Neuropsychology
Hosain Zare; Bizhan Alipour; Nila Elmy Manesh
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The aim of the research was to determine the difference in the effectiveness of cognitive therapy with positive psychotherapy on executive functions in patients with mild brain damage. Method: The present research method was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test and post-test design with a follow-up ...
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The aim of the research was to determine the difference in the effectiveness of cognitive therapy with positive psychotherapy on executive functions in patients with mild brain damage. Method: The present research method was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test and post-test design with a follow-up period. The statistical population of this research included all people with mild brain damage who referred to Shahada Haftam Tir and Baqity Elah Hospitals in Tehran in 2019. Among them, 30 people were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to three groups of cognitive rehabilitation treatment, positive psychotherapy and control group. The Wisconsin test was performed on each of the groups. The first experimental group received cognitive rehabilitation therapy and the second experimental group received positive psychotherapy. People in the control group did not receive any intervention. Analysis of variance with repeated measurements was used to analyze the data. The results showed that both interventions have an effect on increasing executive functions. But the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation treatment is more on executive functions(P05/0<). Therefore, it is recommended to neurologists and psychotherapists in order to reduce the complications of brain damage, in addition to medical treatments, cognitive rehabilitation treatment should be used as a complementary method
Nila Elmy Manesh; Aerab Sheibany Khadije; Hamidreza Ashrafi
Volume 4, Issue 13 , August 2018, , Pages 85-96
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of trans- cranial direct electrical stimulation (TDCS) on improving visual attention in high school students.Methods:This quasi-experimental research was carried out in a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of trans- cranial direct electrical stimulation (TDCS) on improving visual attention in high school students.Methods:This quasi-experimental research was carried out in a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was all the high school students in district 2 of Tehran city the enrolled in the academic year of 1395-1396. Sampling was carried out voluntarily. Thus, among the high schools of Tehran 2nd district, 3 schools were randomly selected. In the next step, calls were made on the bulletin boards of these schools. Then volunteers were invited. The data were collected by questionnaire of general mental health(SCL-25)and Tools-Pieron test.At first, the questionnaires were performed as pre-test and then, a direct trans-cranial electric stimulation )TDCS( of the brain was performed for the experimental group. Subsequent invasive brain electrochemical stimulation was performed for the experimental group. At the end of the course, participants were re-evaluated using the Toulouse-Pyrin Precision Test, which comprised post-test data. Covariance test was used to evaluate the difference of responses before and after electrical stimulation and analysis of data.Findings:The results of the post-intervention study showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the visual attention variable. Conclusion: It can be said that trans- cranial direct electrical stimulation)TDCS( is effective in improving visual attention of high school students.
