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Aim and Background: The main component of nonverbal communication is recognition of face expressions of emotions, and defect in this ability is associated with weakness in social communication. Bipolar disorder is a kind of disorder that is characterized by this defect. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effect of psychodrama on emotional rehabilitation of patients with bipolar disorder. Methods and Materials: This experimental study was carried out through pre- and post-test by control group. Using purposeful sampling method, 20 subjects were selected who were diagnosed with bipolar disorder by the psychiatrist according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 th Edition (DSM-5). Then, subjects were randomly assigned to two groups; experimental and control. The experimental group received 8 sessions of psychodrama treatment. The scores of the emotional rehabilitation questionnaire of both groups were collected before and after the intervention and in the follow-up period of 6 months, and then were analyzed by repeated measures of analysis of variance (ANOVA). Findings:  A significant increase in the scores of post-test and follow-up in comparison with that of pre-test in experimental group (F (2,36) = 49.87, P < 0.001, h 2 = 0.73). Also, the between-group results showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (F (1,18) = 5.32, P < 0.050, h 2 = 0.58). Conclusions: It seems that psychodrama is effective in increasing the emotional rehabilitation of patients with bipolar disorder; so, it is recommended as an effective treatment for these patients.

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Aim and Background : The cognitive damage caused by breast cancer can have detrimental effects on the quality of life, occupational and social performance of these patients. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of a cognitive rehabilitation on executive functions and self-care behaviors in patients with breast cancer. Materials and Methods : In an experimental study with pre-test, post-test and control group, 41 patients with breast cancer were selected by convenient sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent two months treatment and the scores of the Self-care behaviors questionnaire, Tower of London test (TOL) and Stroop Test (ST). were gathered in both groups before and after the intervention and in one month follow up period. The data were analyzed by the statistical test of mixed analysis of variance. Results : The results in the post-test and follow-up stages showed that there is a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups, in terms executive function (P <0.05 and self-care behaviors (P <0.05). This means that the experimental group who underwent the intervention program had a significant improvement in the post-test phase in the variables mentioned above, and the changes made during the follow-up phase were also stable. Conclusions : The results of this study indicate the effectiveness of a designed cognitive rehabilitation program on executive functions and self-care behaviors of patients with breast cancer; therefore, considering these findings and the mechanism, the effectiveness of this treatment method can have appropriate therapeutic effects on reducing cognitive and psychological problems and improving the quality of life of patients with brest cancer.

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Aim and Background: Different models of family psychological education, including the Moos and Tsu model, can have a significant effect on families with Slow-learner children. In this study, the effectiveness of family rehabilitation program in promoting psychological well-being of mothers with Slow- learner children has been investigated.
Methods and Materials: This study was a quasi-educational study with pretest and posttest and control group. The sample of the present study included 30 mothers with Slow- learner children, 15 of whom were in the experimental group and the other 15 in the control group. The family rehabilitation program was performed according to the Moos and Tsu model in 8 sessions of one to one and a half hours for the experimental group. All participants completed a short form of the Reef Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire and the results were analyzed through multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings: The analysis of the results showed that the rehabilitation program with the Moos and Tsu model has improved psychological well-being and its components in the mothers of the experimental group. This effect of family empowerment according to the Moos and Tsu model can be seen on the subscales of improving self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, mastery of the environment, purposeful living and personal growth.
Conclusions: Findings showed that the rehabilitation program with the Moos and Tsu model with emphasis on cognitive-behavioral approach can be effective to improve the psychological well-being of mothers with Slow- learner children. Therefore, therapists can help these mothers in their well-being by using this model and its effectiveness.

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Aim and Background: Cancer and its special treatments and hospitalization in the cold environment of the hospital have deep psychological effects on children.  The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of the cognitive intervention program and family-oriented play therapy on depression and anxiety of children with cancer. Methods and Materials: The study is a time series quasi-experimental design with multiple groups. The sample included 45 children between 7 and 10 years old with brain tumors selected from Mahak's Pediatric Cancer Hospital purposefully and by considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After matching in terms of age and gender, the subjects were randomly replaced in 3 groups of 15 people (group 1: cognitive rehabilitation; group 2: cognitive rehabilitation with play therapy; group 3: control group). The experimental groups received relevant interventions in 8 sessions. The pre-test, post-test and 1-month follow-up of the participants of all 3 groups were conducted with the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS). In order to analyze the data, split-plot ANOVA design (SPANOVA) was used. Findings: The results of the study indicated that both interventions had created significant changes in the variables of depression and anxiety in the experimental groups (significance level 0.01). Depression and anxiety in children of both experimental groups, especially in the cognitive rehabilitation group with play therapy, were reduced compared to the control group. Conclusions: Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that rehabilitation and play therapy, especially rehabilitation with play therapy, which had a more stable effect, can be used to reduce depression and anxiety in children with various types of brain tumors. Therefore, the use of rehabilitation therapy integrated with recreational play therapy is recommended to resolve these children's problems more deeply and permanently.

