Introduction: Birth of a mentally-retarded child affectes the quality of life of parents, and accepting the facts, patience, and tolerance when dealing with problems depend greatly on the parents’ worldview. In this regard, the present study was planned to assess the relationship between appeal to God and meaningful life of parents of mentally retarded children in Zahedan city. Methods: This ...

Background: Hypothyroidism and associated mental disorders are prevalent in iodine deficient regions. Since the prevalence of hypothyroidism is unknown in mentally retarded  patients in Iran the present study was carried out over 2003 patients hospitalized in Tehran  institutes.  Materials and methods: Following the physical examination and filling the questionnaire,  blood samples were obtaine...

Background and Purpose: Mental retardation is one of the most common mental disabilities that accounts for about 3% of the world's population. This children have educational and communication problems. Identifying their problems and related factors and considering educational interventions can be useful in supporting and guiding these children and their families.. The purpose of this study was ...

  Background and Objectives: Having a mentally retarded child has adverse effect on the structure and function of family and has physical, social and economic tension to family. The aim of this study was to investigate emotional conditions of families of mentally retarded children under protection of welfare centers.   Material and Methods: In this survey, 140 parents of children w...

Introduction: Mental retardation is one of the most complicated, difficult and main problem in children and teenager who suffer growth retardation in physical, psychological, developmental, social and training domains. A mentally retarded child in family can have unsatisfactory effects on family structure and function and can impose physical, mental, social and economic burden on the family. So...

To evaluate the efficacy of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales in Iranian population, this scale was applied to 360 normal subjects in 15 age groups from birth to 18 years and 11 months. In urban and rural areas of Kerman. It was also filled for 40 mentally retarded individuals from variuos age groups. Findings show that all domains of this scale have significant reliability for Iranian popula...

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