title: The practice of cognitive-behavior therapy in Roozbeh Hospital: some cultural and clinical implications of psychological treatment in Iran.
abstract: Contemporary cognitive-behavior therapy underscores the importance of the culture-specific variables in the treatment of psychological problems. The flexibility and strengths of cognitive-behavior therapy provide us with an excellent opportunity to build a cultural model of cognitive-behavior therapy based on the clinical, as well as theoretical, knowledge of the practitioners and researchers working in different cultural settings. As a first step, we need to share our experiences with the other colleagues working in different cultures.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric and Psychologic Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. hghassemzadeh@tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Habibollah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghassemzadeh
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D010684:Philosophy; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012945:Social Values