Mohammad Reza Abedi is a full Professor in the Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan. He has worked extensively in the area of (OCD) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder treatment. After completing his PhD, he has worked as career counselor and in his sabbatical in the UK he has worked on career counseling and life designing paradigm.
- Bachelor, Clinical Psychology, Isfahan [Isfahan - Iran]
- Master's degree, Clinical Psychology, Iran University of Medical Sciences [Tehran - Iran]
- Ph.D., Counseling, Alame Tabatabaei [Tehran - Iran]
Articles
Journal of Applied Psychological Research (22518126)15(1)pp. 73-89
The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of quality of life therapy on the quality of parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment. A quasi-experimental design comprising a pretest, posttest, control group, and a two-month follow-up period was utilized for the study. The statistical population of the survey comprised second-year high school female adolescents residing in Isfahan during the 2020-2021 academic year. By means of purposive sampling, 35 adolescents were chosen at random and divided into experimental and control groups,with 18 adolescents assigned to the experimental group and 17 to the control group. Over the course of two months, mothers of adolescents in the experimental group participated in eighty-five-minute quality of life therapy sessions. A pre-test was administered prior to the intervention, and a post-test was conducted subsequent to the intervention. Following a gap of two months, the follow-up phase was conducted. Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRQ) and California Individual-Social Adjustment Questionnaire (CISAQ) were utilized in this research. The data obtained from the research were analyzed through mixed ANOVA via SPSS-23 software. The results showed that quality of life therapy significantly influences the character of parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment (p<0.001). According to the findings of the present study’s findings, it is possible to conclude that quality of life therapy can be an effective method for enhancing parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment via training in adolescent communication with family members, support and acceptance of family members, and the substitution of irrational thoughts with logical ones.
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying (15413764)90(4)pp. 1951-1962
The impact of digitalization on the topic of death and dying seems to be accelerated in recent years. This study aimed to explore the online ways people used to overcome grief and used the COVID-19 restrictions as an example. Thirty-two bereaved participants were interviewed and the data were analyzed using the constructive grounded theory method. Three main themes were extracted from the data: 1) an online way to remember; 2) digitalization of social support, and 3) continuing the bonds. Findings highlighted the important and inevitable role of the digital world in the grief process when there is a restriction in holding usual ceremonies. © The Author(s) 2022.
Iran Occupational Health (17355133)20(2)pp. 31-48
Background and aims: This study aimed to compare the effect of a vocational rehabilitation program with CBT-based career counseling on career issues of individuals with bipolar disorder. Methods: The effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program was compared with the control group waiting with CBT-based career counseling in three settings: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. The sampling method was purposeful in the first stage and available in the second stage. To evaluate the research data, descriptive statistical indicators (mean and SD) and inferential statistical methods, multivariate analysis of variance test with repeated measures, were used. Results: The results showed that the vocational rehabilitation program was effective on career issues (p <0.0001) of individuals with bipolar disorder, and the effectiveness was also continuous after one-month follow-up (p <0.0001). However, CBT-based career counseling was ineffective on career issues (p <0.86). Conclusion: It appears that the vocational rehabilitation program has a lasting effect on improving the career issues of individuals with bipolar disorder, and this approach can be used to develop the career of individuals with bipolar disorder. © 2024 Iran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
Iran Occupational Health (17355133)20(2)
Background and aims: *The objective of the present study was to investigate the model of career issues of individuals with bipolar disorder and to develop a vocational rehabilitation program tailored to these individuals. Methods: *This research consisted of two parts. The first part aimed to discover the career issues of people with bipolar disorder, which were extracted from three sources: articles published on the subject of career issues of people with bipolar disorder (N=34), interviews with people with bipolar disorder (N=48), and interviews with experts who have worked in this field (N=11). These were extracted using a qualitative method (exploratory meta-synthesis). Then, based on these extracted factors, in the second part of the research, the model of career issues was designed. Finally, based on this model, the vocational rehabilitation program for people with bipolar disorder was prepared and formulated. Results: *Based on the findings of the research in the career issues model of people with bipolar disorder, the conditional factors lead to the emergence of factors, developing career issues. These factors also exacerbate the disorder symptoms, and after the worsening of the disorder symptoms, the factors that accelerate career issues lead to the formation of career issues in the two areas of poor work performance and feeling work insecurity. Also, the findings showed that the occupational rehabilitation program for people with bipolar disorder includes three levels of intervention on people in the workplace, family members, and the person with bipolar disorder. Conclusion: *Discovering career issues and developing rehabilitation programs for bipolar disorder are necessary for improving the career and mental health of persons with bipolar disorder. © 2024 Iran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
