We used the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) to measure coping styles [8] . This 66-item self-report questionnaire comprises a wide range of thoughts and acts that people utilize to deal with the internal or external demands of specific stressful encounters. Coping strategies are summarized in eight scales ( table 1 ). The Self-Rating Depression Scale was used to quantify depressive symptoms,...

Psychological distress and coping styles have been suggested to relate to altered function in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, although there remains much to be understood about their relationships. High and low cortisol levels (or reactivity) both represent HPA axis dysfunction, with accumulated evidence suggesting that they are linked to different types of psychopathology. The d...

Introduction: Childbirth is both joyful and stressful life event. This stressful life event results in different emotions occurring with different strength among new mothers, one of them is postpartum depression. However, postnatal depression received the predominance of research attention in recent years, several authors have pointed attention to the importance of distinguishing between postpa...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between depression levels with coping styles and cognitive errors in women treated for breast cancer. METHODS A total of 110 breast cancer outpatients who had had surgery at least 6 months previously, had completed adjuvant cancer treatment and had not experienced metastasis or recurrent lesions were evaluated. The Automatic T...

Introduction: Mental health literacy is associated with better mental outcomes and believed to improve the way people cope life challenges manage issues. Nevertheless, no study has yet empirically examined relationships between use of coping strategies. Aims: This aims describe levels (literacy about illness positive health) (coping styles) in adolescents, young-adults adults; To explore relati...

BACKGROUND One of the most common mental health problems among women with infertility problems is depression. Research has shown that religious beliefs and practices can help people to cope with difficult situations. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of different religious coping strategies in predicting depression in a group of infertile women in Shiraz. METHODS A total of 72...

Aim. To study the level of alexithymia and anxiety in adolescents depending on age gender, to identify relationships.
 Materials methods. A survey clinically healthy was carried out using Toronto alexithymic scale (TAS-26) situational personal Ch.D. Spielberger – Yu. L. Khanin.
 Results. Among practically adolescents, over 60% have signs alexithymia, half them are with a pronounced al...

The relationship between coping styles and mental health has received considerable attention, but the state effects on coping measures in a clinical sample are not well known. This study investigated changes in scores on the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations between two treatment phases (acute and remitted phase) in 49 outpatients with major depression or anxiety disorders. Task-oriente...

AIM The aim of the research was an answer to the question if sense of coherence correlates with coping styles among parents looking after adult children with schizophrenia. METHODS 50 parents (38 mothers and 12 fathers) at age 46-84 (mean: 60) were examined. SOC-29 and CISS questionnaires were used to diagnose traits of sense of coherence and coping styles. RESULTS Coping style focused on p...

BACKGROUND Most women with postpartum depression (PPD) in low- and middle-income countries remain undiagnosed and untreated, despite evidence for adverse effects on the woman and her child. The aim of this study was to identify the coping strategies used by women with PPD symptoms in rural Ethiopia to inform the development of socio-culturally appropriate interventions. METHODS A population-b...