introduction: previous studies have emphasized the importance of early detection of children with developmental coordination disorder (dcd) to prevent the development of secondary academic, emotional and social manifestations of the disorder. a better understanding of these issues is the need for a valid measurement tool. parent report has the potential for providing historical knowledge of the...

background : the present study aimed to determine the relationship between mental disorders and burnout among employees of shiraz university of medical science, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 300 employees were selected as the study sample using random sampling method. symptoms of mental disorder, predictor variables, and burnout were the criterion variables of this study. data w...

results there was no statistically significant difference between the mmse scores of the two groups before surgery (p = 0.6), but the mmse test conducted at the pacu revealed significantly better cognitive outcomes in the d group than in the r group in patients younger and older than 65 years (p = 0.03 and p = 0.0001, respectively). conclusions this study revealed that dexmedetomidine may be a ...

conclusions the findings of this study are in accordance with findings from previous studies, and generally show a meaningful association between schema, emotion regulation, dissociative experiences, and suicide ideation with borderline personality features. results the results showed a significant positive correlation between schema, emotion regulation, dissociative experiences and suicide ide...

conclusion premenstrual disorders are common in adolescent girls. preventive and treatment strategies are highly recommended. background premenstrual disorders usually refer to premenstrual syndrome (pms) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (pmdd). this study was designed to find out the frequency of premenstrual disorders and evaluate the associated factors in a sample of iranian adolescents. ...

background post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) comprises a collection of symptoms following exposure to injury-causing accidents of life. it is estimated that the prevalence of ptsd in children with malignancy and their parents is between 10-30% and even several years after treatment of malignancy this disorderremain in 20-20% of these patients. objectives this study investigated the prevalen...

background: iran is facing an outbreak of methamphetamine-induced disorders and frequent use of these substances in patients with bipolar disorder. using or intoxication of methamphetamine in patients with bipolar i disorder may alter the patient's clinical profile; however there is limited studies about impact of methamphetamine on clinical manifestation of bipolar disorders. this study aimed ...

this study was designed to determine the prevalence of bipolar disorder in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pco). one hundred and ten women with definite diagnosis of pco and one hundred and ten age-matched infertile women due to other reasons except for pco were enrolled in this case-control study. ten ml fasting venous blood sample obtained to measure fasting glucose, lh and fsh. heigh...

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) and anxiety is the most common childhood psychiatric disorder. based on studies, these disorders are more prevalent in some chronic disease. this study aimed at investigating the prevalence of adhd and anxiety in children with malignancy and anxiety in their parents and comparing the results with those of the control group. one hundred, 3-15-year-...

congenital muscular dystrophy (cmd)  is an umbrella term collecting a heterogeneous groups of genetic disorders , mostly with autosomal recessive mode of inheritance , and are characterized by muscle weakness since birth or in early infancy , with a dystrophic pattern on muscle biopsy . these children are usually hypotonic and may have joint contractures . the serum creatine kinase level can be...