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Aim and Background: Movement function and daily activities of hemiplegic children are defective; therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a selected exercise program and rehabilitation and a selected exercise program with rehabilitation on the motor skills of unhealthy hands of hemiplegic children.
Methods and Materials: The research method is quasi-experimental. The statistical population consisted of hemiplegic children referring to Tavaniab, Zanko and Kimia rehabilitation centers in Kermanshah. The statistical sample of the study was 30 people based on the inclusion criteria who were randomly divided into 3 groups of 10 people and in the next stage 24 people remained based on the exclusion criteria. The research instrument was a demographic questionnaire and MABC-2 test. Dependent t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data.
Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test of both experimental groups in all variables (p <0.001). There was a significant difference in the nail and board variable between the rehabilitation group and the selected group with rehabilitation (P ≤ 0.001). But there was no significant difference between the other groups (P ≥ 0.001). There is a significant difference in the page threading variable between the rehabilitation group and the selected group with rehabilitation (P ≤ 0.001). But there was no significant difference between the other groups (P ≥ 0.001). There is a significant difference in the maze drawing variable between the rehabilitation group and the selected group with rehabilitation (P ≤ 0.001). But there was no significant difference between the selected group and rehabilitation (P ≥ 0.001).
Conclusions: It can be concluded that the selected group with rehabilitation has a better effect on the variables of beanbag, nail and board, threading and drawing maze than other groups.
 

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Aim and Background: The present study was conducted to compare the effect of tele-hope-based coaching and counseling on post-traumatic growth, life satisfaction and happiness of patients with COVID-19 in quarantine conditions in Isfahan province (18 years and older).
Methods and Materials: This research is a quasi-experimental study in which the convenience sampling method with random assignment is used. For this purpose, 43 patients with COVID-19 were randomly assigned in three groups of hope-based coaching (14 people), hope-based counseling (14 people) and control group (15 people). All participants completed questionnaires related to happiness, life satisfaction and post-traumatic growth in the pre-test phase, and then the experimental group members participated in hope-based coaching or counseling (8 sessions for 60 minutes). At the end of the intervention, the post-test was completed and the results were analyzed using MANCOVA test and post hoc tests.
Findings: The findings showed that both tele-interventions had a significant effect on post-traumatic growth, life satisfaction and happiness of patients with COVID-19 compared to the control group. However, there was no significant differences between the research variables in the two intervention groups and both interventions were equally effective (P <0.05).
Conclusions: Considering the importance of tele-hope-based interventions during crisis time, such interventions are recommended to increase post-traumatic growth, life satisfaction and happiness of patients who are not able to visit in person.

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Aim and Background: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of neuropsychological rehabilitation of executive functions on students' memory.
Materials and Methods: This research is semi-experimental using a computerized Wechsler working memory intelligence test prepared and compiled from the Farakhnai subscale of the Wechsler intelligence scale, which was used to measure working memory. The statistical sample consisted of 20 high school students who were randomly selected from high school boys in Varamin in the academic year of 1400-1999 in public high schools in mathematics, experimental and human subjects. The subjects were in two control groups (10 subjects) and the experiment (10 subjects) were randomly replaced.
Findings: Neuropsychological rehabilitation of executive functions is effective in improving students' auditory memory/forward repetition, auditory memory/reverse repetition, visual memory/forward repetition, visual memory/reverse repetition, auditory memory, visual memory, and auditory memory span. Visual memory of students is not effective. Also, there was a statistically significant increase in the average score of all dimensions of working memory from the time before the intervention to the follow-up period, and only in the visual dimension / reverse repetition of the average before the intervention (p≤0.001).  There was no significance between the two means (p≥0.001).
Conclusion: In general, the results show the effectiveness of neuropsychological rehabilitation of executive functions on students' memory