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Aim and Backgruond: Blood Pressure &nbsp;, one of the most important public health problem in the world is the main risk factors for heart disease .Depression is the common comorbod psychiatric disorder among patient with medicin&nbsp; conditions .This aim was to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;compared &nbsp;&nbsp;depression between &nbsp;&nbsp;patients with hypertension and &nbsp;normal&nbsp; people . Methods and Materials: In the case-control ,143 consecative&nbsp; patients with hypertension were&nbsp; selected regarding&nbsp; inclusing&nbsp; and exclusing&nbsp; criteria and they were&nbsp; matched with&nbsp; a normal group&nbsp; selected&nbsp; from &nbsp;their family .Data was collected demographic questionnaire and Beck Depression Scale&nbsp; and&nbsp; then&nbsp; data&nbsp; was analyised &nbsp;by Mann-Whitney test and chi-Square. &nbsp; Results: 4/59% of patients had hypertension and 5/33% non-suffering people were suffering from mild to severe degrees of depression. Findings chi-Square &nbsp;analysis was significant difference &nbsp;&nbsp;P<0/001) between the two groups indicated. Mann-Whitney test showed significant differences in frequency of depression at three levels: mild, moderate and severe there. P<0/001) &nbsp;. Between disease duration and severity of hypertension in patients with depression had a direct significant relationship (p <0/001). &nbsp; Conclusion: Depressive symptoms in patients with higher blood pressure of population is suffering. And the results seem to psychiatric counseling for depression screening in patients with hypertension should be considered more seriously.

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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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Abstract Aim and Background: Psychological interventions can have a decreasing effect on the symptoms of patients with somatoform disorders, via improving psychological, social and familial status of the patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) on anxiety, depression and stress in female with somatoform vertigo. Methods and Materials: This was a case-control research with pre test, post test and follow up. &nbsp; That was conducted in2011 in laboratory of psychology at the Isfahan university. The sample was consisted of 28 patients with somatoform vertigo, according to the diagnosis of neurologist . Then, they randomly assigned to experimental and control group and completed The DASS test was used on both groups in pre test post test and follow up phases. The experimental group received CBSM for 10 sessions, each session 2 hour, for a period of 2. 5 months. The data was analyzed by ANCOVA. Results: The mean of anxiety, Stress and depression scores, was significantly decreased in experimental group in posttest and follow up. Conclusions: It is suggested that cognitive behavioral stress management have had a positive effect on decreasing anxiety, stress, and depression in patients with somatoform vertigo.

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Aim and Background: Lack of adequate training of primary caregivers of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is the major factor in causing of their depression. Therefore, the researcher tried to identify the The Effectiveness of Group Psychological Training on the Depression of family caregivers MS patients.
Methods and Materials: In this study, the Group Psychological Training program was developed and implemented as a clinical trial with a one-month follow-up. In the design phase, the program draft was first prepared using nursing texts on the required care measures and the role of families in their implementation, then using the RAM technique in terms of concept, usefulness, relevance and applicability of the content. In the implementation phase, the subjects were easily selected (100 people) and randomly placed in the test group (50 people) and the control group (50 people). The program was conducted in 7 sessions, 90 minutes during 7 weeks (1 session per week) for the experimental group and at the end a CD with the theme of relaxation techniques, anger and stress control and educational booklet of the contents of the sessions were given them. The control group also participated in two group sessions to express their memories and were given a training booklet and a CD. A two-part questionnaire was used for data collection. The first included information about demographic, familial and therapeutic characteristics of the patient and caregiver and the second part was the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and statistical tests of chi-square, independent t-test and variance analysis test with repeated measurements.
Findings: The results showed that there was a significant decrease in the mean score of depression in the experimental group as compared to the control group immediately and one month after the intervention. The results of ANOVA with repeated observations also showed a significant decrease in the mean depression score in the experimental group (P<0.001).
Conclusions: Given the effectiveness of psychotherapy training in preventing depression and recovery in families with multiple sclerosis, this program is introduced to the treatment team.

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Aim and Background: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders that leads to considerable disability in various areas of personal, professional, and social life. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of transdiagnostic treatment and cognitive-behavioral therapy on anxiety and depression in depressed women in Isfahan.
Methods and Materials: The present study was a semi-experimental design of the pre-test-post-test type with a control group and follow-up period. The research community in this study consisted of all depressed women in Isfahan city. In this study, 45 women referred to specialized clinics in Isfahan city in 1400 were purposefully selected and examined in three groups (2 experimental groups and one control group). Patient information was collected through three demographic information tools: Beck's Anxiety Questionnaire and Beck's Depression Questionnaire. Treatment protocols included cognitive behavioral therapy (Hazelt-Stevens) and transdiagnostic treatment.
Findings: The present study explained that the average scores of depression and anxiety in the transdiagnostic treatment and cognitive-behavioral therapy groups had a significant decrease compared to the control group (P = 0.001). On the other hand, there were significant differences in the scores of depression and anxiety in the two treatment groups and control group in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages (P>0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference between the transdiagnostic treatment group and the cognitive-behavioral treatment group in reducing the average scores of depression and anxiety.
Conclusions: According to the findings, transdiagnostic and cognitive-behavioral treatments can be used as a complement to medication and interpersonal treatments for patients suffering from depression, reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety. This process needs more research.