BACKGROUND Peroneal nerve is susceptible to injuries due to its anatomical course. Excessive weight loss, which reduces the fatty cushion protecting the nerve, is considered a common underlying cause of peroneal palsy. Other predisposing factors, such as prolonged postures, traumas of the region or concomitant pathologies (for example diabetes mellitus) contribute to the nerve damage. This stud...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the emotional responses of women attending a colposcopy clinic for investigation of an abnormal cervical smear, and to elicit the women's views on the screening service and colposcopy clinic. DESIGN Over 12 months all new attenders at a colposcopy clinic were invited to join the study. They were assessed psychiatrically four weeks before their first clinic appointmen...

thalassemia major is a genetic blood disorder that is detected by the symptoms of chronic and severe anemia, failure to thrive, an enlarged liver and spleen, bone deformities particularlya deformed face and bulging forehead. due to changes in physical appearance, the disease can influence on other aspects of the patient's life, so the disease could strongly impact on the mental health of t...

objective: providing treatment and educational services for consumers and their caregivers is more effective if those services are implemented based on their characteristics and differences. to partly address this objective, the present study aimed to describe and compare characteristics and differences of chronic hospitalized and household maintained consumers and their caregivers who were reg...

abstract background: identifying and using the strengths of patients, in practice, is a new territory. today, the need to educate nurses and psychiatric patients about positive psychology in practice and the importance of understanding and focusing on strengths is clear. however, little is known about the strengths the psychiatric patients use and experience. thus, this study has been designed ...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have observed a strong relationship between coronary artery disease (CAD) and psychiatric disorder; notably depression, anxiety and panic attacks. No study has, however, explored the question of whether persons suffering from CAD might also be at high risk of suicide attempts. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between CAD within ...

Background: Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is being widely used in the assessment of clinical performance of students in healthcare profession. Objective: This study was conducted to find out the feasibility and acceptability of Self and Peer-Evaluation in Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) in Psychiatric nursing among Nursing Students. Methods: A cross section...

background: the experience of infertility can be extremely stressful and associated with a range of psychiatric problems in infertile women. generally; some of the risk factors which may lead to psychiatric problem are repeated unsuccessful treatment of infertility, low socioeconomic status, lack of partner support, being female, life events, etc. objective: in this study, we have analyzed the ...

Patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) would have a greater prevalence of treatable psychiatric disorders, higher scores on measures of psychiatric symptomatology and characteristic symptoms distinguishing them from those with duodenal ulcer (DU). The aim of the work is to study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and somatic symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia and in comparison...

SUMMARY The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the use of online and remote mental healthcare provision. immediate need to transform services not allowed for thorough examination literature supporting delivery psychiatric care. In this article we review history telepsychiatry, rationale continuing offer remotely limitations psychiatry without in-person Focusing on randomised controlled t...