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Mindfulness in psychotherapy research has been conceptualized as an enhanced state of self-awareness thought to promote well-being. In this research, the effectiveness of group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness in reducing anxiety and depression in high school students was studied.This research was an experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The subjects included 40 high school male students in Khorramabad city. At the outset, the test of anxiety and depression was administered to 420 students. Those students who had disappointing scores in the test were selected and administrated to clinical interview. Among them, 20 students were randomly assigned to experimental group and 20 other students to control group. The experimental group received group mindfulness training for 8 sessions as each session lasted 90 minutes (one session each week). Upon the completion of the training, a posttest was administrated to both groups.Results of multivariate analysis of variance indicated a significant decrease in anxiety and depression in the experimental group compared with the control group. Besides, cognitive therapy based on mindfulness increased psychological health in adolescents (p<0/01).  

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