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Aim and Background: During a studentship time, students suffer several problems. One of these problems is living in dormitories and far from home, family and the city that can bring many problems for student. In addition, hostel life can also cause problems that increase the difficulty of life in dormitories. This study aimed to assess the difficulties of dormitory life by using qualitative method. Methods and Materials: This study was a qualitative study using content analysis approach. The process of data collection consisted of 12 semi-structured interviews with students living in the dormitories of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Purposeful sampling began in 2015 and continued until data saturation. Data analysis was done using content analysis method. Findings: Data analysis tended to the extraction of 13 themes that indicated the participants' experiences of the difficulties of living in a university dormitory. These problems included facilities, nutrition, behavior of the staff and administrators, cultural, recreation and religion activities, roommates, costs of accommodation and care that each one caused problems for students. Conclusions: Dormitory life problems such would have a direct negative impact on the education process of students and officials can try to improve them.

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Aim and Background: Depression is the prevalent disease of the present era and has a high prevalence in teenagers. Depression is observed in all age groups and races, and both in women and men. Depression includes clinical disorders, mood disorders, and emotional disorders, and causes mental confusion, emotional distress, behavioral disorders, and even physical ailments in adolescents. It renders adolescents vulnerable to anxiety disorders and other mood disorders. Moreover, comorbidity among depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and drug dependence is common. The aim of the present research was to study comorbidity of disorders and depression in adolescents. Methods and Materials: This was a descriptive study. The statistical population consisted of 1606 students of 11 to 16 years of age from boys and girls junior guidance schools (public and private) of the five educational districts of Isfahan, Iran, in the year 2008-2009. The participants were selected through random cluster sampling; 303 students with depression and 303 students without depression. For both groups of students, Kiddie-SADs questionnaire was completed. To compare the prevalence of comorbid disorders among students with and without depression, chi-square test was used. Findings: In this study, the frequency of separation anxiety disorder (SAD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and manic depression, among was significantly higher among students with depression (P < 0.005) than students without depression. Fisher&#039;s exact test showed that the frequency of substance use disorder (SUD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among students with and without depression was not significantly different. Conclusions: This study showed that, with the exception of SUD and PTSD, the frequency of comorbid disorders in students with depression was significantly higher than students without. In other words, there is a relationship between depression and the studied comorbid disorders.

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Aim and Background: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the elderly. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of a course of yoga training and lavender use on depression in elderly women. Methods and Materials: The present quasi-experiment was performed with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The participants consisted of 40 elderly women aged between 60 and 70 years. They were selected using convenience sampling. The subjects were randomly assigned to 4 groups; the control group, yoga practice group, group of yoga practice combined with lavender use in the first month of training, and group of yoga practice combined with lavender use in the second month of training. All three experimental groups practiced yoga for 2 months. The difference between the experimental groups was in the inhalation of lavender essence. The data collection tool used in this study was the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Findings: The results showed greater reduction in depression in the combined groups compared to the yoga practice group. However, there was no significant difference between the two combined groups. Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, physical activity and inhalation of lavender are highly recommended for the reduction of depression.

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Aim and Background: Today, one-child adolescents form a part of the society and this question comes to mind: Are there any differences in predicting depression between two groups of one-child and multi-child based on predictor variables of stress, resiliency, attachment styles, and family relations? Methods and Materials: This was a correlational study. The statistical population included all high school students from both one-child and multi-child families. The statistical sample included 150 boy and girl students from both groups in Isfahan, Iran. In order to collect data, Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS), Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Collins and Read’s Adult Attachment Scale (AAS), and Barnes and Olson’s Family Satisfaction Scale (FSS) were used. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression. Findings:  In both groups anxious and avoidance attachment style and stress had a positive significant relationship with depression (P < 0.05). There was a negative significant relationship berween resiliency and depressiom in one-child group (P < 0.05), but this relationship was not significant in multi-child group. No significant correlation was found between secure attachment style and depression in both groups and finally, predicting depression based on predictor variables was very different between two groups; so that, family relations and resiliency predicted lack of depression in one-child group, but in multi-child group, avoidance attachment style predicted depression. Conclusions: Regarding the predictor variables of the present study, being one-child or multi-child makes a difference in predicting depression.

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Aim and Background: Disturbance of marital relationship is one of the most common stressors in recent decade which has a significant negative impact on the satisfaction of couples and their children. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Emotional-Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) and Narrative Couple Therapy (NCT) on marital conflicts. Methods and Materials: This study was a clinical trial. The sample consisted of 45 maladaptive couples who referred to counseling centers in Isfahan. Participants were randomly assigned to three groups of 15, namely the EFCT, NCT and control groups. Participants were assessed using the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ) in pretest and posttest. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: Both the NCT and EFCT approaches at posttest significantly improved marital conflict compared to the control group at all levels of marital conflict. Conclusions: In general, the highest reduction of marital conflicts was observed in the EFCT, NCT and control groups, respectively. In fact, EFCT may be more effective in reducing marital conflict than NCT.

