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Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases, which has a negative effect on the quality of life. Objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training based on positive psychology on the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods:This quasi-experimental study had a Pre-test-Post-test with a control group and a follow-up design. The sample was selected through the convenience sampling method from patients with type 2 diabetes in Hazrat Ali Health center in Isfahan in 2017; then, they were randomly divided into 2 groups (each group contained 15 individuals). The experimental group was trained with positive psychology and the control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention and at the follow-up stage, using the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the analysis of variance with repeated measurements. Results:The results showed that positive psychological education had a significant influence on the quality of life and mental health area, social relations, and environmental health in patients with type 2 diabetes. Also, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups; but in the physical health area, there was no significant difference between the experimental and control groups (P<0.001). Conclusion:Positive psychological education effectively improves the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended to use this treatment approach to help improve the quality of life of these patients.

Objective: In order to face the gain weight stress during puberty, adolescents often adopt an improper approach to eating which might lead to ineffective nutritional attitudes. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention on the body image concerns of adolescent girls with dysfunctional eating attitudes. Method: For this purpose, an experimental design with pre-test, post-test, control group, and follow-up was used. The population included 200 high school girls of Isfahan, Iran, from whom a sample of 30 students was selected based on the inclusion criteria and was randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received MBSR intervention for eight 90-min sessions and the control group received no intervention. Following the intervention, the two groups were post-tested and to assess the sustainability of the intervention effect, both groups were followed up 40 days later. Data were collected by the Eating Attitude Test and Body Image Concern Inventory and analysed using analysis of variance. Results: The findings of the study indicated that MBSR influenced the body image of adolescent girls with dysfunctional eating attitudes, and there was a significant difference between the experimental and the control groups in body image concerns (p < .001). Conclusion: It might be concluded that MBSR can be effective in improving the body image of adolescent girls with dysfunctional eating attitudes. K E Y W O R D Sadolescent girls, body image concerns, dysfunctional eating attitudes, mindfulness-based stress reduction

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Adjustment disorders are disorders that a person cannot match with a traumatic event. People with depression, anxiety disorder and depression are susceptible to abusive behaviors, therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of group behavioral activation on depression, anxiety and stress in adjustment disorders by using a single case design. Three chronic patients who met DSM-5 criteria for adjustment disorders were treated according to the treatment manual of group behavioral activation therapy. The treatment outcome was measured before, during and after the treatment using depression anxiety stress scales. The results revealed this treatment in reducing the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress was effective. The baseline scores of depression, anxiety, and stress in the first patient were 24.73, 17.54, and 28.70, respectively; the improvement rate in each of the subscales was 62%, 71% and 63%, and the overall improvement in the three subscales was 65%. For the second patient, the baseline scores of depression, anxiety, and stress were 27.73, 17.37, and 29.01, respectively; the improvement rate in each of the subscales was 54%, 68% and 59%, and the overall improvement in the three subscales was 60%. The improvement rate of the third patient was higher than that of the first and the second patients. The improvement rate in depression, anxiety, and stress was 61%, 60% and 67%, and the overall improvement in the three subscales was 63%. The overall improvement of the research variables was 62%. The results of these three patients indicated that the clinical effect of group behavioral activation therapy in treating the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in patients with adjustment disorder and marital problems.