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Self assertiveness can be considered as hearth of interpersonal behavior and weakness in this area is one of the obvious characteristic in the patients with social phobia disorder. This study aimed to determine the effect of meta-cognitive therapy on the rate of self assertiveness skill in patients with social phobia disorder. This experimental study was conducted with pretest-posttest and follow-up design, using control group. From all social phobia disorder patients visited in psychology clinics in Shiraz, south western part of Iran in 2012, 22 patients were selected through the objective sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental [11 persons] and control [11 persons] groups. The instruments of this study were social phobia symptoms assessment questioner [SPSAQ] and self assertiveness scale [SAS]. The experimental group received 8 weeks of Wells' meta-cognitive therapy sessions. Data were analyzed through covariance analysis method. The results showed that the mean of the self assertiveness scores in post-test and follow up in the experimental group is significantly higher than that of the control group [p<0.05]. The results of analysis of multivariate covariance showed that MCT had a significant effect on increscent of the self assertiveness skill scores of posttest [0.39] and follow up [0.38] in patients with social phobia disorder [p<0.001]. This intervention is believed to improve self assertiveness skill in SPD patients by facilitating transmission from the object mode to the meta-cognitive mode and enhancing the efficient and flexible coping skills
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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