The purpose of this study was the effect of functional analytic psychotherapy on reducing academic burnout of final year female students Islamic Azad University, (Khomeinishahr branch) 2015-2016.
This study was a semi experience of pretest and post-test with control group. The statistical society of this thesis was girl students of Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khomeinishahr Branch) in summer and winter of 2015. The sample of this study contained 30 female students that were selected from the available sampling in two groups contained experimental group and control group. Student's received 16 sessions in 16 weeks functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) and in the end of sessions, the post test was played for both of the groups. The tool of this experience was Maslash’s academic burnout inventory. The data was analyzed by SPSS software and statistical covariance method.
The results showed that there was a meaning difference between the academic burnout in experimental group and control group, so this result mentioned that the functional analytic psychotherapy was effected on academic burnout of girl student (P < 0.01). Also the results showed that the functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) reduced the sampling emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and decreased reduced personal integrity (P < 0.05).
So we can conclude that we can use this approach for reducing academic burnout of student.

The aim of this research was to study the effect of functional analytic psychotherapy(FAP) on quality of life and self-esteem of prostitutes. Single-subject (A-B design) method was employed to collect the data from 3 baseline and 16 intervention sessions for 45 minutes twice a week. Two follow-up sessions were conducted 15 days and one month after the intervention. The statistical populations of this study included all prostitute women in Isfahan city in 2015- 16 that two women were selected by purposeful sampling including a married and a divorced one. Quality of life sf-36 questionnaire (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992) and Coopersmith self-esteem inventory (Coopersmith, 1967) were used to collect data. The findings of this study were analysed based on visual analysis and descriptive statistic indicators. Considering mean, median, trend and PND, the results demonstrated that the intervention was effective on increase of quality of life in both participants and increase of self-esteem in the second participant. Considering low quality of life and self-esteem among female prostitutes using Functional Analytic Psychotherapy to increase their quality of life and self-esteem is recommended.

The purpose of study was to determine the effectiveness of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy on Obsessive Symptoms, Depression and Quality of Life(QL) in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).This semi-experimentalresearchwasconducted with pre-posttest design with an experimental and a control group.The statistical population consisted of patients with a diagnosis of Obsessive Disorder,that among them30 married patients with OCD were selected. They were divided randomly to an experimental and a control group.All patients were assessed twice by Questionnaires, The Beck Depression Inventory, The World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment, and Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. The experimental group received 10 Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. Analysis of covariance showed that at the experimental group showed a significant improvement in all of the variables.According to the on reducing Obsessive Symptoms, Depression and increasing QL, treatment can be used for people with OCD.

General anxiety disorder (GAD) is the most prevalent chronic anxiety disorders in clinical centers and general population. There are several treatment methods for this disorder that have different challenges ,for example cognitive-behavior therapy is selective treatment for anxiety disorders but it is not improvement and has not patients efficiency in general anxiety disorder. Furthermore, study on the effectiveness of new treatment called third wave that include behavioral and cognitive interventions (known as post modernism), seem necessary in treatment of general anxiety disorder. Acceptance and commitment therapy and functional analytic psychotherapy are two method from third wave that include behavioral and cognitive interventions. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to comparison of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy and functional analytic psychotherapy in decrease anxiety, depression and increase psychological flexibility and communication skill in patients with general anxiety disorder. In this study, a quasi-experimental designed with pre-posttest and a four-month follow up was used. For this purpose, 36 subjects were selected via accessible sampling from the clientele who referred to psychological clinics. They were randomly divided into three groups. Two experimental groups were, acceptance and commitment therapy (n=12) and functional analytic psychotherapy (n=12). Both groups received 10 two-hour treatment sessions once a week. Control group had 12 patients participated (waiting list). In order to assess the severity of GAD, depression, communication skill and psychological flexibility different questionnaires included: anxiety disorder questionnaire (GAD-7) (a=87%, r=76%), Beck depression inventory (BDI) (a=87%, r=74%), communication skill questionnaire (CSQ) (r=69.8%) and acceptance and action questionnaire (AAQ) (a=87%, r=80%) were used. Statistical data were analyzed from repeated measures analysis of variance and paired comparison Bonferroni. Comparison of the treatment groups suggested that there was significant difference between acceptance and commitment therapy group with waiting list group in all scales except in depression variable, but in follow up was not significant (p=0.01). In addition, there was significant difference between functional analytic psychotherapy group and waiting list group in all scales and this difference maintains in follow up (p=0.01). Comparison between experimental groups (acceptance and commitment therapy with functional analytic psychotherapy) in posttest, indicates that there was not significant difference between two groups, except in depression variable, but in follow up was not significant different between acceptance and commitment therapy and functional analytic psychotherapy in anxiety, depression, communication skill and psychological flexibility variables (p<0.01). Based on the results of this study, in posttest, functional analytic psychotherapy was more effective in decrease of depression. However, both acceptance and commitment therapy and functional analytic psychotherapy showed significant changes in general anxiety disorder symptoms. Attention to efficacy of two approach (acceptance and commitment therapy, and functional analytic psychotherapy) on improvement of patients with general anxiety disorder under basic anxiety symptoms, this research not only provided an empirical support for functional analytic psychotherapy in treatment of general anxiety disorder but also can be useful for another anxiety disorders. This study propose to combine two approach in treatment of anxiety disorder.

