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Background: Ulcerative colitis [UC] is a chronic inflammatory disease that because of its unknown and recurring nature can reduce the quality of life of the affected patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention on disease activity and quality of life in patients with UC
Materials and Methods: This was a clinical trial with control group. In this study, 32 patients with UC were selected through voluntary sampling. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of 120 minutes of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. For evaluating the efficacy of the treatment, the Lichtiger Colitis Activity Index [LCAI] and Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Questionnaire [CUCQ] were used
Results:The analysis of the results showed that difference between the two groups in terms of decreasing the severity of disease activity and increasing the quality of life was not statistically significant [p > 0.05], but increased quality of life in the experimental group was significant in terms of the three stages of evaluation [p < 0.05]
Conclusion: It can be stated that mindfulness-based interventions may be beneficial in improving physical symptoms and quality of life in patients with UC, which requires future studies, taking into account the limitations of this study
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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy on symptoms intensity reduction and anxiety in a special case with obsessive compulsive personality disorder. In this study a single case method with A-B design was used on a woman with obsessive compulsive personality disorder that was diagnosed by semi-structure interview for axis I and II of DSM-IV-TR [SCID]. Martukovich -s obsessive compulsive personality disorder questionnaire and Beck -s anxiety inventory were used to collect data. Schema therapy intervention was effective in symptom reduction of obsessive compulsive personality disorder
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The aim of the Current meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior treatments in reducing test anxiety. Totally 23 studies with accepted methodology were selected and meta-analysis was done on them. The data were gathered using meta-analysis check list. The effect size of each study was calculated separately. The study findings showed that the rate of effect size of cognitive-behavior treatment on reducing test anxiety was 2.66 [p
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The current study aimed to standardize the neuropsychological test of NEPSY on 3-4 years old children. Statistical population of the study was 3-4 years old children in Isfahan city [Iran]. The research sample consisted of 400 kindergarten children who were selected randomly with multiple-stage sampling method. The research instrument was the neuropsychological test of NEPSY. The data were analyzed using descriptive method for factor analysis and determining the validity and reliability. The results of factor analysis gave the following five factors: executive functions/attention, language, sensory motor functions, visuo-spatial processing, and memory and learning. Totally, 51.13% of variance was explained. The reliability coefficient for the above factors was obtained as 0.64, 0.71, 0.78, 0.67 and 0.85, respectively [P<0.001]. NEPSY test can be an appropriate and valid instrument for early diagnosing neuropsychological deficits in 3-4 years old children.
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In recent years, psychologists and psychiatrists in the field of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-Disorder [ADHD] have been research doing for measurement of validity and efficiency of available treatment and. In this regard, meta-analysis integrates the results of different studies then determines the effect size of drug treatment. This study seeks to investigate the effective rate of methylphenidateon on reducing ADHD symptoms by following the meta-analysis model. 21 Studies which were methodologically accepted were selected and meta-analysis was done on them. The research tool was meta-analysis check list. The result indicated that rate of effect size drug treatment on reducing ADHD symptoms was 0.71 [p