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...

conclusions stress had a moderate level in dental students of study, which requires more attention. due to the most level of stress in students of fifth and sixth years, it is recommended to take specific actions for this sensitive period of dentistry education. background studying dentistry environment is important to assess stress causes, which is harmful for educational system. objectives th...

background natural disasters, both expected and unexpected, usually cause widespread injuries and destruction with a large number of survivors, including children. several studies have shown that children may develop posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to disasters such as an earthquake. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the screening abilities of the university of california at ...

to investigation of secondary traumatic stress disorder in wives of iranian war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. 43 wives of iranian war veterans who had participated in iran-iraq war and were diagnosed with ptsd, voluntarily entered in this study. the veterans were treated by psychiatrists of veterans’ organization, tehran, iran. each woman completed a short questionnaire to deter...

posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a disorder of emotional and mental stress occurring as an outcome of injury or severe emotional shock. several neuroimaging studies in humans have shown the functions and relationship between the anatomical changes of brain and ptsd. the three major areas of the brain are affected by ptsd .these three areas are the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cor...