PURPOSE We examined mental health and psychosocial functioning in adolescents with esophageal atresia (EA) and searched for predictors of impaired outcome. METHODS The study group comprised 21 adolescents with EA and 1 or both parents. A comparison group comprised 36 adolescents from the general population. Mental health, self-esteem, psychosocial functioning, and parental/family functioning ...

the robust increase in mental disorders, elevated use of sedatives and increased number of psychiatric hospitals, even in developed countries, indicate the need for preparing the human mind against tribulations. although industrial advances have provided mankind with comfort, they have also increased the level of stress and psychological traumas. here, the question arises as how we can free ind...

BACKGROUND Parents of children with critical congenital heart defects (PCCHDs) may be at high risk for mental health morbidity; however, the literature is not well characterized. Given that compromised parental mental health can lead to long-term cognitive, health-related, and behavioral problems in children, a systematic review of this literature could provide informed recommendations for cont...

INTRODUCTION In recent decades, there is more and more scientific research and evidence that religiosity has a positive impact on quality of life and mental health. The aim this study is to evaluate the impact of religiosity on the quality of life and psychological symptoms of chronic mental patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The test group was consisted of 100 chronic mental patients at the Clin...

in this paper, we introduce ergonomic system in assembly department of irankhodro as a case study, and then we measure its role in employees’ health and improving efficiency and productivity. to this end, we studied the effective factors including environmental, physical, safety, mental, psychological, and training. this research is descriptive – applicative in nature. data were collected throu...

BACKGROUND Little knowledge exists in Mozambique and sub-Saharan Africa about the mental health (symptoms of depression, anxiety, and somatization) of women victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) by type of abuse (psychological aggression, physical assault without/with injury, and sexual coercion). This study scrutinizes factors associated with mental health among women vic...

Objective. To investigate the predictive value of type 2 diabetes and lack of physical activity for mental health and health-related quality of life after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Method. Forty severely obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass were included in the GASMITO study. Information about physiological and psychological factors was prospectively assessed at four time points, ...

The advances in physiological research and other health sciences bring new development that enhances the concept of illness into a more extensive understanding. idea views human ill experience as combination biological, psychological, social, spiritual factors need biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment alongside treating physical pain symptoms. According to World Health Organization (WHO), is no...

We evaluated dominance-submissiveness between co-twins and its relationship to mental health in a cohort study of 419 twins followed from pregnancy to 22-30 years of age. Dominance-submissiveness between co-twins was assessed from three separate perspectives: physical dominance, psychological dominance, and verbal dominance. Depressive, nervous, and psychosomatic symptoms were analyzed in diffe...