Although research has investigated the mental health of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), an overwhelming majority of this research has been conducted in the United States, Western Europe, and other developed countries. The purpose of this study was to compare the mental health of individuals with SCI with able-bodied controls in Neiva, Colombia, South America. Subjects included 40 Col...

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...

cognitive restructuring and exposure therapy have been integrated into a highly structured package for the treatment of social phobia termed cognitive-behavioral group therapy (cbgt). the first two sessions of cbgt for social phobia are devoted to training clients in the basic tenets of cognitive therapy. clients learn to identify their own irrational thoughts and to challenge the content of th...

OBJECTIVE To synthesise reviews investigating physical activity and depression, anxiety, self-esteem and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents and to assess the association between sedentary behaviour and mental health by performing a brief review. METHODS Searches were performed in 2010. Inclusion criteria specified review articles reporting chronic physical activity and at least...

background and purpose: regarding the role of body image and self-esteem in mental health in women, research examined the mediating role of self-esteem and body image in relation to the self-compassion and mental health in female students research method: the population is composed of girl students of payam noor of delfan city. for this purpose, 280 students were selected by random cluster samp...