Mehdi Zemestani

Education

PhD. in Psychology (2009 - 2013)
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MSc. in Psychology (2006 - 2008)
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BSc. in Psychology (2001 - 2005)
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Courses

Bachelor Of Science

Psychology Text in English

Developmental Psychology

Psychotherapy Internship

Personality Psychology

Addiction Psychology

Social Psychology

Psychotherapy Theories

Master Of Science

Psychotherapy Internship

Cognitive bases of Psychopathology

Cognitive Development Psychology

Advanced Developmental Psychology

Personality Psychology

Group Therapy

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Research activities

Journal Papers

Intolerance of uncertainty as a transdiagnostic vulnerability to anxiety disorders in youth Mehdi Zemestani, Rasoul Heshmati, Jonathan S. Comer, Philip C. Kendall (2023)

A Culturally Adapted Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A): A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial Mehdi Zemestani, Saman Ezzati, Farzad Nasiri, Matthew W. Gallagher, David H. Barlow, Philip C. Kendall (2023)

The relationship between psychobiological dimensions of personality and internet gaming disorder: The role of positive and negative affects Mehdi Zemestani, Farzin Niakan, Kamal Shafeizadeh, Mark D. Griffiths (2023)

Psychological Impact of the COVID-19Outbreak on Mental Health Among Iranians Rezvan Heidarimoghadam, Mohammad Babamiri, Nasim Alipour, Mehdi Zemestani, Rashid Heidari Moghadam, Mark D. Griffiths, Mozhde Shekari (2023)

Preliminary evaluation of music-based emotion-regulation skills to augment CBT for adolescents with ADHD Mehdi Zemestani, Matineh Azadbakht, Eric A. Storch (2023)

A preliminary examination of unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in patients with panic disorder: a single-case experimental design in Iran Mehdi Zemestani, Fatemeh Davodi, Ali Farhadi, Matthew W. Gallagher (2022)

The impact of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on theory of mind, emotion regulation and emotional-behavioral functions in children with autism disorder: A randomized, sham-controlled, parallel-group study Mehdi Zemestani, Omid Hoseinpanahi, Mohammad Ali Salehinejad, Michael A. Nitsche (2022)

A pilot randomized controlled trial of culturally-adapted, telehealth group acceptance and commitment therapy for Iranian adolescent females reporting symptoms of anxiety Mehdi Zemestani, Mojgan Hosseini, Julie M. Petersen, Michael Twohig (2022)

A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Novel, Culturally Adapted, Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for War-Related PTSD in Iraqi Women Mehdi Zemestani, Ako Faiq Mohammed, Azad Ali Ismail, Anka Vujanovic (2022)

Psychometric Properties of the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory‑Child Version in Iranian Clinical and Community Samples Mehdi Zemestani, Omid Isanejad, Zohreh Valiei, Eric A. Storch, Meredith E. Coles (2022)

Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of a Persian Version of the Children’s Florida Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (C-FOCI) Mehdi Zemestani, Zohreh Valiei, Omid Isanejad, Eric A. Storch (2021)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty Versus Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial Mehdi Zemestani, Negar Beheshti, Farzin Rezaie, Colin van der Heiden, Philip C. Kendall (2021)

DSM-5 pathological personality domains as vulnerability factors in predicting COVID-19-related anxiety symptoms Mehdi Zemestani, Mohammad Babamiri, Mark D. Griffiths, Reza Didehban (2021)

Psychometric evaluation of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale for Children (IUSC): Findings from clinical and community samples in Iran Mehdi Zemestani, Reza Didehban, Jonathan S. Comer, Philip C. Kendall (2021)

Changes in neuroticism-related constructs over the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in patients on an optimal dose of SSRI Mehdi Zemestani, Pegah Ommati, Farzin Rezaie, Matthew W. Gallagher (2021)

Associations of childhood maltreatment and attachment styles with romantic breakup grief severity: The role of emotional suppression Rasoul Heshmati, Mehdi Zemestani, Anka Vujanovic (2021)

A Preliminary Examination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Exposure and Response Prevention for Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder on an Optimal Dose of SSRIs: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Iran Mehdi Zemestani, Mojgan Salavati, Asrin Seyedolshohadaei, Julie M. Petersen, Clarissa W. Ong, Michael Twohig, Ebrahim Ghaderi (2020)

Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of depression in persons with physical disability: a randomized controlled trial Mehdi Zemestani, Sharmin Mozafari (2020)

Relationship between personality characteristics and attitude toward purchase of counterfeit goods in the Iranian population Mohammad Babamiri, Rashid Heidari Moghadam, Hamid Saeidnia, Mehdi Zemestani (2020)

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for comorbid depression and anxiety in pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial Mehdi Zemestani, Zahra Fazeli Nikoo (2020)

