one of the children problems is persistent physical complaints without clear medical cause, that often have a negative effect on children performance. purpose of this study was investigation of effectiveness of child parent relationship therapy on reducing somatic complaints in children 7 and 8 aged and improving family functioning. methodology of this study was quasi-experimental research with...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of attachment-based interventions on females suffering from eating related disorders. The study method was experimental with a pretest-posttest control group. The study sample included 32 elementary school female students with eating disorders, obesity problems, and attachment disorders. Sampling method was purposive.  Methods: ...

To document the impact of Tourette syndrome on the health care needs of children and access to health care among youth with Tourette syndrome, parent-reported data from the 2007-2008 National Survey of Children's Health were analyzed. Children with Tourette syndrome had more co-occurring mental disorders than children with asthma or children without Tourette syndrome or asthma and had health ca...

background acetaminophen exposure might be associated with increasing risk of asthma prevalence and other atopic disorders over recent decades. the present study aimed to investigate the association between acetaminophen exposure and the risk of developing childhood asthma. methods a case - control study was undertaken between march and september 2010 in urmia district north west of iran. subje...

objectives:the purpose of this study was to investigate of effects of sensory integration therapy (sit) on social interaction and sensory and motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorders (asd). methods:24 children with asd (22 boys, 2 girls), aged 6-12 years that matched on iq and gender, were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. we requested participants of th...

OBJECTIVE Potential neurotoxic effects of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have been reported in highly exposed animals, but whether these chemicals are neurotoxic in humans is not known. We therefore investigated whether prenatal exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfate (PFOS), two of the most prevalent PFCs, are associated with behavioral or coordination problems in...

Background: Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent class of psychiatric disorders that affect both children and adolescents. There is no doubt that in order for children to feel active, the need for education during their hospitalization period and convalescence exists. Aim: To determine the effect of presence of the teacher on anxiety of hospitalized children Methods: This study was a clinic...

Abstract Backgrounds: When a child has a developmental disability, the parenthood stress can be onerous. Research on the parenting stress has addressed the parenting stress differences between children families with and without disabilities. The purpose of the current research was to examine the comparison of parenting related stress and depression symptoms in mothers of children recently diagn...

Current and lifetime rates of disorders outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., rev., DSM-III-R) were compared in 78 adult children caring for a parent with a progressive dementia and 78 control subjects. The frequencies of depressive and anxiety disorders did not differ between groups in the years prior to caregiving, and there were no differences betwee...