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Study aim
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The Aim of Study Will be to Investigate the Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on Cognitive Flexibility, Suicide Ideation, Depression and Hopelessness in Soldiers
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Design
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In an Experimental Study With a Pretest -Posttest Control Group Design, 30 Depressed Soldiers Will be Selected Through Convenience Sampling Method.
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Settings and conduct
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The Province Mashhad Will be Assign to Two Experimental and Control Groups, Each Contain 15 Individuals.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The inclusion criteria: Aged between 18 to 40 years, having at least a high school diploma, Willingness to participate in the study and being randomly into one of the study groups, Earning a score of 17 or above on the Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition,,Completing the agreement form. The exclusion criteria: Having physical and mental diseases, Receiving intrudent pharmacological and non pharmacological treatments, Patients with any serious psychological disorders (including psychotic disorders or active substance abuse),Education less than fifth elementary
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Intervention groups
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Experimental Group: The Intervention group will attend Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy Sessions for 8 Weeks (8 sessions of two hour). In General, the Treatment Plan for this Group Will be to at Assess Previous Session Homework, Teaching a New Technique and Giving Homework for Future Session. Control group:The control group simultaneously (8 two-hour sessions for 8 weeks) will continue usual care plan of the group.
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Main outcome variables
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Increase Cognitive Flexibility, Decrease Ideating Thoughts, Hopelessness and Depression