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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Iran

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Iran (Persia) has been considered a birthplace of civilization, by virtue of historical facts, including ancient philosophers’ fundamental contributions in the areas of logic, epistemology, cognition, etc., as well as its extraordinarily rich heritage of literature, mysticism, and poetry. Within the field of psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) has been readily adapted and applied in Iran and may be a result of the fact that Iran had already contributed many of the intellectual and conceptual underpinnings of CBT. This chapter will consider the current science and adaptation of CBT in Iran with integration of indigenous sensibilities and from a contextual perspective. In addition, two major factors, including the political movement and natural disasters, that have significantly impacted the development of Iran’s most integrative, high-quality health-care system, which has been recognized internationally, will be discussed. The Iranian health-care system, professional regulations, and educational and training opportunities will be reviewed with the position that as globalization appears to be inevitable within psychology, it is imperative to continue to include humanistic values as well as cultural values that make the practice of CBT unique within specific groups.

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Pirhekayaty, T. (2022). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Iran. In: Terjesen, M.D., Doyle, K.A. (eds) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Global Context. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82555-3_17

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