Background and Objectives: Stress among students of the health sciences can lead to reduced performance of future healthcare human resources. To address this threat there is a need to develop a robust understanding of the nature and intensity of stress in these professionals. To help approaching this goal, the present study assessed stress-induced life change in students of Tehran University of...

stressful life events may play an important role in coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death. this study was performed to compare the frequency of stressful events and mental strain in patients with acute myocardial infarction (mi) and normal population. a case-control study was performed on 50 survivors of mi and 50 controls with no evidence of cardiovascular disease, matched by age, ge...

Major life events can trigger personality trait change. However, a clear, replicable pattern of event-related change has yet to be identified. We examined whether the perception major is associated with Therefore, we assessed young adults’ traits at five measurement occasions within 1 year. At second occasion, also their recently experienced event using Event Characteristics Questionnaire. Cont...

introduction: mood disorders such as depression are the most common psychological disorders in postpartum period and stressful life events that occur during pregnancy and may increase near to delivery.  these events have potentiality of changes of lifestyle and associated with physical and psychological diseases. many studies such as those of holmes and rahe showed that there is a relationship ...

background: it is hypothesized that the impacts of life events accumulate and can trigger and promote atherosclerosis in susceptible individuals. in the current study, the correlation of total life stressors during 1 year was investigated relative to coronary artery disease (cad). methods: the study population consisted of 148 males and 152 females aged 35–76 years. the subjects were classified...

Although childhood is connected with high neuroplasticity changes, but because of the immaturity of the neural and cognitive systems, it is ready to grow developmental deviations and future susceptibility for neuropsychological disorders. Young children face cognitive, emotional, and linguistic limits that may lead them more vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD prevalence d...