OBJECTIVES To investigate care for patients with psychological or social problems provided by mental health nurses (MHNs), and by general practitioners (GPs) with and without MHNs. DESIGN An observational study with consultations recorded by GPs and MHNs. SETTING Data were routinely recorded in 161-338 Dutch general practices between 2010 and 2014. PARTICIPANTS All patients registered at ...

Background andObjectives: Nurses comprise a majority of healthcare professionals. Therefore, their quality of life can directly impact the performance of health system at different level. The aim of this study was to explore the potential impact of work shift on physical, mental, and social aspects of nurses’ health.   Methods: A sample of 300 nurses from hospitals of the Rasht city situated ...

Background: The provision of optimal care is the most important goal in nursing, the fulfillment of which requires the identification of clients’ problems and needs. However, based on the review of the literature, no review study has investigated the problems and needs of the infertile patients in Iran. Aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the problems and needs of the infer...

iran-iraq war during the 1980–1988 has left many consequences on veterans and their families that persist long after the war ended. in this research we evaluated the relationship between psychological problems caused by the trauma of war in veterans with mental quality of life in their wives 24 years after the war ended. the sample was all children of veterans in isfahan city that registered by...

Psychological models of mental disorders play an important role in the explanation of psychological deterioration. Researchers from this area usually study several cognitive and behavioral variables to account for the onset and maintenance of depression. However, many authors have detected the need to include a "social dimension" in the explanation of deterioration. In this sense, social suppor...

abstract background: the negative side effects of infertility affect not only the relations between the couple but also other aspects of their lives and destroy their personal, social, and professional functions. this research aims to study the social consequences of infertility on families in the city of isfahan. sociological and psychological theories provide the theoretical framework of the ...

abstract background: infertility and the reactions of people towards it can lead to psychological disorders which have negative effects on the life of young couples. therefore, this study aims to comparatively analyze the level of mental health, happiness, inferiority feelings, sexual satisfaction and marital conflict in fertile and infertile women in kermanshah. methods: this cross-sectional s...

Despite the availability of effective mental health interventions, the vast majority of veterans with a mental disorder underutilize psychological services. Contemporary research has revealed that several factors such as low education, stigma, stoicism, lack of knowledge, and negative beliefs about mental health services are associated with veterans' underutilization of services. In this articl...

Mental health practice is witnessing a new era in the development and implementation of treatments supported by research (e.g., Barlow, 1994; Chambless & Hollon, 1998). Many of these changes have followed the reports of the American Psychological Association (APA) Clinical Division, as well as numerous contributions and commentaries by clinical scientists (e.g., Chambless et al., 1996; Chambles...