hoarding is characterized by the persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of the value others may attribute to these possessions. hoarding resembles obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) in several ways. the avoidance of and difficulties with discarding seem to be driven by fears of losing something significant or being responsible for a bad outcome. these could be...

sleep disturbance, known as insomnia, is a common symptom of many mental illnesses. insomnia is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders characterized by sleep difficulty that affects our life and work safety. several lines of evidence support the primary insomnia as a risk factor/predictor for depression and anxiety disturbances. anxiety disorders and insomnia are common, debilitating and hig...

introduction: the aim of the present research was to conduct a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of play therapy studies on behavioral disorders in children. method: the method of this study was meta-analysis. twenty two studies from throughout iran (1996 to 2012) including 637 participants were used in this meta-analysis. data was analyzed using standardized mean difference effect size method...

how to cite this article: hakim shoushtari m, ghalebandi mf, tavasoli a, pourshams m. kleine-levin syndrome in an 8 year old girl with autistic disorder does autism account a primary or secondary cause? iran j child neurol. autumn 2015;9(4):61-64. abstract objective kleine–levin syndrome (kls) is a rare disorder with an unknown etiology. autism spectrum disorder is characterized by various degr...

conclusion distinct neurochemical and histological structure changes (cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical cycle) exist in patients with first-episode ocd. 1h-mrs is capable of identifying these changes by assessing metabolic abnormalities. objectives this study aims to use magnetic resonance spectroscopy (mrs) to discover substance-metabolism abnormalities of brain circuits in patients with firs...

most obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) patients meet psychiatrists 5 to 10 years after onset of ocd .its relatively high prevalence ratio and the delay in seeking help suggest that patients with ocd may seek help at non-psychiatric clinics. the present study was undertaken to provide some epidemiological data on the prevalence and severity of ocd in dermatological patients. the participants i...

olanzapine is the frequently prescribed drug in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder, but unfortunately it has metabolic side-effects. on the other hand, in a number of melatonin studies on sleep cycle, regulation of metabolic abnormalities has been reported. therefore, we aimed to study effects of melatonin in reducing metabolic side-effects of olanzapine in 11-17 year-old patients w...

background: although the association between major depressive disorder (mdd) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. objectives: using a nationally representative sample of adults in the united states, we explored whether or not race alters the association between mdd and self-esteem. materials and methods: data came from ...

factor v (fv) deficiency is a rare bleeding disorder (rbd) that inherit in autosomal recessive manner. diagnosis of fv deficiency (fvd) is made by routine coagulation tests, fv activity and molecular analysis. in patients with fvd, routine coagulation tests including activated partial thromboplastin time (aptt), prothrombin time (pt) and evenbleeding time (bt) are prolongedwhile thrombin time (...

introduction: the aim of this study is essay, the association between borderline ersonality disorder and premenstrual syndrome in patients with borderline personality.  method: in this case -control study, 400 students at high schools stage of education in tehran, randomly selected. all the students were aged between 19-15 y , did not use ocp, regular menstrual cycles and cycle lengths (between...