Search published articles


Showing 3 results for hassani
Performance of adolescents with major depressive disorder and PTSD in working memory and processing speed
Maryam Ahmadi, Dr Alireza Moradi, Dr Jafar Hassani,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (9-2016)
Abstract

The present research aims to compare the cognitive performance of the adolescents suffering from MDD and PTSD in the working memory and information processing. the selected sample in this casual-comparative study included 15 MDD patients, 15 youth PTSD subjects and 15 normal subjects who were matched by age, IQ, sex as well as social and economic status variables. The tool package employed in this investigation comprised child depression inventory (CDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Impact of Event Scale (IES-R), Wechsler’s Memory and Intelligence Test, and The Information Processing Index Test. Findings were analyzed using the ANOVA, MANOVA analysis statistical method.as indicated by our result, in the verbal memory there is a significant difference between groups of depression and PTSD and between depressed and normal subjects. in the reverse spatial working memory there are significant differences between normal and PTSD. in the visual memory and information processing, the significant difference is between normal and both PTSD and depressed.The findings of this study confirm the disorders of working memory and speed of information processing in adolescents with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. 


Bilingualism, Dyslexia, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Computational cognitive rehabilitation, Speed of processing, Working memory
Alireza Moradi, Mahboobeh Bagheri, Peyman Hassani Abharian,
Volume 6, Issue 4 (3-2019)
Abstract
The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness of tDCS and cognitive rehabilitation of working memory and the combination of these two methods on speed of processing and symptoms of dyslexia on bilingual children. Research method; semi experimental (pre-test, post-test and control group). Research population included all of the bilingual children at both sex at the age of 7-11 in Tehran and Kahrizak cities. Available samples were selected through Wexler intelligent questionnaire and Nama dyslexia test scores, so that 40 dyslexic students (based on school diagnostic system) and situated randomly in 4 groups: a) intervention by tDCS brain stimulation, b) computational cognitive rehabilitation via working memory module of RehaCom, c) simultaneous intervention of computational cognitive rehabilitation and brain stimulation tDCS and d) control group. Nama and speed of processing (SDMT) tests have been performed on all of the four groups in pre-test and post-test in order to data collecting. Data analysis results using analysis of multi-variable covariance in SPSS-22 showed that mentioned interventions could have meaningful changes in speed of processing and in decreasing dyslexia symptoms. Post hoc test results also showed that combination method first of all and then brain stimulation method have been the most effectiveness, but the mere computational cognitive rehabilitation method has not been influenced on these two variables alone.    

Efficacy of a Combined Cognitive Training and Structural-Systemic Family Therapy Protocol in Reducing Depressive Symptoms and Enhancing Cognitive Flexibility and Inhibitory Control
Parisa Pakari, Zahra Kavousian, Faezeh Rezaie, Zeinab Hassani Asl, Parisa Hosein Zadeh Yazdi,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring 2025 2025)
Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a combined adaptive cognitive training and structural-systemic family therapy protocol in reducing depressive symptoms and improving cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control. In a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and two-month follow-up assessments and a control group, 32 adults (16 per group) diagnosed with mild-to-moderate depression were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control condition from three reputable family therapy clinics in Tehran. The experimental group received 12 sessions of standard structural-systemic family therapy plus 12 sessions of adaptive cognitive training focused on task-switching, set-shifting, response inhibition, and Stroop exercises; the control group received family therapy alone. Measures included the Beck Depression Inventory-II, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, and computerized Stroop Color-Word Test. Repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance revealed that the combined intervention produced highly significant reductions in depressive symptoms and substantial improvements in cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control at post-test and two-month follow-up (p < .001), with very large effect sizes (η² ranging from 0.586 to 0.923). Improvement in inhibitory control remained fully stable at follow-up. Adding adaptive cognitive training to structural-systemic family therapy constitutes a highly effective, clinically meaningful third-generation combined protocol for treating mild-to-moderate depression that not only alleviates emotional symptoms but also directly remediates persistent cognitive deficits, thereby enhancing relapse-prevention potential. This approach is particularly recommended for collectivist cultures and systemic treatment contexts.


Page 1 from 1     

© 2025 CC BY-NC 4.0 | فصلنامه روانشناسی شناختی

Designed & Developed by : Yektaweb