Mehdi Zemestani
Update: 2025-09-23

Mehdi Zemestani

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / Department of Psychology

Journal Paper

  1. "Associations of war-related PTSD symptoms with sleep disturbance: The explanatory roles of emotion regulation difficulties and intolerance of uncertainty"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Sarchya Rasool Hasan, Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Jafar Bakhshaie, Pegah A.M. Seidi
    Psychological Trauma-Theory Research Practice and Policy, 2025
  2. "Changes in metacognitions and executive functions during mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention among individuals with anxiety disorders: A randomized waitlist-controlled trial"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Reza Didehban, Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Jafar Bakhshaie
    Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 2024
  3. "Associations between Sleep Disturbance and Suicidal Ideation Severity in Iranian University Students: Evaluating Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Distress Tolerance"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Anka Vujanovic, Sadegh Abdolmaleki, Shelby J. Shelby J. Mcgrew
    Archives of Suicide Research, 2024
  4. "Social Anxiety in Students with Specific Learning Disorders Based on Emotion Regulation and Emotional Intelligence: The Mediating Role of Perceived Self-Efficacy"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Sanaz Eyni, Parisa Rostami
    Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics, 2024
  5. "Preliminary evaluation of music-based emotion-regulation skills to augment CBT for adolescents with ADHD"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Eric A. Storch, Matineh Azadbakht
    Musicae Scientiae, 2023
  6. "Intolerance of uncertainty as a transdiagnostic vulnerability to anxiety disorders in youth"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Rasoul Heshmati, Jonathan S. Comer, Philip C. Kendall
    Current Psychology, 2023
  7. "Psychological Impact of the COVID-19Outbreak on Mental Health Among Iranians"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mohammad Babamiri, Nasim Alipour, Rashid Heidari Moghadam, Mark D. Griffiths, Rezvan Heidarimoghadam, Mozhde Shekari
    Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2023
  8. "A Culturally Adapted Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A): A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Philip C. Kendall, Matthew W. Gallagher, Farzad Nasiri, Saman Ezzati, David H. Barlow
    Psychological Medicine, 2023
  9. "The relationship between psychobiological dimensions of personality and internet gaming disorder: The role of positive and negative affects"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mark D. Griffiths, Farzin Niakan, Kamal Shafeizadeh
    CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2023
  10. "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
    ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING, 2022
  11. "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
    BEHAVIOR THERAPY, 2022
  12. "A pilot randomized controlled trial of culturally-adapted, telehealth group acceptance and commitment therapy for Iranian adolescent females reporting symptoms of anxiety"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Michael Twohig, Julie M. Petersen, Mojgan Hosseini
    Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 2022
  13. "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
    Autism Research, 2022
  14. "Psychometric Properties of the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory‑Child Version in Iranian Clinical and Community Samples"
    Omid Isanejad, Mehdi Zemestani, Zohreh Valiei, Eric A. Storch, Meredith E. Coles
    CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 2022
  15. "DSM-5 pathological personality domains as vulnerability factors in predicting COVID-19-related anxiety symptoms"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mohammad Babamiri, Reza Didehban, Mark D. Griffiths
    JOURNAL OF ADDICTIVE DISEASES, 2021
  16. "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, Philip C. Kendall, Colin van der Heiden
    BEHAVIOUR CHANGE, 2021
  17. "Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of a Persian Version of the Children’s Florida Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (C-FOCI)"
    Omid Isanejad, Mehdi Zemestani, Zohreh Valiei, Eric A. Storch
    JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT, 2021
  18. "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, Farzin Rezaie, Pegah Ommati, Matthew W. Gallagher
    Personality Disorders-Theory Research and Treatment, 2021
  19. "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
    ASSESSMENT, 2021
  20. "Associations of childhood maltreatment and attachment styles with romantic breakup grief severity: The role of emotional suppression"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Rasoul Heshmati, Anka Vujanovic
    JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, 2021
  21. "Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of depression in persons with physical disability: a randomized controlled trial"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Sharmin Mozafari
    CLINICAL REHABILITATION, 2020
  22. "Relationship between personality characteristics and attitude toward purchase of counterfeit goods in the Iranian population"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mohammad Babamiri, Rashid Heidari Moghadam, Hamid Saeidnia
    Cogent Psychology, 2020
  23. "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, Ebrahim Ghaderi, Michael Twohig, Julie M. Petersen, Clarissa W. Ong
    BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, 2020
  24. "Effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for comorbid depression and anxiety in pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Zahra Fazeli Nikoo
    Archives of Womens Mental Health, 2020
  25. "A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Individual and Group Play Therapy on Symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder among Children"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mohammad Babamiri, Narges Morshed, Nasim Alipour
    Korean Journal of Family Medicine, 2019
  26. "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
    JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 2019
  27. "The Factorial Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mohammad Babamiri, Johannes Siegrist
    Safety and Health at Work, 2018
  28. "A Preliminary Investigation on the Effectiveness of Unified and Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Patients With Comorbid Depression and Anxiety"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Cristina Ottaviani, Mahdi Imani
    International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 2017
  29. "Comparative Effects of Group Metacognitive Therapy versus Behavioural Activation in Moderately Depressed Students"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Iran Davoudi, Yadolah Zargar, Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand, Cristina Ottaviani
    Journal of Mental Health, 2016
  30. "Personality Disorders among Individuals Sentenced to Prison: Psychiatric Comorbidity"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Naser Ghasem Zadeh
    American journal of life Science Researches, 2016
  31. "Investigation of the relationship between coping styles and early maladaptive schemas"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Ali Afshari
    International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences, 2016
  32. "Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Co-occurring Substance Use and Depression Disorders"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Cristina Ottaviani
    Mindfulness, 2016
  33. "Psychological and Criminological Investigation of Organized Crime"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Farzaneh Azim pour
    JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN SCIENCE, 2015
  34. "Study of Emotional Intelligence from Childhood to Middle Age"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Abdolvahab Samavi, Salim Haghighi
    Journal of Life Science and Biomedicine, 2013
  35. "Mediating Role of Impulsivity in The Relationship Between DSM-5 Pathological Personality Domains and Externalizing Spectrum Disorders in Men With Substance Use Disorder"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Iman Parniani
    روانپزشکی و روانشناسی بالینی ایران, 2025
  36. "A Comparison of Neuropsychological Indices Associated with Executive Functions in Children with AHDH, Conduct Disorder and Normal Children"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Eghbal Sadeghi
    روانشناسی مدرسه و آموزشگاه, 2024
  37. "Effect of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cognitive Flexibility and Social Decision-making in Skilled, Semi-skilled, and Amateur Football Players"
    Mohammad Maleki, Mehdi Zemestani, Erfan Izadpanah
    مطالعات روانشناسی ورزشی, 2024
  38. "The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-being in the Relationship Between Pathological Worry and Childbearing Motivation in Married Women"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Sanaz Eyni, Faezeh Manouchehri
    روانشناسی خانواده, 2024
  39. "The Relationship Between Rejection Sensitivity with Emotional-Behavioral Problems in Students with Learning Disabilities by Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Sanaz Eyni, Bahare Rezaei
    ناتوانی های یادگیری, 2024
  40. "Relationship between child maltreatment and externalizing spectrum disorders in substance users: The mediating role of experiential avoidance"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Sara Kakaei
    اعتیاد پژوهی, 2024
