BACKGROUND Many people with mental health problems do not seek professional help but their use of other sources of help is unclear. AIMS To investigate patterns of lay and professional help-seeking in men and women aged 16-64 years in relation to severity of symptoms and socio-demographic variables. METHOD Postal questionnaire survey, including the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-...

Background: Nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) are more direct contact with COVID-19 patients than other healthcare team members and vulnerable to mental disorders. This study aimed determine the general health status, posttraumatic stress disorder, coping strategies of nurses employed units. Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Using census method, 102 Iran Universit...

BACKGROUND The twelve-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was developed to screen for non-specific psychiatric morbidity. It has been widely validated and found to be reliable. These validation studies have assumed that the GHQ-12 is one-dimensional and free of response bias, but recent evidence suggests that neither of these assumptions may be correct, threatening its utility as a scree...

BACKGROUND There are several studies regarding sexual dysfunction in chronic diseases such as diabetes and renal failure; however, no significant study has been done on Iranian rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. OBJECTIVES In this study, we aimed to identify and compare sexual dysfunction between RA patients and the normal population. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this case-control study, two gr...

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on staff, and many are suffering from mental disorders burnout. Objectives: present study aimed to evaluate burnout other psychological aspects in medical staff working the ward comparison with non-Covid-19 wards. Methods: This is a cross-sectional conducted 10 December 2020 16 April 2021 province of Qazvin. A total 384 respondent...

Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting decline in social communication have negatively affected many people’s mental health, especially young people. This research aimed to investigate health of Sumy State University medical students during Covid-19 pandemic. study was conducted from September 2020 May 2021. Materials Methods. second-year Academic Research Medical Institute parti...