فصلنامه روان شناسی بالینی
سال دوازدهم شماره 2 (پیاپی 46، تابستان 1399)

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of reality therapy on postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms in women with Natural childbirth.

The present study was a quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test design with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this study was women of Health Center No. 2 in Mashhad who experienced natural childbirth and subsequently had symptoms of post-traumatic stress and postpartum depression. Among these people, 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent reality therapy intervention for 8 sessions. After the intervention, both groups completed the post-traumatic stress and postpartum depression questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and analysis of covariance.

Findings showed that reality therapy has a significant effect on reducing postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Considering the prevalence of postpartum depression and stress and the results of the present study on reducing depression and post-traumatic stress, it is suggested that reality therapy be used as an effective intervention in medical centers and health centers.

Food craving means a strong desire to consume unnecessary foods that can be a source of eating disorders. Aim in this study to compare the efficacy of Schema Therapy and Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) in this field.

The present study was conducted with a two-group experimental design (pre-test, post-test with two-month follow-up). The treatment was presented in two levels of tDCS (six sessions in 20 minute) and schema therapy (12 sessions of 45 minutes per week). The population consisted of people with food cravings. After screening, 40 subjects (12 males and 28 females) were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two experimental groups. Craving was also measured by the Food Craving Questionnaire of Meule & et al. (2014). Data were analyzed by ANOVA with repeated measure.

There was no significant difference between the two treatments in reducing craving symptoms (F = 0.64, P> 0.05). But, there was a significant difference between the craving scores over time (pre-test, post-test, and follow-up) (F> 69.39> P> 0.05).

The results showed that the effectiveness of both methods in reducing food craving syndrome was the same. As a result, no single method is effective in reducing food cravings, and it is recommended that tDCS be used as a complementary therapeutic therapy in this area, since tDCS has minimal side effects. Schema therapy can also be used as a preventive intervention to weaken maladaptive schemas at the outset.

The study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness cognitive based on mindfulness therapy on inefficient attitudes and marital burnout in the women with marital conflict.

The study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest design and control group and two-month follow-up stage. The statistical population included women with marital conflict who referred to consultation centers in the winter and autumn of 2019 and 2020 in Tehran. 40 women with marital conflict were selected through purposive sampling method and they were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (each group of 20 women). The women remained in the study (16 women in the experimental group and 18 women in the control group). The experimental group received 8 ninety-minute sessions of cognitive based on mindfulness therapy (Lovas, Schuman-Olivier, 2018) during two months. The applied questionnaires included inefficient attitudes questionnaire (Wiseman and Beck, 1978) and marital burnout questionnaire (Painz, 1996). The data were analyzed through repeated measurement ANOVA.

The results showed that cognitive based on mindfulness therapy has had significant effect (p < 0.001) on inefficient attitudes and marital burnout of the women with marital conflict and it was able to lead to the decrease of inefficient attitudes and marital burnout in these women.

According to the findings of the study it can be concluded that cognitive based on mindfulness therapy can be applied as an efficient therapy to decrease inefficient attitudes and marital burnout of the women with marital conflicts through employing techniques such as Correction of cognitive processing, acceptance and conscious behaviors.

Tymasin Plus(TP) is an iranian herbal medication manufactured by Medeen pharma company for some respiratory disorders.

This was an interventional research. 24 male rats were divided in 4 groups including negative control positive control and 2 TP administered groups. No intervention was done on rats in negative control group Transient Carotid Artery Occlusion Surgery(TCAOS) was done in positive control and TP administered groups. After surgery rats in positive control group received normal saline. Rats in TP administered groups received TP after TCAOS. T-maze and passive avoidance tests were used for memory and learning and One-way ANOVA was used for statistical analysis.

Food finding latency time significantly increased in positive control group in comparison of negative control. Step-through latency time in positive control group was significantly reduced in comparison of negative control. Food finding latency time was significantly reduced in TP administered groups in comparison of positive control. No significant difference was observed between negative control and TP administered groups based on food finding latency time .No significant difference was observed between positive control and TP administered groups based on step-through latency time.

Tymasin Plus prevents spatial memory impairment but has no effect on avoidance behavior impairment.

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is characterized by irritability and frequent anger attacks. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and emotion regulation training on irritability, depression, anxiety, stress and emotion regulation in adolescents with DMDD.

This study was designed and conducted as a semi-experimental study (pre-test and post-test with control group). the statistical population was all students with symptoms of DMDD in Shahroud in the year 96-97. The sample of this study consisted of 45 male students with symptoms of DMDD who were selected in a purposeful manner. Emotional Excitement Index, Emotional Adjustment Scale, and Depression Anxiety Scale were used for data collection.