Marital distress can disrupt the mental and physical health of the individual and the family. The aim of the current study was the comparison of the effectiveness of functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) with unified protocol for trans diagnostic treatment (UP) on depression, anxiety symptoms and marital satisfaction among women with marital distress. To this end, 45 women with marital disturbances were selected through a semi-experimental research, and they were selected in three groups: FAP, UP and control group. Treatment was conducted on 12 weekly and one hour sessions. The control group did not receive treatment. The subjects were evaluated for depression, anxiety, marital satisfaction and dual compatibility before and after the study. Analysis of covariance showed that there are significant differences among three groups. Pairwise comparison showed both treatments have better effectiveness than the control group. There is no significant difference between two treatment groups in depression, in anxiety the UT group and in marital satisfaction the FAP group had a better performance.

Bachground: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Due to symptoms can lead to problems in the interpersonal relationships of the affected individuals, which can aggravate or relapse the disease. Therfore, Functional Analytic with emphasis on intimacy and interpersonsl problems, can improve symptoms and prevent recurrence of the disease. Therefore, The purpose of this study was the efficacy of functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) on Improving Depression and communication skill Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-and-post design with control group. Therefore, 24 subjects were selected via accessible sampling from the clientele and divided into two groups. The tools used in this research were: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI,1996) and communication skill Questionnaire(CSQ,1983). the results of covariance analysis indicated that the effect of experimental group had a significant effect on depression and  communication skills (sig 0.01). this suggests that  Functional Analytic Psychotherapy could reduce the depression and in communication skills in patient with Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder.

The present research is designed with the aim of deep and comprehensive identification of textual and cultural factors related to couples’ interaction, explanation of its meaning and concept, and the model of factors related to the quality of couples’ interaction and functional analytical psychotherapy approach (FAP). The research community was all married men and women in Tehran who had been married for at least two years. Although men's and women's relationship has been analyzed in the research, the unit of analysis is individual: married men and women. By purposive sampling technique, 30 married couples were selected in Tehran. Semi-structured interviews with related participants continued until theoretical data saturation was achieved. Each interview text was placed in ATLAS Ti software for coding system, semantic production, and analyzable codes, and then the software performed analysis. According to the aforementioned model, results were categorized based on seven themes including identifying and expressing needs, experiencing and expressing excitement, conflict and incompatibility, mutual relationship, disclosure and close relationship with spouse, verbal and nonverbal relationship, and attitudes

This study aimed at comparing functional analysis therapy and compassionate therapy on distress tolerance and difficulty in regulating emotion among cardiovascular patients. It was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and a control group. The statistical population included all cardiovascular patients in Mashhad in 2020. The sample consisted of 45 cardiovascular patients referred to Valiasr clinic who were selected by convenience sampling method and then were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 patients in each group) and a control group (15 patients). After the pre-test, the experimental groups underwent functional analysis psychotherapy and compassionate therapy interventions, and at the end, both groups took the post-test, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The research instruments included the Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) and the Emotion Regulation Difficulty Questionnaire (Roemer and Gratz, 2004). Data were analyzed using SPSS software and multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of functional analysis psychotherapy and compassion therapy on the tolerance of distress and difficulty in regulating emotion in patients with cardiovascular diseases (P<0.05). Compassionate therapy was more effective than the functional analysis psychotherapy on the tolerance of distress and difficulty in regulating emotion in patients with cardiovascular disease. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that compassion therapy led to increased anxiety tolerance and reduced difficulty in regulating the emotion of cardiovascular patients.

Functional Dyspepsia (FD) is a common symptom of upper gastrointestinal discomfort. Few data are available on the role of psychotherapy in the treatment of dyspeptic syndromes. This study assesses whether brief core conflictual relationship theme (CCRT) psychoanalytic psychotherapy improves gastrointestinal and psychiatric symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia. A randomized, controlled trial was planned in two educational hospitals in city of Babol. Forty-nine patients with FD were randomly assigned to receive standard medication treatment with CCRT psychotherapy (24 participants) or standard medication treatment alone (25 participants). The participants completed the Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index (PAGI-SYM) and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) questionnaires before the trial, after the treatment and at 1 and 12-month follow-ups. The mixed-effects (regression) model was used to analyze the data. The results showed that CCRT psychotherapy improved all of the FD symptoms (heartburn/regurgitation, nausea/vomiting, fullness, bloating, upper abdominal pain, and lower abdominal pain) and many of the psychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety, somatization, interpersonal sensitivity and paranoid ideation) after the treatment and at 1-month and 12-month follow-ups. Brief CCRT psychoanalytic psychotherapy can serve as an effective intervention for promoting gastrointestinal and psychiatric symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia.