Shalbafan, Mohammad Reza
Psychiatric Department, Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[ 1 ] - Psychotropic-induced Galactorrhea
Psychiatric disorders are one of the most common health problems among different communities including Iran. According to the latest national-width survey, the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Iranian general population is 23.44% by (1). Therefore, psychotropics, which are prescribed by psychiatrists, other specialists, and general practitioners, are among the most popular and best-sel...
[ 2 ] - Myoclonus as a Single Side Effect of Combination of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and Clomipramine: Three Case Reports
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most popular psychiatric medications that are approved for several neuropsychiatric conditions such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). On the other hand, clomipramine is a tricyclic anti-depressant which is the only approved medication, among this class, to treat OCD due to its substantial effects on serotonergic sys...
[ 3 ] - A Scoping Review of Questionnaires on Stigma of Mental Illness in Persian
Background: Patients with mental illness generally face two major issues related to their disorder. They should deal with not only different signs and symptoms of their disorder (including anxiety, delusion, hallucination etc.), but also with the concomitant social stigma of mental illness. Families of the patients with mental illness usually feel embarrassed and guilty about the disorder of th...