based on Lincoln and Guba criteria. Identified four themes and eight subthemes for risk factors: Tensions in family relationships (subthemes: Argument and conflict, emotional indifference, Lack of marital loyalty), Failed relationships (self-blame, loss), Mental suffering (Living in sorrow and despair, Sense of being a burden, Perception of inefficiency) and theme of poverty and unemployment. Four themes were also extracted regarding protective factors: emotional attachment to a family member, sense of responsibility towards children, religious beliefs, and perceived social support. The results of this study indicate the importance of family and emotional relationships as well as untreated depression as the main factors identified as effective. Outcomes and key implications of this study were mainly related to improving the treatment experiences of women surviving suicide and other high-risk populations through the development of preventive interventions commensurate with the findings.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mind reading training on reducing the symptoms of attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder in children aged 8-10 years in Isfahan with a quasi-experimental research design with pre-test and post-test with control group.The statistical population included all male children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder studying in boys' primary schools in Isfahan in the academic year of 2019  that After interviewing the teachers of the schools (5 schools), the children who noticed hyperactivity and insufficiency problems from the teacher's point of view were identified as 100 students, then 46 students performed the checklist of children's symptoms (CSI-4) by the teachers. (Out of 100 people) were selected, then using the misconception test, 20 students who scored below average reading score were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Then, 10 sessions of 40 minutes of mind reading training were performed on the experimental group. Finally, including the statistical drop, 14 students (7 in each group) remained in the study. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software by analysis of covariance. The results of analysis of covariance showed that mind reading training reduced the symptoms of hyperactivity and attention deficit and improved mind reading in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (p <0.05), As a result, mind reading training is used as one of the subsets of social cognition theory in improving the symptoms of attention deficit, hyperactivity and mind reading ability in children.

Due to the increasing focus of new therapies on immediate and short-term interventions, brief cognitive-behavioral therapy has been designed with the goal of disabling suicidal mode and stabilizing symptoms by creating self-efficacy in emotion regulation skills and cognitive flexibility. But there is a research gap regarding the possibility of the effectiveness of this treatment in Iranian society.

This study aimed to determine the efficacy of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy on depression, suicidal thoughts and cognitive emotion regulation in women attempting suicide.

The present study was a semi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest-follow-up control group design. The statistical population comprised women who attempted suicide in Isfahan in 2020. Thirty patients were selected by purposive sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 patients in each group). The research tools include, Beck Depression Inventory-II (1996), Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (1979) and Garnefski Cognitive Emotion ‎Regulation Questionnaire‎ (2001), and 12 90-minute sessions brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (Brian & Rood, 2018). Data analysis was performed by repeated measures analysis of variance.

The findings demonstrate that brief cognitive-behavioral therapy increases adapted emotion regulation strategies and reduces non-adapted strategies, suicidal thoughts and depression at the end of the intervention and follow-up period (P<0.01).

Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy can reduce depression, suicidal ideation, and non-adapted cognitive emotion regulation strategies in people who attempt suicide.

Individuals with alexithymia are under the pressure of correlated physio-emotional stress that would not come out as speech. These problems prevent emotion regulation and make people incompatible in life.

The purpose of this study was examining the effectiveness of music therapy on reducing symptoms of alexithymia and enhancing peer relationships. The method was quasi-experimental with two experimental and control groups. Through multi-stage sampling, one hundred and eighty girls were screened for alexithymia’s symptoms. Thirty of the 57 identified children, were selected randomly and assigned into control (n=15) and experimental (n=15) groups (mean 11.8 Years old) randomly in Isfahan, Iran. The instruments were the Rieffe’s Alexithymia Questionnaire for children and Sociometry for evaluating peer relationships. The music therapy was nine sessions which was done for the experimental group. Data was analysed with the repeated measure ANCOVA.

The results indicated that music therapy had a significant positive effect on reducing alexithymia in the experiment group (ES = -0.34, (OP = -0.92), while there was no significant change in the control group (p >0.05). The results stayed stable after two months follow-up. Although the results showed peer relationships, the helper dimension improved; other peer relationships, the popularity, and rejection, were not influenced significantly.

In conclusion, music therapy positively affects reducing alexithymia symptoms of female preadolescents. Thus, using music therapy for reducing alexithymia symptoms is suggested.

