OBJECTIVES Sleep problems related to technology affect college students through several potential mechanisms including displacement of sleep due to technology use, executive functioning abilities, and the impact of emotional states related to stress and anxiety about technology availability. DESIGN In the present study, cognitive and affective factors that influence technology usage were exam...

Abstract Background:In general, parental substance abuse is associated with children's emotional and behavioral problems. This study only investigated the internalizing problems (depression, anxiety and physical complains) in children of opioid or heroin-dependent parents in comparison with non-opioid dependent parents in order to determine the effects of drug dependency after exclu...

BACKGROUND Symptoms of anxiety and depression are significantly associated in parents and children, but few studies have examined associations between recurrent parental problems and offspring symptoms, and fathers have rarely been included in these studies. Additionally, few have investigated factors that may protect against familial aggregation of anxiety and depression. The aims of the prese...

The current investigation examined self-reported family history of psychological problems in a large sample of individuals diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and nonanxious controls. The GAD participants were all individuals receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy as part of two large randomized clinical trials. Family history information was obtained from the Anxiety Disorders In...

Sleep problems are common in children and adolescents. A growing body of research has explored the relationship between sleep problems and anxiety in youth. When reviewing the literature, methodologic inconsistencies need to be considered, such as variation in conceptualization of sleep problems, measurement of sleep, and the classification of anxiety. Despite this, there seems to be good evide...

background and aims: aromatherapy means application of concentrated essences from different types of plants (such as flowers) for treatment of different types of diseases. aromatherapy works for stress, anxiety, psychosomatic problems, muscular and rheumatic pains, gastrointestinal problems, menopause and postpartum depression. the present study aimed to study the effect of aromatherapy on anxi...

health and wellbeing has always been an important concept of relevance for concerned health specialists and workers. the present study envisages to look at the nature of occupational stressors and mental health problems in a group of hospital employees at the zahedan university of medical sciences. the study was carried out on 130 employees chosen from various hospitals in zahedan. results reve...

abstract background cancer diagnosis may cause deep emotional and affective problems in patients and their families.nowadays, however, despite its rising prevalence,cancer is no longer synonymous with death. given the significance of emotional well-being in cancer patients, we decided to assess the frequency of psychological problems in seven to seventeen yearolds with acute lymphoblastic leuke...