Vahid Sadeghi Firoozabadi; Masoumeh Barani; Maryam Bakhteyari; Mahshid MehdiZadeh; Saeed Imani
Volume 6, Issue 22 , September 2017, , Pages 51-72
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Introduction: Adjuvant Psychological Therapy is a therapy derived from cognitive - behavioral therapy which specifically increases quality of life of cancer patients by means of reducing psychological distress. We decided to assessment the influence of Adjuvant Psychological Therapy on anxiety and depression ...
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Introduction: Adjuvant Psychological Therapy is a therapy derived from cognitive - behavioral therapy which specifically increases quality of life of cancer patients by means of reducing psychological distress. We decided to assessment the influence of Adjuvant Psychological Therapy on anxiety and depression of patients with hematological malignancies. Method: The patients with hematological malignancies, who visited Taleqani hospital in Tehran in 2015, were the samples for the present study. Five samples were chosen in an available sampling method. Each one of them was required to answer Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results: According to the findings, Adjuvant Psychological Therapy has led to significant decrease in anxiety, depression of patients with hematological malignancies. Conclusion: Adjuvant Psychological Therapy can help decrease in psychological distress of cancer patients
Elham zamani; Abdollah Moatamedy; Maryam Bakhtiari
Volume 5, Issue 20 , January 2017, , Pages 152-167
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Objective: acceptance and commitment therapy is a third generation behavioral therapy that uses mindfulness skills, acceptance and cognitive defusion in order to achieve psychological flexibility. The main purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy ...
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Objective: acceptance and commitment therapy is a third generation behavioral therapy that uses mindfulness skills, acceptance and cognitive defusion in order to achieve psychological flexibility. The main purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on anxiety in patients with Multiple Sclerosis( MS). Method: This research was carried out based on questionnaire survey and Beck Anxiety Inventory. The method of the experimental design of pretest - posttest control group design was used. The respondents of the survey were chosen from members of MS community of Tehran and randomly classified in two experimental/control groups. In pre-test the severity of anxiety was assessed by Beck Anxiety Inventory. The experimental group received 8 , one and half hour-sessions of ACT twice a week for a month but the control group did not receive any intervention. Again in post-test and 3 month follow up BAI was conducted. Results: The findings of this study showed significant differences between control and experimental groups. Acceptance and commitment therapy has a significant effect on reducing anxiety in multiple sclerosis. Conclusion: It can be concluded that acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in reducing anxiety in patients with multiple sclerosis.
