Negin Agabashi Maralani - Department of psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Rahim Badri - Department of psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

This research aim was to identify the impact of awareness mind based group cognitive therapy on the mental health of women with breast cancer of Tabriz. This research method was quasi-experimental with the design of the pretest and posttest with the control group. The studied population includes all women with breast cancer of Tabriz who had referred to start or continue the cure of their illness to the health centers. The number of women with breast cancer in Tabriz is ۷۰۲ cases. After taking an obligation for partnership and continuing until the last session of research, we selected ۳۰ people using non-random samples and access sampling. We then randomly divided them into two groups of experimental and control groups, placing ۱۵ people in experimental and ۱۵ people in the control group. At first, both groups filled out the quality of life questionnaire. Then we accomplished ۹ sessions of awareness-mind based group cognitive therapy, and finally, we made a posttest for groups. The results showed that awareness-mind based group cognitive therapy is effective on the mental health of women with breast cancer of Tabriz.

Group Cognitive Therapy, Mind Awareness, Mental Health, Women's Quality of Life, Breast Cancer