Background: Thalassemia is the most common hereditary disease in Iran. Cardiac complications and cardiac symptom have been identified as the major problem, which has profound impact on the mental health of patients with thalassemia. One method of reducing this impact is an exercise plan. Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a designed Walking plan on the mental health and...

Anxiety and depression are the most frequently diagnosed psychological diseases showing a high co-morbidity. They have a severe impact on the lives of the persons concerned. The physical, mental and social benefits of exercise have been well-documented. In Iran, mental disorders are one of the largest sources of disease burden. The aim of this paper is to critically review the currently availab...

objective: poly cystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is a common endocrine condition that affects up to one fifth of the women of reproductive age. the overall prevalence of the depressive disorders has been shown to be about 12% in a large multi-centric study of obstetric-gynecologic patients. this study was designed to evaluate the distribution of depression and mental health status in women with pco...

abstract background/objective: this study was undertaken to address psychological health effects of dentists’ exposure to low ambient levels of mercury. methods: one hundred and six dentists and 94 general practitioners were randomly selected from clinics in shiraz city, iran. subjects were asked to complete the persian version of general health questionnaire. the data were analyzed using χ2 te...

conclusions temperaments can provide a basis to classify psychiatric disorders. psychiatric disorders can be placed in a spectrum based on temperaments. results four groups of temperaments were identified: high active, high flexible; high active, low flexible; low active, low flexible; and low active, high flexible. when temperament deteriorates personality, non-psychotic, and psychotic psychia...

appearing a new field of psychiatry called social psychiatry and its applied field , community psychiatry , the attentions have been drawn toward socio- cultural factors in determining different pathologies and even some theories have been stated. psychiatric symptoms are considered as deviation from social norms and being mental patient is viewed as a social role. severe mental disorders are e...

the psychological effects and mental health issues in natural disaster is one of the most important affairs which have got less attention. there have been a great amount of health and social policies confronting with these physicaly and financially problems. this selection deals with the importance 'of mental health in natural disasters and the lack of psychiatrits psychologists and counse...