Aging is a critical period of human life and paying attention to the issues and needs of this stage is a social necessity. Research has shown that increasing age leads to a successful decline in aging. It also has a negative effect on quality of life. In addition, chronic diseases, especially diabetes, are the most effective diseases on successful aging. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of diabetes risk factors in patients with diabetes through mediated quality of life using structural equation modeling (SEM).

The method of study is descriptive structural equation modeling. The statistical population included the elderly aged 60 years and older with type 2 diabetes referred to health centers in Shiraz. The sampling method is random stratified sampling. The sample size was estimated at 593 people. After collecting the questionnaires, descriptive statistics, linear regression and structural equation modeling (SEM) using MPLUS software version 8 were used.

In this study, significant relationships between successful aging and age variables were confirmed, but this relationship was not significant with mediated quality of life. Successful physical activity and aging were confirmed both directly and through mediated quality of life. But no significant relationship was observed between fasting blood sugar, smoking and BMI and successful aging mediated by quality of life.

The results of this study showed that with increasing successful old age and quality of life decreases and the fit of the model was confirmed at a moderate level.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of body mass index, smoking and alcohol consumption on successful aging mediated by quality of life in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. The research method is cross-sectional correlation. The statistical population of this study consisted of all elderly people aged 60 years and older with type 2 diabetes covered by health centers in Shiraz in 1398, from which 593 people were selected by available sampling method in two stages. In this study, the tools of brief cognitive status test (Fulstein et al., 1975), physical function questionnaire (Bartel, 1965), and for successful aging, social welfare questionnaire (Keys, 2004), spiritual health questionnaire (Polutzon and Allison, 1982). Life satisfaction (Diner, 1985) and quality of life questionnaire (Thomas, 1986) were used, all of which had acceptable validity and reliability. SPSS-V23 and PLS software were used to analyze the data. Structural equation modeling was also used to answer the research hypotheses. Findings showed that the model was confirmed by model fit at the intermediate level. The results also showed that no significant relationship was observed between the variables of body mass index, smoking and alcohol consumption and successful aging mediated by quality of life. Therefore, paying attention to the mentioned variables in prevention and designing more appropriate treatments will help researchers and therapists in the elderly with diabetes. Subsequent results of the study showed that there is an inverse and insignificant relationship between alcohol consumption in the elderly with type 2 diabetes and successful aging with mediated quality of life. Among the problems of different countries, especially developing countries, is the association of the phenomenon of population transition with epidemiological transition. In this way, at the same time as passing from a young population with high fertility and death to a population with low fertility and death, by implementing a program to fight infectious diseases and promote education and health, the pattern of community diseases in favor of chronic diseases such as diabetes Has changed.

The aim of this study was to investigation of the relationship between social support and resilience with posttraumatic growth with mediator of stress coping styles among women exposed to trauma in Isfahan. The research design was descriptive correlational. The statistical population consisted women with cancer and bereavement, in which 300 people were selected by purposive sampling. The instruments used in this study included questionnaires of Tedeschi and Calhoun posttraumatic growth, Philips social support, Conner and Davidson resilience and Billings and Moos stress coping styles. The evaluation of the proposed model was analyzed using the path analysis method and Boot strop. The results showed that direct effect of social support, resilience, problem focused coping and emotion focused coping on PTG was significant. Also, boot stop results suggested that role of the mediator of stress coping styles in the relationship between resilience and social support on PTG is significant. These results showed that encourage social support, Resilience and education of problem focused coping can have effective role in PTG and enabling of women exposed to trauma.

Despite the passing of many years of introduction of peritoneal dialysis as a replacement therapy for renal function, the rate of acceptance of this method is still low. This study aimed to determine the effect of educational program based on the removal of barrierson knowledge and intention to do peritoneal dialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease.

In a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test study, 45 patients with peritoneal dialysis who had criteria for entering the study were selected in a purposive sampling method. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. After the sampling, an educational program based on the removal reported barriers in the research background was presented to the subjects. The program was presented individually and mainly in a 60- to 75-minute session. The results were analyzed by paired t-test and McNemar test.
Results According to the results of this study, the implementation of educational program based on removal of barriers significantly increased the knowledge of patients about peritoneal dialysis (P<0.01). Although the prevalence of patients with peritoneal dialysis increased in the post-test phase, the results showed that this increase was not statistically significant.

