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Aim and Background: Sexual abuse of children and adolescences is a global phenomenon. These behaviors have a destructive effect on the mental health of adolescents. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of integrative Acceptance Commitment-Cognitive Behavioral therapy (ACT-CBT) and parent management training (PMT) on the post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of adolescent boy with sexual abuse.
Methods and Materials: The research method was semi-experimental, and research design was three groups (one group ACT-CBT, one group PMT and one group of control) with three stages of pre-test, post-test and two months follow-up. The statistical population of the study was adolescent boy aged 14 to 18 years old with sexual abuse in Isfahan, among them 45 people were selected based on inclusion criteria and then randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The dependent variable measurement instrument was the Weathers et al (1994) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Syndrome Questionnaire. The ACT-CBT and PMT received treatment in 10 sessions. The data were analyzed by repeated measure analysis of variance and post-hoc Bonferroni test.
Findings: The results showed that integrative ACT-CBT reduces the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among adolescent boy with sexual abuse (P<.001), but PMT had no effect on reducing the post-traumatic stress disorder (P<.05).
Conclusions: According to the research findings, it is suggested that the integrative ACT-CBT should be used in the treatment of boy adolescents who encountered with sexual abuse to reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Aim and Background: Oppositional defiant disorder is a negative, hostile behavior pattern combined with disobedience, and because this disorder can lead to family or academic problems in children, it is of great importance. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of adding Sarcosine to PMT behavioral therapy on the treatment of oppositional defiant disorder.
Methods and Materials: In this clinical trial study, 80 children aged 6-12 with oppositional defiant disorder were randomly divided into two groups of 40 people. On the management treatment of parent education, the drug was prescribed at a dose of 0.03 grams per kilogram daily for 12 weeks. Before and after the intervention, all patients were assessed for the severity and frequency of the problem of neglect-confrontational behavior with the Eyberg(ECBI) questionnaire and the results of the two groups were compared.
Findings: The mean score of the severity of the neglect-confrontational behavior according to the Eiberg questionnaire before and after the intervention in the Sarcosine group was 115.3 ± 25.5 and 103.5 ± 21.7, respectively, and the difference before and after the treatment was significant (P<0.001). In the placebo group, the mean score before and after the intervention was 113.7 ± 28.9 and 108.8 ± 25.7, respectively, and the difference between before and after was significant (P=0.035).
Conclusions: The findings of the present study showed that the use of Sarcosine alone with parents education management therapy can lead to a more favorable effect and speed up the treatment of children with defiant-oppositional disorder.

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Aim and Background: Persistence is one of the capabilities that weakens under the influence of anxiety; But by modifying the parenting style, this ability can be strengthened; Therefore, the aim of present study was to compare the effectiveness of parent management training and positive psychology parenting on the persistence of adolescent girls with anxiety disorders.
Methods and Materials: The research method was semi-experimental. The research community was formed by adolescent girls aged 13 to 15 years with anxiety symptoms who referred to the psychological centers of Isfahan in 2024 with their mothers. From this society, 60 people were selected purposive sampling and randomly divided into two experimental and one control group and pre-test were conducted. The research tools were Duckworth and Quinn (2009) persistence questionnaire and Spielberger (1970) anxiety questionnaire. Mothers in the first experimental group received parenting management training and second experimental group received positive psychology parenting training in the form of 12 weekly 90-minute sessions. The results analyzed by analysis of variance with repeated measurements and SPSS 26.
Findings: In persistence variable, time factor (p>0.001, F=27.675), group factor (p>0.001, F=10.324) and time and group interaction (p>0.001, F=8.861) F) are significant. Also, in the post-test and follow-up stage, there is no significant difference between the two training groups in the average of the persistence variable (p≤0.05) but there is a significant difference between the experimental groups with the control group
Conclusions: Parental management training and positive psychology parenting are effective interventions to increase the persistence of adolescents with anxiety.