Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of compassion-focused therapy on blood cortisol and cognitive-emotion regulation among drug abusers. Methods: It was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population consisted of all men with drug abuse referring to Torbat-e-Heydariyeh Adult Drug Abuse Clinic in 2018, 40 of whom were selected by simple random sampling for the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was trained for 10 sessions of 90 min, but the control group was on the waiting list and received no training. A demographic questionnaire and the cognitive-emotion regulation questionnaire of Garnefski were used for data collection before and after the intervention. Besides, the data on the in vitro serum levels of cortisol we gathered. The data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance in SPSS 24 software. Results: The results of the multivariate analysis of covariance showed that in the group of compassion-focused behavioral therapy, the intervention had a significant effect on blood cortisol and cognitive-emotion regulation at the posttest (P < 0.005). Conclusions: According to the findings, compassion-focused behavioral therapy was effective in reducing cortisol levels and elevating cognitive-emotion regulation among drug abusers.

Objectives Given the improvement in the personal and social health level of elderly people, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship of factors like lifestyle and social support with marital satisfaction in elderly people in Iran. Methods & Materials The present study employed a cross-sectional descriptive correlation method. The study population included 381 elderly people aged 60 years and above. They were selected from health care centers using random cluster sampling technique. The subjects were asked to complete the Erich's marital satisfaction questionnaire, lifestyle questionnaire, and social support questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Stepwise regression) using SPSS 21 software. Results The outcomes of stepwise regression analysis indicated that lifestyle and social support serve as significant predictors of marital satisfaction among the elderly people in Iran (R2=0.46). However, there was no significant difference (P>0.05) between the contribution of lifestyle and social support towards marital satisfaction. Conclusion Our findings suggested that social support and lifestyle are the key elements in maintaining the stability of marital satisfaction in the elderly people.