introduction : the aim of this study was to compare obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) comorbidity in early and late onset bipolar i disorder and to explore the pattern of obsessive symptoms in these two groups. methods : a total of 100 inpatients with early and late bipolar disorder were admitted in the child, adolescent and adult psychiatric ward. they were recruited to the study through con...

Introduction: Bipolar Spectrum Disorders include a variety of mood disorders from bipolar II disorder to conditions characterized by hyperthymic mood states. It has been suggested that psychosocial factors also play an important role in bipolar disorders, in this study we have used social network analysis in order to better understand the social positions of those affected by bipolar spectrum d...

background : lack of insight in patients with bipolar i disorder has been associated with poor course and clinical outcome and compromised therapeutic compliance. therefore, it is important to evaluate insight and use more specialized scales such as mood disorder insight scale (mdis) in these patients. our objective in this study was to assess validity and reliability of persian version of mdis...

background chronic sacroiliac (si) joint pain constitutes 16% to 30% of the total prevalence of chronic low back pain, which is commonly unilateral. apart from conservative management, various interventional pain management procedures have been reported. intraarticular deposteroid injection has been described as the most evidence-based, but different various radio frequency (rf) procedures have...

abstract background: nowadays, prevalence of addictive behaviors among bipolar patients is considered to be a serious health threat by the world health organization. the aim of this study is to investigate the role of behavioral activation and inhibition systems in predicting addictive behaviors of male patients with bipolar disorder at the roozbeh psychiatric hospital. materials and methods: t...

objectives: psychiatric stigma refers to systemic and internalized stereotypical negative attitudes against individual with mental illness. this article describes the level of self stigma, stereotype endorsement and perceived discrimination experienced by patients with bipolar-i disorder in tehran. methods: data were collected from a total of 126 patients with bipolar-i disorder who responded t...