effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and positive psychotherapy on emotional self-regulation of women with coronary heart disease

Background emotional self-regulation can play an important role in reducing the symptoms of coronary heart disease which is a psychosomatic disorder. objective this study aims to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (act) and positive psychotherapy on emotional self-regulation of women with coronary heart disease. methods this is a randomized clinical trial. study population consists of all women with coronary heart disease referred to pasteur hospital in qazvin, iran during 2019-2020. using a convenience sampling method, 45 women were selected and divided into three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). the intervention program was provided at 8 sessions for each experimental group. data collection tools were a demographic form, and ibanez’s self-regulation inventory. participants were followed up for one month after intervention. collected data were analyzed by ancova and paired t-test. findings act was effective in increasing emotional self-regulation ability of patients in the post-test and follow-up phases, but the positive psychotherapy had no significant effect on their emotional self-regulation and no significant difference was observed. conclusion act is an appropriate and effective method for women with coronary heart disease and can be used as a complementary therapy in related medical centers.