Safeguards for mentally disabled respondents in removal proceedings.

The Relationship between Mental Pressure and Job Burnout of Nurses Working in the Centers of Mentally Disabled Adults

Objectives: Nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers are encountered with high pressures and stresses and the objective of this study is the investigation of the relationship between the mental pressure of the nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers and their job burnout. Methods: This study was done on 180 nurses of different shifts of Nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers of M...

Defending the Mentally Ill: A Discussion of Nebraska's Involuntary Commitment Proceedings

Religious Coping Styles, General Health, and Psychological Well-Being Among Mothers of Mentally Disabled Children

Objectives: The birth and presence of an exceptional child in a family can be considered as an undesirable challenging event. This event may be associated with stress, frustration, sadness, and despair. This study aimed to examine the relationship of religious coping styles with general health and psychological well-being among mothers of mentally disabled children. Methods: This cross-section...

Informed consent in psychiatric research - concepts and challenges.

Research involving vulnerable population of mentally impaired persons is raising considerable controversies from its very beginnings. These controversies are created around everlasting tensions between two positive duties: the duty to protect vulnerable subjects, and the duty not to deny them potential benefits. Most of the contemporary ethical guidelines and regulations, including most recent ...

The Effectiveness of Group Coping Skills Ttraining on Reducing Stress of Mothers with Disabled Children

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of group Coping Skills training on reducing stress of mothers with mentally retarded childrenchr('39')s. Methods: The research method was quasi experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. Population of the study was all of the mothers of mentally retarded childrenchr('39')s that referred to w...