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Introduction: The obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most severe and disabling psychiatric disorders that often causes waste of time and significant problems to the normal process of life, job performance, social activities and personal relationships. This study was conducted aimed at investigating the role of parenting styles and tolerance of ambiguity in predicting obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms in university students. Materials and Methods: This study uses a descriptive correlational method. The statistical population included all students of the Islamic Azad University of Ardabil amounting to almost 13000 individuals. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 students of the Islamic Azad University who had obsessivecompulsive symptoms and were selected by the multi-stage random sampling. In collecting the data, the Maudsley obsessivecompulsive inventory, parenting styles, tolerance of ambiguity and Brunswick questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed using the Pearson's correlation coefficient and the multiple regression method. Results: The results showed that obsession had a significant negative correlation with the tolerance of ambiguity and a significant positive correlation with the domineering parenting style. The results of the analysis also showed that domineering parenting practices predict obsession in students. Conclusion: From the study results, it is concluded that parents' parenting styles, tolerance for ambiguity and the signs of obsessive attention to factors affecting these variables can help people improve their health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Trichotillomania is a chronic disorder characterized by the frequent hair loss due to the increasing tension that results in pulling out one's hair. Several treatments have been proposed for this disorder, but there have not been enough studies to compare the effects of relevant therapeutic approaches. This study has been done aimed at comparing the effectiveness of the emotional intelligence skills training and drug therapy in reducing the symptoms of Trichotilominia in patients suffering from it. Materials and methods: The research was conducted using a semi-experimental method, being of a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population included all patients with Trichotilominia living in the city of Urmia that amounted to 40 people who were replaced in two groups of drug therapy (n = 20) and emotional intelligence skills training (n = 20). For the drug therapy group, prescribed psychiatric medications were given and the impacts of medications were tracked, and for the other group, the emotional intelligence training was offered in 16 meetings of 45 to 60 minutes. Data collection was conducted in the pre-test and post-test through the scale of Mokeni Massachusetts, the average hairs pulled were counted, and the research data were analyzed using by the variance analysis method. Results: The findings of the current study indicated that the impact of emotional intelligence skills training was more in reducing the symptoms of those suffering from Trichotilominia than that of the drug therapy method. Conclusion: According to the study results, it can be concluded that the emotional intelligence skills training can be widely used as an alternative method for the long-term and costly treatment of Trichotilominia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]