OBJECTIVE To evaluate diagnostic performance of the emotional domain of the VoiSS questionnaire compared with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). DESIGN Cross-sectional questionnaire study. SETTING Tertiary referral centre voice clinic. PARTICIPANTS 210 consecutive voice clinic patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Screening with VoiSS and HADS questionnaires. Paired comparison,...

Background: Psychiatric comorbidities are prevalent in patients with chronic somatic disorders such as asthma. But, there is no clear evidence regarding the effect of atopic status and the type of sensitized allergen on emotional status. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of house dust mites and pollen allergies on emotional status, asthma control and the quality of lif...

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiety and depression in women with infertility. MaterialsAndMethods A case control study was carried out on 150 subjects with infertility and on 150 subjects with tubal ligation. The two groups were matched in demographic and personal characteristics. Data collection tool was a questionnaire including questions regarding demographic and obs...

Infertility is a relatively prevail problem which has been considered as a source of psychological distresses in many studies. The period of infertility, the type of treatment offered, the person’ s ability in coping ,prognosis of infertility factors, psycho – emotional supports and social supports available are among different factors that influence the psycho – social function of the individu...

25 Abstract—The diagnostic of infertility effects marriage qualification (Key et al 1995; Diamond 1999).Some problems such as separation, divorce, depression, anxiety, hopelessness (Domar1998; Demyttenaere 1998; Parikh 2000; Lukse 1999; Chen 2000 quoted by Baby center.com), low quality of life and marriage maladjustment are described as common consequences of infertility. In such situation, cou...

BACKGROUND Previous studies examining experiences of infertility focused mainly on the aspect of loss but neglected the possible gains realized through surviving the experience of infertility. The success rate of IVF remains relatively low, and we used the strengths perspective to examine adjustment after unsuccessful treatment. This study aims to provide an in-depth description of the gains pe...

Background: Infertility is associated with high levels of stress which can pose a tremendous challenge on treatment. These psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety among the barrens are very important and have a crucial role as well. On-time detection and evaluation of such disorders are effective in the successful treatment of infertility. Some variables can interfere and influen...