In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Health Psychology Association
Volume 13 (2024)
Volume 12 (2023)
Volume 11 (2022)
Volume 10 (2021)
Volume 9 (2020)
Volume 8 (2019)
Volume 7 (2018)
Volume 6 (2017)
Volume 5 (2016)
Volume 4 (2015)
Volume 3 (2014)
Volume 2 (2013)
Volume 1 (2012)
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The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy Intervention on Migraine Headaches and Anger Rumination in Female Students with Migraine

Niloofar Mikaeili; Ali Salmani; Aysan Sharei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 March 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2024.72184.6104

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  Objective: Headache is a common neurological problem in children and adolescents that can lead to a decrease in the quality of life. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy intervention on migraine headaches and anger rumination in female ...  Read More

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The Effectiveness of the Mindfulness Program on the Executive Functions of Professional Bodybuilders with Physical Injuries Considering the Mediating Role of Rumination

Khatereh Faqirzada; Fateme Dehghani-Arani

Volume 13, Issue 50 , September 2024, , Pages 23-44

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2024.68373.5839

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  Objective:  The research explores the effectiveness of mindfulness training on executive functions in professional bodybuilders with physical injuries, with a focus on its impact on reducing mental rumination. The study investigates how mindfulness may influence cognitive functions and whether this ...  Read More

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The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Post-Traumatic Growth and Psychological Capital in Women with Breast Cancer

heman mahmoud fakhe; ,Razie Rahimi Cham Heydari

Volume 13, Issue 50 , September 2024, , Pages 63-76

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2024.67379.5777

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  Objective: In today's era, human knowledge has made many advances in the field of controlling and treating various diseases and medical science. However, cancer is still the second leading cause of death, and in other words, breast cancer is considered one of the most important diseases of the present ...  Read More

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The Effectiveness of Compassion Focused Therapy on Improving Treatment Adherence & Blood Lipids (Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL & HDL) in Patients with type 2 Diabetes

Zahra Dehghani; Zahra Mardani; Hasan Rezvanian

Volume 13, Issue 50 , September 2024, , Pages 77-96

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2024.67476.5785

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  Objective: Chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus, have become increasingly prevalent, posing significant physical, psychological, and economic challenges. Type 2 diabetes, accounting for approximately 90% of diabetes cases, is characterized by insulin resistance and impaired insulin production. ...  Read More

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The Effectiveness of the Family-Oriented Program on Psychological Distress and Adherence to Treatment in People with Diabetes and Hypertension

Bahareh Mirahmadi; Massoud Lavasani; Ahmed Alipour; Gholam Ali Afrooz

Volume 13, Issue 49 , August 2024, , Pages 129-142

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2024.66638.5714

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  Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the family-oriented program on psychological distress and adherence to treatment in people with diabetes and hypertension. Method: The present study was a semi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with a control group ...  Read More

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The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback on Pregnancy Anxiety and Prenatal Depression in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19: A Single-Case Research with Multiple Baseline Design

mohsen jalali; elnaz pourahmadi

Volume 12, Issue 47 , January 2024, , Pages 1-18

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2024.64013.5544

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  Objectives: During the pandemic COVID-19, numerous studies displayed an increase in anxiety and depression in pregnant women. This present study aimed to investigate the effect of neurofeedback therapy on pregnancy anxiety and prenatal depression in pregnant women. Methods: The study was a single-case ...  Read More

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Designing Adlerian play therapy program and evaluating its effect on social interest in children with cancer

mina nikoravesk; hamid alizadeh; saeed rezaei; mehdi dastjerdi kazemi

Volume 12, Issue 47 , January 2024, , Pages 47-58

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2024.65719.5667

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  Objectives: Cancer has extensive effects on children’s mental health and well-being. One of the problems of children with cancer is social interest. Due to the constant reduction of social interests and their association with quality of life, effective intervention programs are very important. ...  Read More

