Determining the effectiveness of couple's integrated behavioral therapy on sexual self-efficacy and sexual self-concept was acquired in individuals with acquired premature ejaculation. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population included all married people aged 25 to 45 years who had been referred to psychol...

Suicide issue and media reports about people who have died by suicide can affect vulnerable people. Portraying sensationalism of suicide in the media, similar to news stories, can lead to increase of suicide due to imitation. Evidence also suggests that way of reporting suicide related news plays a role in suicide rate. The first reflecting guide of the suicide news in the media was published i...

  Content Evaluation of the Pre-marriage Education Program Provided by the State Welfare Organization of Iran: The Perspective of Marriage Experts and Educators Pegah Goodarzi1, Shahram Vaziri2 *, Saeed Akbari Zardkhaneh3 1Ph.D. Student, Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran 2Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psycho...

Background and Objectives: Low birth weight is one of the most widespread public health problems associated with high infant mortality. This study aimed to identify maternal risk factors affecting low birth weight neonates in Rafsanjan hospitals. Materials and Methods: This case-control study consisted of 120 low birth weight infants (less than 2500 grams) as the case group and 120 normal weig...

Background and Objectives: Suicide is one of the biggest medical and social problems in the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the geographical epidemiology of suicide (completed- attempted) in the townships covered by Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences during the years 2012 - 2016. Materials and Methods: In this ecological study, information was collected using the checkli...

Background and Objective: Preterm birth and low birth weight are considered as causes of morbidity and mortality, developmental disorders and child abnormalities. Since health outcomes differ on ethno-racial groups and there is little information among hand with regards to the said matter in Iran, this study was designed to survey the preterm and low birth weight prevalence on Iranian a...