Nasim Jahangiri - Master Of Clinical Psychology, Khomeini Shahr University

Objective: The purpose of present  study was to assessment the effectiveness of commitment and acceptance therapy and  dialectical behavior therapy on health anxiety, psychosocial adjustment and cognitive emotion regulation of refered couples  to Tehran counseling centers. The principles of acceptance and commitment therapy can be applied to a wide range of human problems, involving marriage and couple therapy. Also, , dialectical behavior therapy is a special type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that tries to increase the quality of life of couples by using the four skills of increasing the mindfulness, distress tolerance, effective communication skills and  couples achieve to therapeutic goals emotional regulation by  using these skills. Method: The  research method of the present study was conducted from a systematic review by searching the  keywords in websites , magazines, and quarterly. Summary of published articles were reviewed and finally ۱۶ final articles were selected for comprehensive review and data extraction. Results: The results showed that both therapy protocols were effective but dialectical behavior therapy had a more effective effect on reducing health anxiety, increasing adaptation and emotion regulation than commitment and acceptance therapy. Conclusion : Implementing ACT and DBT training appears to be beneficial in reducing social, interaction and adjustment problems and anxiety of referred  women to Consultation Centres.