en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Objective: Diabetes is chronic and debilitating disease that affects all aspects of a person&#39;s life. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of compassion focused (CFT)-acceptance commitment (ACT) combined therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), on interpersonal forgiveness in women with type II diabetes.<br> Materials and Methods: This was of quasi- experimental study on three groups (CFT-ACT combined therapy, a cognitive-behavioral and a control group) and three stages (pre-test, post- test and follow up). Among diabetic women population, 47 patients were selected purposefully and randomly assigned to three groups. Tow experimental groups (CFT- ACT & CBT) received 120 minutes&rsquo; sessions of CFT- ACT and CB for10 weeks. The control group did not receive any treatment .Data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance using SPSS-24 software.<br> Results: The results showed that the scores of experimental group participants in the post test of CFT-ACT and CBT improved significantly compared to the control group in all three components of forgiveness, including reconnection and&nbsp; revenge&nbsp; control, resentment control and&nbsp; realistic understanding (P-value: 0/000). The experimental group of the combined therapeutic model was more effective than the CBT group in the two components of resentment control and realistic understanding.<br> Conclusion: Based on the findings, the combination therapy of CFT- ACT and CBT can be used to promote reconnection and revenge control, resentment control and realistic understanding in diabetic patients.<br> <br> &nbsp; Compassion-focused therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 194 203 http://ijdo.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-30-218&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Shahin Khayatan 0000-0001-8116-5226 No PhD Student in Psychology. Department of Educational Science and Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran. Asghar Aghaei 0000-0003-1586-9692 Yes Professor, Department of Educational Science and Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran. Mohammadreza Abedi 0000-0003-3162-7044 No PhD in Counseling Psychology, Professor in Counseling Department, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, University of Esfahan. Mohsen Golparvar 0000-0002-1425-5480 No Associated Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Esfahan, Iran.