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The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Coping Styles in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Mahnaz Ali Akbari; Maryam Hassanzadeh Hanoui; Ahmad Alipor; Noshin Bayat

Volume 12, Issue 45 , May 2023, , Pages 147-162

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2023.67051.5754

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  Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy on coping styles in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and a control group design. The 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who met the study's ...  Read More

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Comparing Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on Activity Increasing and Weight Decreasing in Obese Individuals with Coronary Artery Stenosis

Arash Lotfi Kangarshahi; Fateme dehghani Arani; Reza Rostami; Seyede Hale Ashrat Talesh; Maryam Abolhasani

Volume 8, Issue 31 , December 2019, , Pages 53-78

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2019.41490.4080

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  Objective: Obesity as a metabolical disorder is the origin of some health problems such as cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was comparing efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on activity and weight in obese individuals with cardiovascular ...  Read More

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The effect of motivational interviewing on health promoting lifestyles and blood pressure of women with eating disorders

somayeh najjarnasab; zahra dashbozorg

Volume 8, Issue 31 , December 2019, , Pages 103-118

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2019.40367.4005

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  Objective: In recent years, improper eating behaviors have increased, which play an important role in reducing physical and mental health. In this case, there are problems in the lifestyle promoting health and blood pressure. this research aimed to investigate the effect of motivational interviewing ...  Read More

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The effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment on the psychological distress and fear of disease progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

nahid khanbabaei; razieh zahedi; amin rafiepoor

Volume 8, Issue 30 , September 2019, , Pages 117-132

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2019.46137.4395

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  Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis is a preexisting chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with a prevalence of 0.5 to 2.4 percent in the world. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the psychological distress and fear ...  Read More

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Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Therapy on somatic symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Alireza Pirkhaefi; Morteza Rozbahani; Seyedeh Sara Rastgoo

Volume 7, Issue 28 , March 2019, , Pages 52-66

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2019.38550.3907

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  Objective: This research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Therapy on somatic symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Method: The present research was a semi-experimental and pre-test post-test design with follow-up period. The Statistical ...  Read More

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Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP) on Enhancement of Hope and Happiness in patients with Cancer

Jahansha Mohamadzadeh; Zeinab sadat Hoseini

Volume 7, Issue 27 , December 2018, , Pages 131-151

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2018.36464.3760

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  Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on enhancement of hope and happiness in patients with cancer. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group design. The population of the study consisted ...  Read More

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Effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on rumination and concern of women with breast cancer

sajad alighanavati; fatemeh bahrami; kurosh godarzi; mehdi rouzbahani

Volume 7, Issue 27 , December 2018, , Pages 152-168

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2018.38658.3886

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  Objective: Breast cancer is a chronic physical illness that produces many psychological and physical effects for the person. The aim of the present study is investigating the therapeutic effect of compassion on rumination, concern, and women with breast cancer in Ahvaz city. Method: The research design ...  Read More

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Comparing the effectiveness of emotion regulation- focused cognitive-behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on reducing the backache symptoms and depression and increasing life satisfaction in women suffering from chronic backache with commorbid major depressive disorder

Mohamad Oraki; Atousa Mahdizadeh; Afsaneh Dortaj

Volume 7, Issue 26 , September 2018, , Pages 25-43

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  Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion regulation- focused cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on backache symptoms, depression and life satisfaction in women suffering from chronic backache with comorbid major depressive ...  Read More

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The effectiveness of emotion regulation intervention on resilience and death anxiety of women with breast cancer

Eshrat Karimi Afshar; Golnaz SHabanian; Leila Saed Taleshi; Vahid Manzari tavakoli

Volume 7, Issue 25 , June 2018, , Pages 95-105

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  Objective:Breast cancer is one of the common causes of fatalities in our country and psychological treatment can reduce the negative psychological effects in these patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of emotional regulation intervention on the survival and anxiety of women ...  Read More