Providing an educational program based on removal of barriers can increase knowledge of the patients about the peritoneal dialysis in the short term. In order to increase their willingness and practical intention to perform this type of dialysis, long-term interventions at the hospital and family levels are required.

The goal of this study was An investigation the effect of collaborative mother-child play training on Emotional problems symptoms Include separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobia, depression and social phobia in male school students of Isfahan thus, in a quasi-experimental design with a control group and pretest – post test & follow up assessment, 32 male student, with high scores in Emotional problems of Region 3 of isfahan primary school purpose ways selected and assigned randomly in experimental and control group (n1=n2=16). Experimental group received an eight-session a weekly basis with the participation of mothers and playing with the children. While the control group received no intervention and remain in waiting list. two groups were evaluated by parent form of child symptoms check list (CSI-4). The results of the analysis of covariance showed that intervention with mother-child playing reduces the 90.3% symptoms of Emotional problems in post test and follow up (p<0.05). Based on these findings, it can be concluded the mother-child playing is suitable to reduce symptoms of Emotional problems effective and With this empirical practical interment can reduce of Emotional problems symptoms.

The goal of this study was the investigation of the effect of subscribe mother-child play in reduction of attachment disorder in male school students of Isfahan. Thus, in a quasi-experimental design with a control group and pretest – post- test & follow up assessment, 32 male students, with high scores in attachment disorder of Isfahan primary school purpose ways were selected and assigned randomly in experimental and control group (n1=n2=16). Experimental group received an eight-session, a weekly basis with the participation of mothers and playing with the children. While the control group received no intervention and remained in waiting list, two groups were evaluated by parent form of Randolf Attachment Disorder. The results of the analysis of covariance showed that intervention with mother-child playing reduces the 83.3% symptoms of attachment disorder in post-test and 78.9% follow up (p

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract caused by stress, which may benefit from a biopsychosocial treatment such as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). The thrust of the study was to examine the efficacy of MBCT on physical and psychological symptoms of women who suffered from IBS. It was hypothesized that MBCT patients would experience greater reduction in overall IBS symptoms in comparison to control patients.

This survey was conducted in Isfahan, Iran, to investigate the impact of MBCT on a group of Iranian women diagnosed with IBS. In this quasi-experimental study 20 women with the diagnosis of IBS were randomly and equally assigned to experimental and control groups. Severity of IBS was measured by the IBS Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS) while the patients’ psychopathology was assessed by Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R). The experimental group was exposed to 8 sessions of MBCT on a weekly basis; each session lasting 90 minutes. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and MANCOVA.

A significant reduction was noted in anxiety, depression, and somatization symptoms after the intervention and in anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) at follow-up (p < 0.05). However, during the follow-up there was no significant progress in the level of somatization and depression. Apparently our treatment modality did not have any impact on the severity of physical symptoms.

Psychological symptoms of IBS can be managed largely with the help of MBCT, resulting in the promotion of mental health in women afflicted by this disorder.

The purpose was an investigation of the effectiveness of group narrative therapy on adjustment with parental divorce, resiliency and emotional-behavioral problems of divorced parent’s girls in Isfahan elementary schools.

The research procedure was quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and control group. The statistical population consisted of all the girls between 7 to 12 years old whose parents were divorce and they were studied in Isfahan elementary schools. 24 girls of divorce that had entrance criteria were selected through availability and assigned into experimental and control groups randomly. Materials were included of The Divorce Adjustment Inventory-Revised Scale, Social Emotional Assets and Resiliency Scale and Child Behavior Checklist. The subjects of experimental group were exposed to group narrative therapy in nine sessions (one 90 minutes session per week). Data analyzed with covariance analysis.

Group narrative therapy had significantly affected on the girls’ adjustment with parental divorce, resiliency and emotional-behavioral problems (p

Group narrative therapy is an effective approach which could reduce children’s negative feelings and beliefs towards their parental divorce and their emotional-behavioral problems. This type of treatment also could increase children’s positive feelings and attitudes towards their parents, their resiliency and it finally lead to increase the girls’ adjustment with parental divorce.