Psychology
masood rezaee; abdollah mafakheri; mahmoud jajarmi
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of direct cranial electrical stimulation and cognitive-behavioral therapy on cognitive functions and psychological well-being of methamphetamine-dependent patients.Materials and Methods: This experimental study was a post-test pre-test by ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of direct cranial electrical stimulation and cognitive-behavioral therapy on cognitive functions and psychological well-being of methamphetamine-dependent patients.Materials and Methods: This experimental study was a post-test pre-test by control group. The statistical population was all male patients dependent on methamphetamine referred to Gam Addiction Treatment Clinic in Ghaemshahr in 1399, from which 45 statistical samples were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into 3 groups of 15 (Experiment 1, Experiment 2 and Control) were divided. Subjects in all three groups answered the Wechsler Form A (1945) and Reef (1989) psychological well-being questionnaires in three stages of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. For experimental group 1, direct electrical stimulation from the skull with a maximum current of 2 mA and a maximum voltage of 80 volts, and for the experimental group 2, sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the protocol of cognitive-behavioral therapy (Bailing, McCabe, Anthony, 2011) It was performed for 12 sessions and the control group did not receive any treatment. SPSS24 software and descriptive and analytical statistics (Analyze of Covariance and Post-Hoc) were used to analyze the data.Results: The analysis showed that direct electrical stimulation from the skull and cognitive-behavioral therapy had a positive and significant effect on cognitive functions and psychological well-being (p < 0.05). But the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy was greater (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioral therapy can be used to reduce psychological problems cognitive functions and improvement in methamphetamine-dependent patients.
Psychology
Azadeh Mojaradi; mohammad yamini; abdollah mafakheri
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy and behavioral activation therapy on perfectionism in obsessive-compulsive patients.Materials and Methods: It was a semi-experimental applied research in the form of pre-test and ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy and behavioral activation therapy on perfectionism in obsessive-compulsive patients.Materials and Methods: It was a semi-experimental applied research in the form of pre-test and post-test with 2 experimental groups and a control group and a follow-up phase. The statistical population was all people suffering from obsessions who visited the psychotherapy clinics in Mashhad in 2019. According to Cohen's formula, 45 people were randomly selected based on the entry and exit criteria and placed in 3 groups of 15 people (2 experimental groups and one control group) and in three stages of pre-test and post-test and follow-up with Hill's Perfectionism Questionnaire (2004).) replied. The first experimental group underwent 8 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy by Hayes (2006) on the Internet, and the second experimental group underwent 8 sessions of group behavioral activation therapy by BA Gallen, Etlis and Marlevauconer (2003), and the control group did not receive any treatment. Results It was analyzed by SPSS software.Results: Analysis of variance with repeated measures showed that online ACT intervention was significantly more effective than behavioral activation therapy on improving perfectionism. This result was sustained in the follow-up phase as well (p<0.05).Conclusion: Internet Act therapy can be used as a method to reduce perfectionism in obsessive people more widely.