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Background & aim: Multiple Sclerosis is a neurological disability disorders, which creates many physical and mental differences. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on social competence and life expectancy of patients with multiple sclerosis. 

Methods: The present study design was experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up and control group. Statistical population of this study consisted of all female patients admitted to the multiple sclerosis (MS) society of Kermanshah cityt to purpose of implement a screening test. At the begening a number of 220 people completed the Felner-social competence and Miler-life expectancy questionnaires. Among them the 30 persons through purposeful sampling that in the abnormal situation (on standard deviation lower group average) were selected. Then the selected 30 persons were randomly divided into two equal groups of experimental and control. In the experimental group the acceptance and commitment therapy were conducted for 8 sessions 90 minutes. After completing the session, post-test and three months after the intervention, follow-up was conducted on two groups. Analyzed of the data was done using spss19, descriptive test (mean and Standard deviation), and ANOVA with repeated measure.

Results: Repeated measures analysis of variance showed that acceptance and commitment therapy based on increasing social competence and life expectancy of patients with multiple sclerosis had significant effect. Findings were also preserved in the follow-up phase.

Conclusion: According to the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on increase social competence and life expectancy suffering and its effects, application of this method at all levels of prevention and treatment of physical illness among multiple sclerosis seems necessary.

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Background & aim: The emotional schema model emphasizes on evaluation and interpretation of anxiety symptoms and emotion regulation strategies. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Emotional Schema Therapy (EST) on anxiety sensitivity and emotion regulation strategies.
 
Methods: The present research was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population of the present study was adolescent girls with social anxiety disorder who were studying in the high schools of Delfan, Iran, during the academic year 2016-2017. For this purpose, 32 students with clinical symptoms of social anxiety were selected with screening method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) with clinical interviews were used for screening, the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI) and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) were used to collect data in two conditions (pretest and posttest). then, the experimental group participated in the main intervention process of emotional schema therapy, which was directed by a PhD student of psychology in 10 sessions of 90 minutes, while the control group received no treatment intervention.  Data were analyzed using SPSS software (ver 23) and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). 
 
Results: The results showed that in the experimental group in the post-test phase compared with the control group, the mean scores of anxiety and emotional regulation suppression were significantly decreased (P <0.001) however, the mean scores of the emotion regulation Was significantly increased (P <0.001). (Use numbers and figures in the findings.
 
Conclusion: The study findings proposed that emotional schema therapy can be used as an effective intervention in order to reduce symptoms of social anxiety and improved emotion regulation strategies in the people with clinical symptoms of social anxiety.