  41. "Relationship between Childhood Maltreatment and Internet Addiction in University Students: Mediating Role of Attachment Styles and Coping Strategies"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Ali Asghar Hosseini
    روان شناسی بالینی, 2024
  42. "Psychological Flexibility and Cognitive Fusion in Mothers of Children with and without Specific Learning Disorder: A Causal-Comparative Study"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Zohreh Valiei, Farnoosh Arasteh
    روان پرستاری, 2024
  43. "Emotion regulation, psychological flexibility and quality of life in dermatologic patients with Lichen Simplex Chronicus"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Azam Saeidian
    دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اراک, 2023
  44. "Comparison the Emotion Regulation Strategies and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Mothers of Children with and without Specific Learning Disabilities"
    Mehdi Zemestani
    ناتوانی های یادگیری, 2023
  45. "Effects of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment-based intervention on psychological components and sport performance in bodybuilding sportsman"
    Mohammad Maleki, Mehdi Zemestani, Hossein Askari Alam
    مطالعات روانشناسی ورزشی, 2023
  46. "Relationship between Personality Traits and Psychological Components with Job Burnout among Dentists: A descriptive-correlational study"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Shiva Mahboubi, Samaneh Heshmato Moez
    علوم پزشکی رازی, 2023
  47. "Mediating role of Emotion Dysregulation and Intolerance of Uncertainty as Transdiagnostic Processes in the Development of Externalizing Psychopathologies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Fatemeh Hosseinjani
    روانشناسی افراد استثنایی, 2023
  48. "بررسی مقایسه ای ارتباط بین تروماهای دوران کودکی با کارکرد شخصیت و صفات مرضی در بیماران دارای اختلال شخصیت مرزی و گروه غیر بیمار"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mona Ostad Noroozi
    مجله روانشناسي و روانپزشكي شناخت, 2021
  49. "Validation of the short form of Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms scale (BSL-23) in Iranian Society and its application in the diagnosis and severity of borderline personality disorder symptoms"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mona Ostad Noroozi
    مجله روانشناسي و روانپزشكي شناخت, 2021
  50. "تاثیر تحریک الکتریکی مستقیم فراقشری مغز (tDCS) بر شاخص های عصب-روانشناختی مرتبط با مهارت های اجتماعی در کودکان مبتلا به اوتیسم"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Omid Hoseinpanahi
    روانشناسي شناختي, 2020
  51. "Relationship Between Family Functioning and Cognitive Emotion Regulation with Students' Psychological Well-being"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Ali Gharadaghi, Zohreh Valiei
    روانشناسي مدرسه - دانشگاه محقق اردبيلي - با همكاري دانشگاه هاي ديگر, 2020
  52. "مقایسه اثربخشی دو روش تحریک الکتریکی مستقیم فراقشری مغز (tDCS) و بازی درمانی بر بهبود توجه و عملکرد روانی-حرکتی کودکان مبتلا به اختلال یادگیری: مطالعه نیمه تجربی"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Erfan Izadpanah, Serwa Solaimany
    مطالعات علوم پزشكي-مجله پزشكي اروميه, 2019
  53. "Effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on depression, anxiety, stress, and weight self-efficacy in patients with eating disorder"
    Ahmad Sohrabi, Mehdi Zemestani, Maryam Taherpoor
    مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشكي سبزوار, 2019
  54. "Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy on Blood Pressure and Quality of Life in Women with Hypertension"
    Ahmad Sohrabi, Mehdi Zemestani, kurosh Saidian
    مجله علمي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي ايلام (Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences), 2019
  55. "شیوع اختلال بدشکلی عضلانی در ورزشکاران بدن سازی: بررسی مؤلفه های روان فیزیولوژیکی"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Vida Jalalvand
    مطالعات روانشناسي ورزشي, 2019
  56. "مطالعه تطبیقی عدم تحمل بلاتکلیفی، تنظیم هیجان و اجتناب شناختی در بیماران مبتلا به اختلال اضطراب فراگیر و افراد سالم"
    Mehdi Zemestani
    روان پرستاري, 2019
  57. "اثربخشی درمان کاهش استرس مبتنی بر ذهن آگاهی بر وضعیت سلامتی و علائم بیماران مبتلا به بیماری قلبی کرونری بعد از عمل CABG در سال 1395 در شهر تبریز"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Rasoul Heshmati
    دانشگاه علوم پزشكي اراك, 2019
  58. "نقش اختلالات روانپزشکی، کارکرد خانواده و عوامل شغلی بر رفتارهای خود آسیب رسان با میانجیگری افسردگی در بین کارکنان ارتش شهر شیراز"
    javad Karimi, Mehdi Zemestani, Mahdi Imani
    طب نظامي, 2018
  59. "پیش بینی میزان هوش اخلاقی براساس مؤلفه های مثبت و منفی تنظیم شناختی هیجان"
    Mehdi Zemestani, mahsa mosalman, Ali Mahdavi
    انديشه هاي نوين تربيتي, 2018
  60. "اثربخشی درمان مبتنی بر پذیرش و تعهد بر افسردگی و اضطراب مادران با فرزند اختلال نارسایی توجه/بیش فعالی"
    Zoleykha Gholizadeh, Mehdi Zemestani, Maryam Alaei
    روانشناسي افراد استثنايي, 2018
  61. "مقایسه اثربخشی درمان شناختی رفتاری معطوف بر عدم تحمل ابهام و درمان دارویی بر مؤلفه های نگرانی، عدم تحمل ابهام و اجتناب شناختی در مبتلایان به اختلال اضطراب فراگیر"
