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Aim and Background: This research aimed to compare marital satisfaction between patients with coronary disease and the general population. Methods and Materials: This case-control study included 50 patients with coronary disease from Motahari Hospital (Fuladshahr, Iran) and 50 healthy persons from Fuladshahr (Iran). The two groups were matched regarding marital status and gender. Convenience sampling was used to select subjects. Data was collected by the index of marital satisfaction (IMS). SPSS16 was used for data analysis. Findings: Statistical analyses showed marital satisfaction rates to be lower than the normal population among coronary artery disease patients (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Based on our results, marital satisfaction should be considered as an important issue in cardiac patients.

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Aim and Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of training according to quality of life therapy on marital satisfaction in men and women. Methods and Materials: This was a semi experimental research with pretest-posttest and control group. Statistical population of this research included men and women who referred to Alefbay Zendegy counseling center, Isfahan, in spring and summer 2009. Research sample included 32 married men and women who were selected randomly among the participants and were assigned to control and experimental groups. Married men and women in the experimental group were trained according to quality of life therapy style during 8 sessions. The measurement instrument was Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire. Findings: There was a significant difference in marital satisfaction scores between control group and experimental group. This means that quality of life therapy was effective in marital satisfaction of married men and women (P < 0.01). In addition, quality of life therapy was effective in idealistic distortion, marital satisfaction, communication, conflict resolution, leisure activities, and religious orientation (P < 0.01). But there was no significant difference between average scores of control group and experimental group in financial management, sexual relationship, children and parenting, family and friends, and equalitarian roles. Conclusions: This study indicated the efficacy of quality of life therapy on marital satisfaction.

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aim and Background: Existing researches in the field of addiction generally focus on strategies for withdrawal not on the addicted victims quality of life. Therefore, in this study, the addicted people is educated to enhance or improve the quality of life, Reform and develop the teaching of cognitive– behavioral therapy, The impact of these developments on important factors such as self-efficacy has been studied. Methods and Materials: The research is of the type semi-experimental with experimental and control groups, with follow-up (45 days). To determine the number of the sample, at first, two clinics for addiction withdrawal (Fardaye Roshan Clinic and Rahabakhsh Clinic) in the year 1390 were selected. 36 people applying for participation in the study were randomly assigned to two groups (Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Quality of Life Therapy) and control assigned. Finally, at the end of sessions, posttest and 45-day follow-up were administrated on the group. For the reason of controlling intervention variable, multivariate analysis of covariance has been use in addiction to descriptive statistics. Findings: The results of the research indicate that CBT and the treatment based on the improvement of life quality could significantly increase the addicts, scores of Self efficacy in post test compared to the control group (P<0.5). The point to be mentioned is the better functioning of the treatment based on the improvement of quality of life therapy compared to CBT in the addicts, follow-up stage of self efficacy.

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Aim and Background: Given that, people&#039;s reaction to AIDS victims, desire to seek information about AIDS, and personal efforts to avoid exposure to AIDS could be affected by the level of anxiety a person experiences about AIDS. This paper assessed the reliability and validity of Persian version of multidimensional AIDS Anxiety Questionnaire&ndash; (MAAQ-P) in Iranian students . Methods and Materials: After face and content validity, to psychometry present tool, from 617 students of Qom non-medical universities, answered to response to (MAAQ-P). Samples selected by available method. In this study, we used confirmatory and explanatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation and Cronbach&#039;s Alpha in order to examine construct and concurrent validity, respectively. SPSS program version 18 and Lisrel version 8.8 were used to analyze the data in this study . Findings: The total (MAAQ-P) had a high internal consistency (Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha = 0.95). The Cronbach&rsquo;s alphas for the sub-scales were (physiological arousal, =&alpha;0. 78), (cognitive &shy;worry, =&alpha;0.78) (sexual inhibition, =&alpha;0.79), (discussion inhibition =&alpha;0.80) and (fear, =&alpha;0.80). Based on factor analysis, five dimensions Inventory 5.57 of the total variance explained, and they were approved. After one month test-retest study on a sub-sample of 40 students revealed Pearson correlation coefficient ranges from 0.65 to 0.96 was obtained (p<0.001). Conclusions: The results of the present study indicate that the Farsi version of MAAQ has a good reliability and validity and instruments that can be used to monitor societal changes in AIDS anxiety. &nbsp;

