In China, rapid economic growth and increasing social problems constitute two basic characteristics of contemporary social change. During the process of dramatic social change, an emerging question is how adolescents' mental health has changed across birth cohorts. The present paper reviews four studies of crosstemporal meta-analysis conducted by us. By meta-analysis of previous literature, we ...

conclusions psychoeducation resulted in improved mental health in patients with coronary heart disease. therefore, it is recommended that this approach be performed as a complementary, effective, non-invasive, low-cost nursing intervention to reduce psychological problems in these patients. background patients with coronary heart disease are at high risk for mental health disorders, such as dep...

The problems of mental disorders and psychological aspects in the condition referred to as alopecia areata in the Polish context are not well researched yet. The objective of our analyses is to present the results of the review of literature devoted to the occurrence of mental disorders and the participation of psychological factors in the aetiology of alopecia areata. Preparing the review of t...

background: many countries make many of their governmental sectors private. this transition, however, may affect their employees in numerous ways. objective: to determine the level of occupational stress and mental health of employees of a petrochemical company in isfahan, central iran, before and 3 months after privatization. methods: out of the 700 employees of the studied company, using a st...

BACKGROUND GPs state that patients with mental problems make heavy demands on their available time. To what extent these perceived problems correspond with reality needs more investigation. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of patients with psychological or social diagnoses on GP's workload, expressed in time investments. METHODS Data were derived of a cross-sectional National Survey in ...

Prison medical workers (PMWs) are critically important, but they are also vulnerable to psychological problems. Currently, there is no study on examining PMWs' mental health conditions and possible influencing factors in China. Hence, we conducted this cross-sectional survey, aiming to understand the mental health status of the PMWs and related impact factors in Jiangxi province of China. We em...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) was one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. psychological treatments have been effective in reducing symptoms severity and increasing mental health and well-being of these patients to some extent. the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive – behavioral stress management training on symptoms severity and ...