objectives: the main purpose of the present study is to consider the rate of impression in group mental rehabilitation based on the regulation of self recognition sources on augmentation of self-respect among 14- to 18-year old female prisoners. methods: 30 female social seekers were randomly selected from the whole population, 15 of which were gathered in control group and the rest 15 within e...

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has been implicated in seemingly disparate cognitive functions, such as understanding the minds of other people and processing information about the self. This functional overlap would be expected if humans use their own experiences to infer the mental states of others, a basic postulate of simulation theory. Neural activity was measured while participants at...

As people living with HIV age, they face increasing self-management work related to HIV infection plus the prevention and mitigation of multiple chronic health conditions, including daily health practices (i.e., physical activity, nutrition), engaging in a supportive community, and accepting the chronicity of HIV. Our purpose was to describe the relationship between HIV self-management practice...

OBJECTIVE To assess physical and mental functional health status as associated with the severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) and perceived danger. METHODS Prospective cross-sectional survey of all patients aged 18-55 in an urban emergency department during a convenience sample of shifts. Instruments included the George Washington Universal Violence Prevention Screening protocol, admini...

OBJECTIVES To assess prospectively the effects of perceived non-reciprocity of exchange in three different types of social engagement on health functioning in early old age. METHODS In the frame of the prospective French GAZEL cohort study, data on reciprocity in three types of role-related social engagement (principal regular activity in everyday life, marital role relationship, trusting rel...

This paper addresses the effects of chronic poverty on people with serious mental illness. More specifically, we are concerned with the extent to which welfare restructuring, by deepening the poverty facing people with serious mental illness, undermines the expressed intent of mental health policy to improve the quality of life (QOL) of this population. The province of Ontario in Canada forms t...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) self-management intervention in reducing depression and anxiety and in increasing self-perceived recovery among individuals with a serious mental illness. METHODS Participants were recruited from outpatient community mental health settings in six Ohio communities: Canton, Clevelan...

objective: to determine the prevalence and correlated factors of self-reported oral malodor in thai dental patients from chulalongkorn dental hospital. materials and methods: a self-administered questionnaire was developed to assess the self-reported perception of oral malodor in 839 patients. significant associations between self-perceived oral malodor and sociodemographics, oral problems and ...

BACKGROUND There is little information on the degree to which self-stigma is experienced by individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or depression across Europe. This study describes the levels of self-stigma, stigma resistance, empowerment and perceived discrimination reported in these groups. METHODS Data were collected from 1182 people with bipolar disorder or depression using a ma...