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Abstract Aim and Background: Early maladaptive schemas are assumed to be a disrupting factor for quality of life. Yet, the mechanism of this vulnerability is not well known. The purpose of this study was to investigate mediating effect of coping strategies on the relationship between early maladaptive schemas in domain of disconnection and rejection and mental quality of life. Methods and Materials: The present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was consisting of males and females who were 20 to 35 years old and they were residents of Isfahan in year 1390. 245 people were selected as the sample by availability method of sampling. They completed the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (CISS) and WHOQOL-BREF Quality of life Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using path analysis with SPSS 18 and LISREL 8.5. Findings: The path analysis indicated that emotion-focused strategy is the mediator between emotional deprivation schema and mental quality of life (direct effect = -0.11, indirect effect = -0.07, P< 0.05) and between abandonment schema and mental quality of life (direct effect = -0.09, indirect effect = -0.04, P< 0.05) Conclusions: Coping strategies are mediator in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and mental quality of life. Therefore, modification of coping strategies can improve mental quality of life in people who have early maladaptive schemas.

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Aim and Background: Recently, “Third wave” behavioral and cognitive interventions have received extensive attention between researchers.To evaluation of the efficacy of one of these treatments, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), This Study compares this treatment with Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder (OCD).   methods and Materials: In this study a quasi- experimental design with pre - posttest was used. Implementation of this study was from February 2011 to October 2012 in the Parse`s center of Psychiatry and Psychology.The experimental groups were Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (n =13) and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (n =13). Both groups received 10 two-hour treatment sessions once a week. In control group 12 patients participated (wait list). In order to assess the severity of OCD, psychological flexibility and depression, Yale Brown Obsessive- compulsive scale (YBOCS), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used. Data were analyzed using Multiple Analysis of Covariance in SPSS. Finding: Comparison of the treatment groups suggested that there was significant difference between ACT and wait list groups in all scales and this difference maintains in follow up (P=0.01). In addition, comparison of CBT group with wait list in posttest indicates that there was signifficant difference between two groups, except of psychological flexibility variabele, and these results maintain in follow up too (P=0.01). In post test, two groups show significant difference only in Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (P= 0.05) not in reduction of OCD symptoms and depression. ACT was more effective in increase of psychological flexibility and this superiority maintains in follow up (P= 0.01). Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, both Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, made significant changes in OCD symptoms. So, current study provides an empirical support for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in treatment of OCD.

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Aim and Background: Somatic symptoms and physical complaints (palpitations, dizziness, etc.) make a significant part of admittances to health centers. Therefore, identifying the mechanisms and their etiology is of very high importance. Clinical observations over the past two centuries have linked these symptoms with emotions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the etiology of somatic symptoms based on negative emotional schemas by mediating alexithymia and emotional expressiveness Methods and Materials: The method used in this research was correlation. The research sample consisted of 440 female undergraduate and postgraduate students at Khomeini Shahr Azad University who were selected using the convenience sampling method. The members completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire (EEQ), Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) and Leahy Emotional Schemas Scale (LESS). The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling with SPSS and LISREL softwers. Findings: Based on the results, the hypothesized model has an appropriate fit with the data. The path of negative emotional schemas,emotional expressiveness (total effect: -0.269.P<0.001) and the path of emotional expressiveness, somatic symptoms (total effect: -0.346.P<0.001) is negative and significant. Also, the path of negative emotional schemas ,alexithymia (total effect: 0.358.P<0.001) and the path of alexithymia , somatic symptoms (total effect: 0.356.P<0.001) is positive and significant. the path of negative emotional schemas ,somatic symptoms (direct effect: 0.266. P<0.001) is positive and significant. According to the results of structural equations, negative emotional schemas had a significant effect on somatic symptoms through alexithymia and emotional expressiveness. (Indirect effect: 0.221. P<0.001) Conclusions: Research shows that emotional schemas, in addition to the direct effect on somatic symptoms, can also be influenced by alexithymia and emotional expressiveness. Therefore, the results of this study can be used in preventing, understanding the underlying causes and mechanisms for pathology, and treatment of somatic symptoms.