The results showed that cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion regulation training were effective in reducing depression, anxiety and irritability. The results of the post hoc test showed that the mean scores of the experimental groups in the studied variables were significantly lower than the control group. Emotion regulation training significantly was more effective in reducing depressive symptoms than cognitive-behavioral therapy.

The results suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy and emotional regulation training can modulate depression, anxiety and irritability in adolescents. Keywords: cognitive-behavioral therapy, emotional regulation, DMDD, irritability, anxiety, depression, stress

The aim of this study then was to investigate the effectiveness of modular cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety sensitivity and cognitive distortions in girls with social anxiety. A semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group was applied. The statistical population of the study consisted of all female students with social anxiety in Mashhad. The statistical sample consisted of 24 students with social anxiety, who were selected by available sampling method and assigned to the experimental and control groups. The revised Cox and Taylor anxiety sensitivity questionnaire, Beck and Weisman cognitive distortions were used for data collection. After performing the pre-test, the experimental group underwent intervention for 10 sessions of 90 minutes, while the control group was placed on the waiting list. The results of analysis of covariance showed that by controlling the effect of pre-test in the post-test stage, there is a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in the variables of anxiety sensitivity and cognitive distortions. So that the experimental group showed a significant decrease compared to the control group. Also, the results of the study showed a decrease in the subscales of fear of anxiety reactions, fear of cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms and lack of cognitive control of his anxiety sensitivity subscale. According to the research findings, since patients with social anxiety have symptoms of anxiety sensitivity and cognitive distortions, the use of modular cognitive-behavioral intervention as an effective treatment in patients with social anxiety is recommended.

Today, a mindfulness-based treatment approach is one of the cognitive therapy methods that can affect the mental health of people with GDD.The aim of study has been evaluated the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy on the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in patients with GDD.The present study is a quasi-experimental study based on pre-test-post-test design with experimental group.The present statistical population is all patients with female GDD who recourse to Tehran Psychiatric Institute in the second half of 2017. And according to medical records, they had gender-based disorders, 30 of which were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups, and on a scale of depression, anxiety,DASS stress. They responded consciously before and after the intervention. The results of analyzing the results of multivariate covariance test showed that the difference between post-test and pre-test scores is significant (P = 0.001) and mindfulness-based therapeutic intervention on reducing anxiety depression.And patients' stress has been affected by GDD. Data research show that mindfulness-based therapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in patients with gender boredom, and medical centers are mindfulness-based treatment programs to reduce depression in patients with GDD.

Due to the accelerating global aging of the population, attention to the health issue and its relation to life expectancy seems necessary.The aim of this study was to study the effect of integrated educational program on psychological well-being in the elderly.

This was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow-up in control and experimental groups.The population of this study was all the more than 60 years old people in one of the districts in Tehran.From this population, 40 of these people had been selected based on random available sampling. All of these people were satisfied to participate in this study and had the standards to enter into this research.This 40 people were randomly divided into experimental and control groups, and each group consisted of 20 people. The measurement tool in this study was Ryff psychological well-being questionnaire, short form (1989).The people in experimental group went under 8 sessions (100 minutes) of integrated educational program intervention and the people in control group received no intervention.To analyze data, mean, standard deviation, and the analysis of covariance had been used and they were done using SPSS software.

The results of this study showed that the integrated educational program can have significant effects on psychological well-being in the elderly of Tehran and this intervention can increase the average of psychological well-being in elderly.

It can be concluded that using integrated educational program in elderly, we can increase the elderly’s function in society and they will have a better psychological well-being and live easier.

Initially, it was thought that ADHD was diagnosed only in children; But today it has been shown that this disorder can continue into adulthood. The aim of this study was to Assessing the psychometric characteristics of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder questionnaire by Leonard Adler et al.

The research method was descriptive-correlational and the statistical population was the sample of students of the Faculty of Physical Education of Allameh Tabatabai University (128 individual). The content validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by 7 experts based on the content validity index. Spss statistical software version 25 and R version 3.6.2 were used to analyze the data. The Classical approach of test analysis and Item-response theory (GRM) was used to statistically analyze the data.

The content validity study showed the coordination of the content of the measurement tool with the purpose of the tool and also the results of heuristic factor analysis showed three factors (impulsivity, hyperactivity and concentration problems) and The alpha coefficient for the whole questionnaire was 0.79. Analysis of Item Response Theoryshowed that all items had a good fit with their factors and the range of knowledge of items in the range of attribute level between 2- to 2, has the most awareness and the least measurement error.

The results showed that this questionnaire with 14 items and three factors to measure adult hyperactivity and inattention in the Iranian student community has acceptable psychometric indices and can be used as a valid tool in research.