    Farzin Razayee, Mehdi Zemestani, Negar Beheshti
    روانپزشكي و روانشناسي باليني ايران (انديشه و رفتار), 2018
  62. "کارایی هیپنوتراپی شناختی-رفتاری بر اختلال بدشکلی بدن: مطالعه موردی"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Amir Houshang Bagheri, Mehdi Rabiei, Morteza Abbarin
    روانپزشكي و روانشناسي باليني ايران (انديشه و رفتار), 2018
  63. "بررسی رابطه ویژگی های شخصیتی کارآفرینانه مادران با سرمایه روانشناختی و خلاقیت فرزندان"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Ali Gharadaghi, Jafar Mahmoudi
    پژوهش هاي نوين روانشناختي (روانشناسي سابق), 2017
  64. "مقایسه میزان اهمال کاری رفتاری در بین دانشجویان دانشکده پرستاری فاطمه زهرا (س) رامسر"
    Mehdi Zemestani, mahsa mosalman, Habibeh Habibli
    مجله دانشكده پرستاري ارتش جمهوري اسلامي ايران, 2017
  65. "ثربخشی درمان شناختی رفتاری گروهی همراه با آموزش خانواده بر مؤلفه های مرتبط با خودکشی در دختران اقدام کننده به خودکشی"
    Naser Yoosefi, Mehdi Zemestani, Sara Keshavarzi
    مشاوره و روان درماني خانواده, 2016
  66. "پیش بینی میزان نگرانی بر اساس نشخوار فکری و باورهای فراشناختی"
    Mehdi Zemestani, mahsa mosalman, Tahereh Mehrabian
    روان پرستاري, 2016
  67. "اثربخشی درمان فعال سازی رفتاری گروهی بر علائم افسردگی، اضطراب و نشخوار فکری در بیماران مبتلا به افسردگی"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Iran Davoudi, Yadolah Zargar, Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand
    روانشناسي باليني, 2014
  68. "مقایسه تاثیر آموزش گروهی مهارت اجتماعی و گروه درمانی شناختی-رفتاری در کاهش اضطراب اجتماعی دانشجویان"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Soudabeh Basaknejad, Yadolah Zargar, Leili Akhlaghi Jami
    پزشكي اروميه, 2014
  69. "مقایسه کیفیت زندگی، کیفیت خواب و سازگاری اجتماعی بیماران سرطانی و افراد عادی شهر اهواز"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Leila Hasannejad, Ali Nezhadian
    پزشكي اروميه, 2013
  70. "رابطه هوش معنوی و ویژگی های شخصیتی با کیفیت زندگی در دانشجویان پزشکی"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Najmeh Hamid
    Hormozgan Medical Journal, 2013
  71. "اثربخشی درمان فعال سازی رفتاری و فراشناختی بر علایم افسردگی، اضطراب و راهبردهای شناختی تنظیم هیجان"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Iran Davoudi, Yadolah Zargar, Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand
    دست آوردهاي روان شناختي, 2013
  72. "تأثیر مداخلات روان درمانی حمایتی گروهی به شیوه IPT در کاهش علایم افسردگی بیماران مرد مبتلا به اعتیاد"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Faramarz Sohrabi, Ahmad Borjali
    فرهنگ مشاوره و روان درماني, 2012
  73. "مقایسه ویژگیهای حافظه شنیداری کودکان با نارسایی توجه- بیش فعالی و عادی"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Maryam Seif Naraghi
    پژوهش در حيطه كودكان استثنايي, 2009

Conference Paper

  1. "EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY ON OPPOSITIONAL-DEFIANT DISORDER SYMPTOMS AMONG CHILDREN"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Mohammad Babamiri, Narges Morshed, Soheila Panahi
    5 th International Congress on Clinical and Counselling Psychology, 2017
  2. "Relationship between Personality Traits and Job Burnout in Academic Settings"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Niloofar Vaziri, Ali Gharadaghi
    3rd International Conference on Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, 2016
  3. "بررسی رابطه باورهای فراشناختی و خودکارآمدی در دانشجویان دانشگاه کردستان در سال 1394"
    Mehdi Zemestani, mahsa mosalman, Tahereh Mehrabian
    National Conference on Psychology and Social Pathology, 2016
  4. "بررسی رابطه باورهای فراشناختی و نشخوار فکری در دانشجویان دانشگاه کردستان در سال 1394"
    Mehdi Zemestani, mahsa mosalman, Tahereh Mehrabian
    National Conference on Psychology and Social Pathology, 2016
  5. "اثربخشی درمان متمرکز بر شفقت بر اهمالکاری دانشجویان"
    Ahmad Sohrabi, Mehdi Zemestani, Arkan Sayedi
    اولين كنگره موج سوم درمان هاي رفتاري, 2015
  6. "اثربخشی درمان فعال سازی رفتاری برعلائم افسردگی، اضطراب و تنظیم هیجان"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Ali Afshari
    اولين كنگره موج سوم درمان هاي رفتاري, 2015
  7. "اثربخشی درمان فراشناختی بر علایم افسردگی، اضطراب، نشخوار فکری و باورهای فراشناختی در بیماران مبتلا به افسردگی و اضطراب همایند"
    Mehdi Zemestani
    3rd Iranian Conference on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences, 2015
  8. "رابطه بین هوش هیجانی و کیفیت زندگی در بین دانشجویان"
    Ahmad Sohrabi, Mehdi Zemestani, Sirwan Asmaee Majcd
    3rd Iranian Conference on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences, 2015
  9. "The Effect of hope therapy on Reduction of Academic Procrastination"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Hojjjat Mahmudi, javad amani
    4th International Conference on Education AND Educational Psychology, 2013
  10. "An open trial of a brief transdiagnostic metacognitive therapy for depression and anxiety"
    Mehdi Zemestani, Iran Davoudi
    The Fifth International Conference of Cognitive Science (ICCS 2013), 2013