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Aim and Background: Somatic symptoms make a significant part of admittances to health centers. Since clinical observations have linked these symptoms with emotions, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on decreasing negative emotional schemas, Alexithymia And Signs of Patients with somatic Symptoms. Methods and Materials: The present study was a type of semi-experimental research with pre-test post-test design with control group. The population of this study was all female patients with somatic symptoms of Isfahan province and sample included 30 referents from counseling centers of Isfahan and Khomeini shahr with somatic symptoms that were selected based on Judgment sampling and with psychiatrist's and psychologist's discriminant and divided into two experimental (15) and control (15) groups. The experimental group received 12 sessions of emotional schema therapy approach. The Leahy Emotional Schematic Scale (LESS), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS_20), and the B-Score Somatic Symptom Inventory (SSD-12) were used for participants. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS 24. Findings: After the implementation of emotional schema therapy, there was a significant difference in the negative emotional schemas (F: 8. 24, P<0. 008), alexithymia (F: 250. 89, P<0. 001) and somatic symptoms (F: 374. 59, P<0. 001) in the experimental group compared to the control group and the mean scores of the experimental group were significantly lower than the control group. Conclusions: The results of this study showed The Emotional Schema Therapy Model, based on the existence of a relationship between negative emotional schemas and alexithymia with somatic symptoms, by modifying the underlying emotional processes and improving the maladaptive strategies of individuals toward emotions, reduced the negative emotional schema and alexithymia and somatic Symptoms.

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Aim and Background: Somatic symptoms make a significant part of admittances to health centers. Since clinical observations have linked these symptoms with emotions and cognitive distortions in relationships, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional focused therapy on emotional information processing and interpersonal cognitive distortions among women with somatic symptoms of Isfahan.
Methods and Materials: The method of this research was a semi-experimental design with pre-test-posttest with control group. In this research, judgmental and voluntary sampling method was used. For this purpose, from the statistical population and based on inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study, 30 individuals were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The instruments used in this study were somatic symptom questionnaires (PHQ_15) for finding kinds of symptoms and (SSD_12) for diagnosis A, B criteria of somatic symptoms, and emotional information processing questionnaires (1) and interpersonal cognitive distortions questionnaires (2). After the pre-test, participants in the experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 minutes emotional focused therapy (EFT) training. Finally, after performing the posttest, the data were analyzed using covariance analysis by SPSS software version 23.
Findings: The results of the data analysis showed that emotional focused therapy reduced the level of negative emotional information processing and its subscale, interpersonal cognitive distortions and its subscale and symptoms of somatic symptoms in women with somatic symptoms. The experimental group in the post-test stage and these changes were statistically significant (P < 0.01).
Conclusions: According to the results, this method can be used as an interventional and therapeutic method to reduce the level of negative emotional information processing, interpersonal cognitive distortions and symptoms of somatic symptoms in women with somatic symptoms.

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Aim and Background: Depression is a common disorder in adolescence that has wide cognitive and social consequences; One of the cognitive consequences is mental confusion, which hurts the depressed person by exacerbating dysfunctional thoughts. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Adolescent-Based Mindfulness Therapy on mind wandering and depressive symptoms.
Methods and Materials: The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control group and follow-up period. The study population was depressed adolescent girls who referred to psychological centers in Isfahan in 2022. From this population, 30 depressed adolescent girls were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Subjects responded to Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and Mind Wandering Scale (MWS) in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 60-minute adolescent-centered mindfulness treatment, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance using SPSS software version 26.
Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the scores of depression and mind wandering of the groups in post-test and follow-up compared to pre-test. The effect of intergroup intervention variable is also significant in reducing depression and mind wandering. That is, adolescent-centered mindfulness therapy was able to reduce the scores of depression and mind wandering compared to the control group (p<0.001).
Conclusions: Based on the results, adolescent-centered mindfulness treatment can be used as an effective intervention option to help depressed adolescents and reduce their mind wandering.