Mehdi Nasr Esfahani
Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical
[ 1 ] - A pilot randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of inclusion of a distant learning component into empathy training
Background : Studies have shown a gradual decline in empathy of medical trainees with increasing years of education. Methods to augment empathy show some promise, but the most effective methods are both expensive and time consuming.To assess effectiveness of communication skills training program as a distant learning method in improving empathy. Method s: Fourteen first year residents of ps...
[ 2 ] - The frequency and pattern of substance use in outpatients of general hospitals
Abstract Background: Patients with addictions have many acute and chronic medical illnesses, both related and unrelated to their addictions. In spite of high incidence of substance-related disabilities, substance abuse is usually underdiagnosed in general hospitals. The objective of the present study was to investigate the frequency and pattern of substance use in patients with differen...