Anxiety disorder is one of prevalent mental health problems that affect all aspects of human life. Considering Spirituality aspect of human is essential for mental health promotion. This study aimed to identify the relation between Spirituality well-being and depression, anxiety and stress. A descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 100 nursing students in Islamic Azad Un...

The psychosocial work environment is an important factor in psychiatric in-patient care, and knowing more of its correlates might open up new paths for future workplace interventions. Thus, the aims of the present study were to investigate perceptions of the psychosocial work environment among nursing staff in psychiatric in-patient care and how individual characteristics--Mastery, Moral Sensit...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to develop the Stress Response Inventory (SRI), which includes emotional, somatic, cognitive, and behavioral stress responses, and then to use the scale in clinical practice. METHODS First, a preliminary survey was conducted using 109 healthy adults to obtain 75 response items. Second, the preliminary questionnaire was completed by 215 healthy subjects....

BACKGROUND On March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami caused tremendous damage and traumatized several people, including children. The aim of this study was to assess changes in traumatic symptoms 8, 20, and 30 months of the 2011 tsunami. METHODS The study comprised three groups. Copies of the Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms for Children 15 items (PTSS...

background: clinical researches indicate the increase of stress in the society and the number of patients with psychological disorders, especially depression. this study was performed to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention based on cognitive-behavioral methods on stress and depression among women with depressive disorder. methods: forty patients with depressive disorder who ...

Objective: This study was planned to test the statistical properties of prenatal psychosocial profile assessment tool in Turkish sample and examine its validity reliability on healthy pregnant women.
 Methods: conducted gynecology obstetrics outpatient clinic a training research hospital with 440 women between March June 2017.
 Results: In analysis performed for internal consistency P...

The aim of this study was to explore the relation between mothers' parenting stress and the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA), as expressed by daily salivary cortisol concentrations, in their children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Seventy-five children aged 6-11 years diagnosed with ADHD predominant hyperactive-impulsive/combined (AD...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of individual-focused stress management training namely Deep Breathing Exercise (DBE) on self-perceived occupational stress among male automotive assembly-line workers. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was conducted at 2 automotive assembly plants in Malaysia over 9 months, from January 2012 to September 2012. Assembly-line ...

BACKGROUND For many patients with lung cancer, disease progression occurs without notice or with vague symptoms, and unfortunately, most treatments are not curative. Given this unpredictability, we hypothesized the following: (1) poorer psychological adjustment (specifically, more depressive symptoms, higher perceptions of stress, and poorer emotional well-being) would be associated with higher...