Factor Structure, Validity and Reliability of a Persian Version of the Body and Appearance Self-Conscious Emotions Scale Mehdi Zemestani, Morteza Abbarin, Andrée L Castonguay (2019)

A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Individual and Group Play Therapy on Symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder among Children Narges Morshed, Mohammad Babamiri, Mehdi Zemestani, Nasim Alipour (2019)

The Factorial Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire Mohammad Babamiri, Johannes Siegrist, Mehdi Zemestani (2018)

A Preliminary Investigation on the Effectiveness of Unified and Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Patients With Comorbid Depression and Anxiety Mehdi Zemestani, Mahdi Imani, Cristina Ottaviani (2017)

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Co-occurring Substance Use and Depression Disorders Mehdi Zemestani, Cristina Ottaviani (2016)

Comparative Effects of Group Metacognitive Therapy versus Behavioural Activation in Moderately Depressed Students Mehdi Zemestani, Iran Davoudi, Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand, Yadolah Zargar, Cristina Ottaviani (2016)

Investigation of the relationship between coping styles and early maladaptive schemas Ali Afshari, Mehdi Zemestani (2016)

Personality Disorders among Individuals Sentenced to Prison: Psychiatric Comorbidity Mehdi Zemestani, Naser Ghasem Zadeh (2016)

Psychological and Criminological Investigation of Organized Crime Farzaneh Azim pour, Mehdi Zemestani (2015)

Study of Emotional Intelligence from Childhood to Middle Age Salim Haghighi, Mehdi Zemestani, Abdolvahab Samavi (2013)

Conference Papers

EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY ON OPPOSITIONAL-DEFIANT DISORDER SYMPTOMS AMONG CHILDREN Narges Morshed, Mohammad Babamiri, Soheila Panahi, Mehdi Zemestani (2017)

Relationship between Personality Traits and Job Burnout in Academic Settings Mehdi Zemestani, Niloofar Vaziri, Ali Gharadaghi (2016)

The Effect of hope therapy on Reduction of Academic Procrastination Hojjjat Mahmudi, javad amani, Mehdi Zemestani (2013)

An open trial of a brief transdiagnostic metacognitive therapy for depression and anxiety Mehdi Zemestani, Iran Davoudi (2013)

Speech

Third Wave Psychotherapies in University Settings Mehdi Zemestani (2014)

Theses

برازش مدل علی نشانگان افسردگی در افراد با اختلال مصرف مواد براساس تیپ‌های شخصیتی و حساسیت اضطرابی با نقش میانجی عدم تحمل ابهام Hanieh Foroughi, Sanaz Eyni, Mehdi Zemestani (2024)

تدوین مدل علی انگیزه فرزندآوری براساس ویژگی های شخصیتی و نگرانی آسیب شناختی: نقش میانجی بهزیستی روانشناختی Faezeh Manouchehri, Sanaz Eyni, Mehdi Zemestani (2024)

تدوین مدل علی اضطراب اجتماعی دانش‌آموزان با اختلال یادگیری خاص بر اساس تنظیم هیجان و خودکارآمدی ادراک‌شده: نقش میانجی هوش هیجانی و طرح‌واره‌های ناسازگار اولیه پریسا رستمی, Sanaz Eyni, Mehdi Zemestani (2023)

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Research interests

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transdiagnostic Models
Substance Abuse Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Transdiagnostic CBT

Name: Maryam Taher Pour

AcademicLevel: Master

Field: Clinical Psychology

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Name: Arkan Seyedi

AcademicLevel: Master

Field: Clinical Psychology

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Name: Kurosh Saeedian

AcademicLevel: Master

Field: Clinical Psychology

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Name: Negar Beheshti

AcademicLevel: Master

Field: Clinical Psychology

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Name: Sara Keshavarzi

AcademicLevel: Master

Field: Clinical Psychology

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Name: Morteza Abbarin

AcademicLevel: Master

Field: Clinical Psychology

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Member of Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) (1398 - present)
Director of Counsceling and Health Center, University of Kurdistan (1398 - present)
Member of International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID; In collaboration with Journal of Personality and Individual Differences) (1398 - present)
Member of American Psychological Association (APA Membership No: 38359912 (1391 - present)
Member of Committee for the Protection and Supervision of Scientific Society Activities (1395 - present)
Member of Research Council, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (1394 - 1396)
Head of Department of Psychology, University of Kurdistan (1396 - 1398)
Member of Neurosciences Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran (1395 - present)
Sabbatical Scholarship (Sapienza University of Rome- Italy) (1390 - 1391)
Member of Psychology and Counseling Organization of I.R. Iran (3406) (1388 - present)
Technical Responsible and Supervisor for the Addiction Treatment Center of Therapeutic Community (T.C) (1388 - 1391)

Mehdi Zemestani

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