OBJECTIVE Despite the importance of parenting-related responsibilities for adult patients with terminal illnesses who have dependent children, little is known about the psychological concerns of dying parents and their families at the end of life (EOL). The aim of this study was to elicit widowed fathers' perspectives on how parental status may have influenced the EOL experiences of mothers wit...

background: depression is one of the most common and specific problems during pregnancy and after it. maternal postpartum depression compromises mothers’ health and affected social relationship and has negative effect on infant development.  the aimed of this study was to investigate the prevalence of postpartum depression and its related factors in isfahanian mothers. methods:this is a cross -...

Introduction: The overall rate of exclusive breastfeeding for infants under six months age is only 41%. Many factors are known to contribute unsuccessful breastfeeding, including maternal age. Adolescent mothers associated with the incidence early marriage. Currently, there has been an estimated number marriages around 650 million in world. This study aimed explore behavior marriage mothers. Me...

Research into the school experiences of autistic adolescents tends to utilise predominantly male samples, effectively neglecting views girls. This study explores perspectives three girls attending a mainstream secondary recognised for its good autism practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with girls, their mothers and therapeutic member staff at school. Findings highlight unique co...

Much of the literature regarding Black youth experiences in schools considers effects racism and takes up inquiry through deficit views. Yet, to understand how shift system schooling provide equitable, liberatory learning experiences, it is critical center children’s voices perspectives. In current study, we partnered with eleven elementary their mothers explore dreams for re-imagining schools....

aim of this study is to determine the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome by maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (msafp) level. we followed 295 pregnant women from msafp screening in the 14th to 22th week of gestation until the end of pregnancy and information on pregnancy outcome have been recorded in questionnaires. of 295 pregnant women, 270 had term labor and 25 had preterm labor. the frequencie...

background: various reasons accounted for the infection of infants kept at neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). expressed breast milk may be regarded as a source of infection in infants. this study investigated the source of bacterial contamination and the impact of educational interventions on the contamination of mothers’ expressed breast milk (ebm) level whose infants are hospitalized at nic...

how to cite this article:  nazari sh, moradi n, sadeghi koupaei mt. evaluation of the effects of psychotherapy on anxiety among mothers of children with leukemia. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):52-57.   objective children with leukemia and their families face a long period of medical treatment and uncertainty about the future. these families may suffer from short- and long-term emotiona...