Using an open ended question along with Holme's and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Schedule on a sample of two hundred adult subjects, a suitable scale of stressful life events experienced by the Indian population was constructed and standardized for two time spaces, that is, last one year and life time. Analysis of various demographic variables for this population revealed no differences on...

Introduction Numerous studies establish clear connections between traumatic childhood experiences and the risk of developing psychosis. According to study carried out by Filippo Varese, traumas, understanding by; physical, psychological or sexual abuse, abandonment, death parent “bullying”, increase up three times suffering from Objectives - Determine prevalence events in sample studied. which ...

this paper reports the preliminary findings of a large scale study on stressful life events, conducted in isfahan city-in center of iran. the purpose of this study was to explore the positive and negative stressful events experienced by some of the inhabitants of this city over the past 5 years. 422 randomly selected individuals belonging to 100 families were interviewed. the interview schedule...

IntroductionThe mood disorders such as depression are the most common mental disorders among individuals. In addition to, girls’ students as a group at high risk are known for developing this disorder. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of perfectionism and stressful life events in predicting disordered depression symptoms among girls’ students. Materials and Methods: This cross-...