Payame Noor University Health Psychology 2322-1283 11 42 2022 09 21 The Effect of a Positive Treatment Approach on Improving Sleep and Reducing Pain in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis The Effect of a Positive Treatment Approach on Improving Sleep and Reducing Pain in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis 117 130 9089 10.30473/hpj.2022.59167.5234 FA Marie Abdolghaderi Ph.D of Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University Mohammad Narimani Professor, Department of Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Akbar Atadokht Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Abbas Abolghasemi Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Guilan, Faculty of Literature and Humanities. Mousa Kafie Professor of Guilan University, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities. Hamodreza Hatamian Professor of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Neurology. Journal Article 2021 05 18 <strong>Objective: </strong>The effect of a positive treatment approach on improving sleep and reducing pain in patients with multiple sclerosis. <strong>Method:</strong> This quasi-experimental study was conducted with pre-test and post-test design. The study population consisted of all patients with multiple sclerosis referred to Multiple Sclerosis Association in Rasht city in 2018. The sample were 24 multiple sclerosis patients which assigned to three group ( experimental and control group) by random sampling. For data gathering used to PETERSBURG Sleep Quality Questionnaire and Pain Management. The experiment groups received 8 sessions of positive psychotherapy and no intervention was done for control group. <strong>Findings:</strong> Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data Results showed that positive psychotherapy therapy increases quality of sleep and pain management in MS patients (001/0>P). <strong>Conclusion:</strong><em> </em>These findings suggest that positive psychotherapy is effective on psychological variables and can be used as complementary therapies in addition to drug therapies for patients with multiple sclerosis. <strong>Objective: </strong>The effect of a positive treatment approach on improving sleep and reducing pain in patients with multiple sclerosis. <strong>Method:</strong> This quasi-experimental study was conducted with pre-test and post-test design. The study population consisted of all patients with multiple sclerosis referred to Multiple Sclerosis Association in Rasht city in 2018. The sample were 24 multiple sclerosis patients which assigned to three group ( experimental and control group) by random sampling. For data gathering used to PETERSBURG Sleep Quality Questionnaire and Pain Management. The experiment groups received 8 sessions of positive psychotherapy and no intervention was done for control group. <strong>Findings:</strong> Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data Results showed that positive psychotherapy therapy increases quality of sleep and pain management in MS patients (001/0>P). <strong>Conclusion:</strong><em> </em>These findings suggest that positive psychotherapy is effective on psychological variables and can be used as complementary therapies in addition to drug therapies for patients with multiple sclerosis. https://hpj.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_9089_262e96a53159cef450db32eb8bd85fa5.pdf