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Setareh Mokhtari
PhD student - Tutor at Massey Universirty
Experience:
Massey Universirty
PhD student - Tutor
Research on " The effect of emotion on attention and working memory in face perception"
Computer labs for "memory and cognition"
Education:
Massey University
Ph.D student, Cognitive Psychology
Isfahan University
M.A , Clinical Psychology
Speaking Engagements:
ICSWS
The effect of CBT on depression and somatic complaints in Multiple Sclerosis patients
The main purpose of this research was to study the effect of CBT on depression and somatic complaints of patients with MS. The research uses the experimental design. The sample consists of 28 patients (14 male, 14 female) who were selected and placed randomly in the experimental and control groups. Both groups were assessed in two stages, pre-test and post-test, by SCL90-R. The interval between the pre-test and post-test was 6 weeks, while the experimental group received intervention (Group-CBT) during this time as weekly sessions. The study indicates that CBT significantly decreased the depression?s symptoms (Ps<0.01) in the experimental group rather than control group, but had no significant effects on physical complaints. As a useful method of intervention, CBT could be applied for MS patients with depression along with other neurological treatments. http://www.usm.my/education/ICSWS/Programme.htm
Awards and Honors:
Massey University Doctoral Scholarship
2009NZ Postgraduate Conference Grant
2009