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The effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy on improving the stress physiological indexes in women with cancer

sajjad basharpoor; SHole Amani; Mohamad Narimani; Fazele Heidari

Volume 7, Issue 25 , June 2018, , Pages 133-145

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  Objective: Physiological signs of stress can account to a preventive factor in the treatment of cancer by weaken the immune system. This study conducted in order to investigate the effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy on improving of stress physiological indexes in women with cancer.Method: This ...  Read More

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Effectiveness of positive psychology intervention on self-control, eating styles and body mass index in overweight women

F. Ranjbar; S. Basharpour; N. Hajloo; M. Narimani

Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 87-105

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  Objective: overweight is a health problem in every society. The current research has aimed at investigating the effectiveness of positive psychology intervention on self-control, eating styles and body mass index in the overweight women. Method:This study were a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, ...  Read More

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The Effect of Cognitive Computer-based Training Program on Attention and Memory Function of the Students with Diabetes

Alireza Aghayousefi; Hossein Zare; Roghayeh Mohammadi

Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 162-179

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  Objective: Diabetes leads to loss of cognitive function in patients. The aim of the present study was to study the effect of cognitive computer-based training program on memory and attention increase in students with diabetes. Method: The research was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test ...  Read More

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The role of lifestyle, psychological capital and self-care behaviors in predicting subjective well-being of diabetic elderly peoples

ziba Barghi Irani; M. Rajabi; Mohsen Nazami; Mohammad Javed Bagiyan Koulemarz

Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 17-38

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  Introduction: Identifying factors associated with psychological well-being of the elderly, is one of the topics of interest to aging psychology. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of lifestyle, psychological capital and self-care behaviors in predicting mental well-being in elderly peoples ...  Read More

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Effectiveness of processing emotion regulation strategies training (PERST) in psychological distress (PD) of patient with vitiligo

Mohammad Mahdi Zakeri; Jafar Hasani; Nafiseh Esmaeili

Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 39-56

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  Introduction: The role of psychological distress has been approved in the clinical course of skin diseases which can lead to the development and incidence of some skin diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of processing emotion regulation strategies training (PERST) in psychological ...  Read More

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The efficacy of four-factor psychotherapy on increasing sexual assertiveness in breast cancer survivors

M. Akbari; Farah Lotfi Kashani

Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 57-73

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  Objective: One of the most important factors in sexual and marital satisfaction is sexual assertiveness. Recording to survivors of breast cancer shows unsatisfactory for most of them with a same pattern of sexual activity; this study was conducted to determine the efficiency of four-factor psychotherapy ...  Read More

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Effectiveness Of Integrative Reminiscence On Health anxiety, Death Depression And Perceived Stress In Elderly

Hasan Abdollahzadeh; Maede khabbazi

Volume 6, Issue 22 , September 2017, , Pages 101-114

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  Introduction: This study aims at effectiveness of integrative reminiscence on death depression, perceived stress and anxiety in elderly health in Sari, Iran. Methods: This study was experimental with a pretest -posttest control group design.. The study population included All 60 to 72 year old living ...  Read More

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Prediction of cardiovascular performance by explicit and implicit self esteem

Bahram Maleki; ahmad alipor; hosein zare; farhad shaghaghi

Volume 5, Issue 18 , July 2016, , Pages 5-20

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  AbstractBackground : the study of self esteem is one of the most common methods for studying individual differences in psychology.Acording the theory of the relationship between self-esteem and cardiovascular function ( Martinz , Greenberg, and Alan, 2008 ) self-esteem it can be related with feelings ...  Read More

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Effectiveness of modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on catastrophizing, acceptance and severity of pain in Fibromyalgia patients

Hossien Zare; Narges Mohammadi; Payman Motaghi Motaghi; Hamid Afshar; Layla Poorkazem

Volume 3, Issue 12 , December 2015, , Pages 97-117

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  Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of modified Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in catastrophizing, acceptance and severity of pain in Fibromyalgia patients. Method: This study was a semi-experimental study. 24 women with Fibromyalgia were randomly allocated to mindfulness ...  Read More