Covid-19 is a novel virus with high affinity to spread in the community. In December 2019, it was first identified in Wuhan, China. The symptoms are non-specific, so fever, cough, dyspnea, are prominent features. Respiratory failure and mortality have also been reported. The most common lung CT scan findings are bilateral ground glass opacities.

objectives: against the background of evidence-based treatments for schizophrenia resistant to medication, the implementation of cognitive-rehabilitation therapy (crt) becomes more important, especially about patients who don’t response to medication. there is less evidence for group format and face to face structure of crt and also for resistant to medication patients. this research investigat...

backgroundresearchers have found that management safety practices may predict occupational injuries and psychological distresses in the workplace. the present study examined the perception of management safety practices related to injuries reporting and its dimensions among workers of isfahan steel company (esco).     methods a self-administered anonymous survey was distributed to 189 workers. ...

anxiety is one of the symptoms in chronic schizophrenic patients. past research studies show that psychodrama as a group therapy is effective in treatment and rehabilitation of psychological disorders. the aim of this study is to explore the effect of psychodrama on the reduction of anxiety in schizophrenic patients. 26 male hospitalized chronic schizophrenic patients were randomly assigned int...

background & aim:primary dysmenorrhea can be relieved via some medical and non-medical approaches. in this regard, the probable therapeutic role of zinc supplements has been recently emphasized. the present study was conducted to determine the positive effects of zinc supplements on relieving primary dysmenorrhea and premenstrual symptoms. methods:the present double-blind, randomized, controlle...

BACKGROUND Rhinoviruses (RVs) are a major cause of common colds and induce exacerbations of asthma and chronic inflammatory lung diseases. METHODS We expressed and purified recombinant RV coat proteins VP1-4, non-structural proteins as well as N-terminal fragments of VP1 from four RV strains (RV14, 16, 89, C) covering the three known RV groups (RV-A, RV-B and RV-C) and measured specific IgG-s...

Epidemiological studies have suggested that there may be associations between specific adversities and specific psychotic symptoms. There is also evidence that beliefs about justice may play a role in paranoid symptoms. In this study, we determined whether these associations could be replicated in a patient sample and whether beliefs about a just world played a specific role in the relationship...

Objective: Depressed patients harbor maladaptive schemas that distort social reality and impaired facial expression recognition. Thus, this study aims at identifying specific associations among depressive symptoms, early maladaptive schemas, and patterns of for recognizing facially expressed emotions. Methods: 100 subjects diagnosed with depressive symptoms were selected from a larger statisti...

Specific phobia is a very prevalent disorder with high comorbidity rates. The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of specific phobia symptoms in a sample of Israeli young adults. Eight hundred fifty young Israeli soldiers participated in the study. Measures included a questionnaire on specific phobias and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Data on eight specific fears representing DSM-IV...

A study of four conjugal partnerships is described in which the male partners presented with persistent or recurrent non-gonococcal, non-chlamydial, but ureaplasma positive urethritis. Resolution of symptoms and signs in the male partners was achieved only after treatment to eliminate Ureaplasma urealyticum from both partners.