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Aim and Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women around the world that from the very beginning of diagnosis can cause fear, despair and psychological harm, and challenge all aspects of life (including physical, psychological, social). The aim of this study was determination of the role of emotional regulation, pain - efficacy and disease perception in predicting the negative mood of women with breast cancer.
Methods and Materials: The research design was descriptive correlational and the statistical population of the study included all women with breast cancer referring to Isfahan health centers in spring of 2018. Accordingly, 160 women with breast cancer were selected by available sampling method, and based on the criteria for entry and exit. Data collection tools consisted of Gross and John's emotion regulation questionnaires (2003), Nicholas pain (1995) self-efficacy inventory, Brodbent & et.al (2006) illness perception questionnaire, Lovibond, and Lovibond's negative mood scale (1995). To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression were used.
Findings: The results showed that the perception of the disease (β= 0/46, p= 0/001), self-efficacy of pain (β= 0/15, p= 0/021), negatively and meaningfully and the suppression strategy (β= 0/21, p= 0/001) positive and meaningful can predict changes related to the negative mood of women with breast cancer.
Conclusions: It is concluded that the type of emotion regulation strategy, the degree of self-efficacy of pain and the level of perception of the disease have a significant effect on mood disorders in women with breast cancer;  therefore, it can be understood by a deeper understanding of psychological characteristics and beliefs The disease in women with breast cancer takes steps to increase their mental health and well-being with new conditions.

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Aim and Background: Marital infidelity refers to any emotionally or sexual or virtual relationship beyond the framework of a committed relationship between two spouses, which is one of the most important factors threatening the performance, stability and continuity of married life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to Comparison of the effectiveness of Commitment-Building Counseling Package and Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy on marital boredom and forgiveness of women with virtual infidelity.
Methods and Materials: Research method in terms of applied purpose and in terms of implementation method, quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design of two experimental groups and one group
The witness was accompanied by a follow-up test. From the community of married women with the experience of virtual infidelity in Isfahan, 45 people were selected by the available method and were randomly divided into three groups using the method. Marital boredom questionnaire (Pins, 1996) and interpersonal forgiveness questionnaire (Ehteshamzadeh, 2009) were used. Research data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test.
Findings: The results of the analysis both commitment-making and emotionally-oriented couple therapy methods were effective in reducing marital boredom and forgiveness of women with virtual infidelity, and commitment-building Counseling package had a more significant effect (p<0.05).
Conclusions: According to the obtained results, it seems that the use of both commitment-making and emotion-oriented couple therapy methods to improve marital boredom and forgiveness of women with virtual infidelity experience has been effective and it is suggested to be used as therapeutic and educational approaches.

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Aim and Background: The spread of the corona virus at a high speed caused many attitudes, behaviors, habits and values of human beings to undergo serious changes in such a way that these changes led to a transformation in the way of life of the people. The aim of the research was to investigate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the modification of habits in the face of the corona virus.
Methods and Materials: The research method was quasi-experimental (pre-test-post-test with control group). The statistical population of the research was the contacts of the religious boards of Isfahan city, and the sample size was estimated to be 40 people using Cochran's formula. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, and its content validity was checked and verified by the opinion of experts and experts, and its reliability was checked and confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. To analyze the data, univariate (ANCOVA) and multivariate (MANCOVA) analysis of covariance methods were used.
Findings: The results showed that the educational package based on scientific and Islamic teachings was effective in improving social habits. Also, the eta square shows that 42% of the changes in the sociological component scores, 42.3% of the changes in the religious (Islamic) component scores, and 24.2% of the changes in the medical component scores in the experimental group were obtained as a result of the educational package intervention.
Conclusions: The findings of the research show that the educational package based on scientific and Islamic teachings has an effect on the sociological, religious (Islamic) and medical components in preventing the corona virus

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Aim and Background: Eating disorders and obesity are serious health issues with poor treatment outcomes and high relapse rates despite established treatments. According to research evidence, virtual reality technology can improve the outcomes of current treatments and be used as an adjunct tool in their treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of virtual reality-based therapy for overweight individuals on trait-state anxiety and eating behavior in overweight individuals.
Methods and Materials: . The research design was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, control group, and follow-up. The statistical population consisted of all visitors to weight loss clinics in Isfahan from 2021 to 2022, and the research sample of 30 overweight individuals was selected purposefully from the mentioned population based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. They completed the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1970) and the Eating Behavior Inventory (Van Strien et al, 1986). Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance.
Findings: The results indicated that virtual reality-based therapy for overweight individuals was effective in reducing trait-state anxiety and improving eating behavior. Furthermore, the effects were sustained at the follow-up stage. (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Based on the findings of this research, it can be said that overweight individuals can interactively learn stress and anxiety management skills using virtual reality technologies and use these skills instead of uncontrollable eating behaviors in stressful situations