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Study aim
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The specific purposes of the present study are to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression, emotional regulation, psychological well-being, and quality of life.
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Design
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The present study is a clinical trial with control group, parallel group design. 60 participants were selected after evaluating and qualifying for inclusion in the study. In the present study, the simple randomization method was used, superiority, parallel-group trial in which the names of the subjects were first listed and then, each group was randomly assigned to treatment group (n=30) and a control group (n=30)
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Settings and conduct
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The study sample consisted of all persons with physical and motor disabilities who were lived in Kamyaran city.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria are required moderate depression, having Physical Disability, having at least a high school diploma, aged between 18 and 40 years and not receiving psychotherapy in the past six months. Exclusion criteria include comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders, psychotic symptoms, mental disability and personality disorders
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Intervention groups
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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), it is an empirically-based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies mixed in different ways with commitment and behavior-change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. The approach was originally called comprehensive distancing. The objective of ACT is not the elimination of difficult feelings. The control group did not receive any intervention, in order to adhere to the research ethics, two sessions of psychological training skills will be provided the intervention
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Main outcome variables
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The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression, emotion regulation, psychological wellbeing and quality of life