abstract previous research have shown that physical and mental illness and mortality are influenced by class status, material life standards, genetics and infection, but today social context attracted attention. in this paper social capital as a composition of social trust, support and relations seen as a mental health determinant. the aim of this paper is examining the relationship between soc...

the purpose of the present study was to compare the mental health status of fathers and mothers (n = 191; 59.6% mothers) of children with educable mental disabilities on various dimensions including, depression, anxiety, physical complains, and social functioning. the sampling method was multilayer, cluster sampling from special education schools in mashhad. the general health questionnaire (gh...

mental health is an essential component for positive adaptation that enables people to cope with adversity to achieve their full potential and humanity. in this study, using a community based approach, the social determinants of mental health in iranian women were extracted; and in addition, priority setting for interventional programs according to analytical framework of who was implemented.th...

background: the students’ vulnerability to different problems can have an impact on their mental health. regarding the lack of evidence on the effectiveness of interventional programs based on health education planning models in this area in developing countries, an educational-participatory program based on the precede model was used, to promote the medical science students’ self-esteem and me...

the present paper aimed at assessing the effects of young people’s indicators of life skills. the theoretical foundation of this research was obtained from adler’s and the world health organization’s viewpoints on life skill and mental health. the method of this study was a survey (applied, descriptive and correlation), and the sample group consisted of young people aged 15-29 in hajiabad town ...

effects of aerobic exercise, on women mental health yavarian y*1, nikakhtar m2 received: 16 july, 2010 accepted: 25 oct, 2010 abstract background & aims: mental health of woman affects the society and family health. special attention should be to improve mental health methods. one of the methods is aerobic exercise. this study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of aerobic exercises on m...