background: this study sought the relationship between social support, mental health and demographic factors in new students of tehran university (2005-06). methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled 2916 university students. subjects were evaluated using demographic questionnaire, general health questionnaire-12 and social support scale. statistical analysis was performed by anov...

Background and Purpose: Afghanistan has high maternal mortality that woman's empowerment and social support could reduce. This study aimed to determine the relationship between empowerment and social support in pregnant women who came to governmental hospitals in Kabul City, Afghanistan. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 4 governmental hospitals in Kabul, Afghanis...

Introduction: Early initiation of sex increases the risks of unprotected sex, multiple partners, and sexually transmitted infections. The effective factors of premarital sexual intercourse have not been widely studied. Objective: This study aimed at identifying environmental factors influencing premarital sexual intercoursefromthe Iranian youths’ perspective. Materials and M...

Elucidation of mechanisms underlying the high rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a pressing clinical and research concern. Despite data indicating that social anxiety disorder (SAD) may be a psychological vulnerability that increases AUD risk, no known prospective research has examined underlying mechanisms. Given the nature of SAD, social support and peer alcohol use may be implicated...

BACKGROUND Peer support is a flexible concept used in healthcare across diverse areas to describe the activities of individuals acting in a non-professional capacity offering support to others with whom they have some experience in common. There is little research on peer supporters and women supported in the context of the transition to parenthood and disadvantage. This study particularly focu...

OBJECTIVE This review assessed the level of evidence and effectiveness of peer support services delivered by individuals in recovery to those with serious mental illnesses or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. METHODS Authors searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Published International Literatu...