BACKGROUND Tobacco and alcohol consumption are public health problems, generally starting in adolescence. Medical students are not an exception. AIM To determine the characteristics of tobacco and alcohol use among medical students at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and their association with gender, career level and mental health. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire to evalua...

OBJECTIVES To assess the psychological impact of recurrent genital herpes and to determine if longterm acyclovir has any impact on this morbidity. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Patients with frequently recurring genital herpes attending a department of genitourinary medicine who were considered suitable for longterm acyclovir. METHODS Patients completed an 80 item, self-administered psychological qu...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of group psychoeducation to relieve the psychological distress of mothers of children with high-functioning pervasive developmental disorders (HFPDD) and to improve the behaviors of the children. METHODS Seventy-two mothers of preschool outpatients with HFPDD were randomly assigned to a four-session brief group psychoeducati...

Introduction: The multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) model provides an ideal foundation for assessing the psychological properties of a questionnaire designed with structure. This study aimed to present first use MIRT models investigate psychometric general health (GHQ-12) in parents school-aged children.
 Methods: A total 1104 school children-aged completed Persian version GHQ-1...

BACKGROUND This paper investigated the effect of daylight on morning and night melatonin, subjective general health using GHQ questionnaire, sleepiness and alertness on elderly who lived in nursing houses. METHODS Nineteen nursing home residents participated voluntarily. They exposed to daylight from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 4 to 5 p.m. for 6 wk. The level of melatonin in the morning and at nigh...

Rural-to-urban migrant workers (MWs) are a large vulnerable population in China and, recently, the new-generation MWs (those born in 1980 or later) have become the majority of this population. Examining difference in the epidemiology of poor mental health between the new- and old-generation (those born before 1980) MWs would facilitate mental health promotion efforts. However, very few related ...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the life of individuals. purpose this study was to determine physical activity and mental health levels people who had stay home during outbreak, examine correlation between levels. Methods: A descriptive correlational design used in study. sample consisted 180 participants. data collection form 'The Personal Information Form', 'General He...

BACKGROUND Proposals to establish an occupational health service for primary care should be informed by knowledge of the health needs of general practice employees. AIM To determine the prevalence and occupational correlates of stress, anxiety, and depression among practice managers in two contrasting health authorities in England. METHOD A postal questionnaire, soliciting information about...

BACKGROUND Associations between self-control in adolescence and adult mental health are unclear in the general population; to our knowledge, no study has investigated self-control in relation to psychotic-like symptoms. AIMS To investigate the relationship between adolescent self-control and the midlife mental health outcomes of anxiety and depression symptoms and psychotic-like experiences (...

Objective: This study is a reassessment of the prevalence and predictors of psychiatric disorders in a general population from South Lebanon conducted one year after the July war in 2007, and was thereafter compared to an assessment conducted one year pre-war in 2005 on the same population. This study aims to (1) assess for PTSD, depression and general health in South Lebanon 1 year after the m...