Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder affecting individuals that have experienced life-changing traumatic events. The symptoms of PTSD experienced by these subjects-including acute anxiety, flashbacks, and hyper-arousal-disrupt their normal functioning. Although PTSD is still categorized as a psychological disorder, recent years have witnessed a multi-directional res...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To describe the association between self reported and externally assessed work characteristics and psychiatric disorder. DESIGN Analysis of questionnaire data collected from the first phase of the Whitehall II study, a cohort study of an employed population. SETTING Twenty civil service departments in London. PARTICIPANTS Altogether 6900 male and 3414 female civil servants...

war is an effective factor in incidence and promotion of psychological and behavioral problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. this study aimed to determine the quality of life and its correlation with age and percent of injury in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. this was a cross-sectional study, which included 70 war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. this s...

BACKGROUND Individuals with rare diseases may face challenges that are different from those experienced in more common medical conditions. A wide range of different rare conditions has resulted in a myriad of studies investigating the specificities of the diagnosis in focus. The shared psychological experiences of individuals with a rare condition, however, have not been reviewed systematically...

PURPOSE Our purpose was to investigate psychological problems and clinical outcomes in children with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the data of 25 patients who were diagnosed with PNES between 2006 and 2012. RESULTS Twenty-five children with PNES, aged 8 to 19 years (mean 13.82), were referred to psychiatrists for psychiatric ass...

BACKGROUND Psychological interventions may be beneficial in bipolar disorder. AIMS To evaluate the efficacy of psychological interventions for adults with bipolar disorder. METHOD A systematic review of randomised controlled trials was conducted. Outcomes were meta-analysed using RevMan and confidence assessed using the GRADE method. RESULTS We included 55 trials with 6010 participants. M...

There is no doubt that chronic pain is recognized as a biopsychosocial phenomenon in which biological, psychological, and social factors dynamically interact with each other. Thus, the role of psychological factors and understanding chronic, persistent disabling pain has been well recognized, but poorly understood. Approximately 1/2 to 2/3 of all patients diagnosed with chronic pain manifest to...

From the first compelling psychoanalytic formulation at the beginning of last century by Sigmund Freud, to the latest cognitive-behavioural models, psychology has been at the forefront of the understanding of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Psychological accounts of the disorder have been proven to be sound and accurate, explaining many facets of OCD, and having important implications for ...

BACKGROUND Evidence has shown that people living with nonpsychotic mental disorders experience difficulties in maintaining their daily living, consequently impacting on psychological well-being. However, the role of daily life experience remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to determine the association between daily life experience and psychological well-being in peopl...

Health care professionals, particularly nurses, are considered a vulnerable groupto experience Acute Stress Disorder, psychological distress amid the COVID