conclusions the results of this study indicated that effective dental care is needed for improvement of the dental health status of hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders. background psychiatric disorders to various reasons such side effects of psychiatric drugs, poor oral hygiene and poor diet and are known as risk factors for development oral health problems. objectives this study w...

Background: Hospitalization compared to outpatient care leads to better diagnosis. Stability of diagnosis varies among different psychiatric disorders and is associated with some demographic and mental health variables. Objective: The current study evaluated the stability of diagnosis in Baqiyatallah Hospital Psychiatric Ward.  Methods:</str...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychiatric disorders over a 1-year period in a group of TLE patients who underwent surgery. METHODS Prospective, open study in a sample of 70 TLE patients. Psychiatric disorders' assessment was made before surgery, and at 1, 6 and 12 months after surgery, with the structured clinical diagnostic interview for DSM-IV axis I diagnoses (SCID). Presurgical psychiatric an...

background: the purpose of this study was to compare alexithymia, anxiety, depression and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders and psychiatric patients. materials and methods: this was a comparative study. study subjects consisted of 210 individuals; 129 patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgid) who referred to the psychos...

objective: this study aimed to determine prevalence and predisposing factors of psychiatric disorders among infertile in comparison to fertile women. materials and methods:  by a descriptive- analytic study in vali-e-asr reproductive health research center, 300 women entered the research.   symptom checklist -90 -revised (scl-90-r) test and structured researcher questionnaires were applied for ...

Background and Objective: Given the growing rate of psychiatric disorders, especially in young populations, detailed data on frequency of these disorders for further national public health strategiesis of great importance.We aimed to survey the frequency of different psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents in Kohgiloyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. Materials and Methods: 1001 cases w...

BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified* (not fulfilling Anorexia Nervosa DSM IV criteria) are increasing in Singapore. Patients with eating disorders may also present with other psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. The paper aims to investigate the association of co-morbid psychiatric disorders with the improvement of body mass index (BMI) in th...

the aim of this review is to focus the current knowledge about mental and behavioral disorders in usher syndrome. previous studies described the presence of various mental disorders associated with usher syndrome, suggesting possible mechanisms of association between these disorders. the most common manifestations are schizophrenia-like disorder and psychotic symptoms. mood and behavioral disor...

background substance use in patients with psychiatric disorder is an every-day seen. detection of this comorbidity can significantly affect the treatment of these disorders, as well as substance use. objectives this study has been conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of substance use in hospitalized psychiatric patients. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 210 hospi...