objective: previous studies have shown that up to 50% to 70% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) who seek treatment have psychiatric comorbidity. the aim of this study was to report the history of anxiety and depression in ibs patients. methods: the study, designed as a cross-sectional, was performed in a consecutive sample of individuals diagnosed with ibs in the gastroenterology c...

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on reducing internalizing symptoms in children and reducing parental stress (PS) in mothers. Research design of this study was Quasi-experimental research with a pre/post test design with a control group. Using cluster sampling from among all the school children of the 2013-2014 school year at Isfa...

abstract background: pregnancy with anxious or depressive symptoms might be associated with worse birth outcomes. the aim of this study was to determine the demographic predictors of anxiety and depression symptoms in pregnant women. materials and methods: we assessed pregnancy anxiety and depression levels among 142 women in three trimesters. all subjects completed two questionnaires: demograp...

objective: there are various attempts to confirm variables that could predict postpartum depression in advance. this study determined antenatal risk factors for postpartum depression in women at risk of developing this disorder. methods: a prospective cohort study was conducted with 2279 eligible women who attended at mazandaran province’ primary health centers from 32-42 weeks of pregnancy to ...

conclusions according to this model, students with high score on negative perfectionism by mechanism of academic rumination report higher depressive symptoms, however students with high score on positive perfectionism report lower depressive symptoms through reduction of ruminative thoughts. results preliminary analyses revealed that positive perfectionism was negatively correlated with both de...

BACKGROUND Anxiety or depression symptoms may increase the risk of developing asthma, and their interaction with obesity is not known. We aimed to assess the association of anxiety or depression symptoms and the joint association of these symptoms and obesity with incident asthma. METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort study of 23 599 adults who were 19-55 years old and free from asthma at...

Background: Many studies have been carried out on the relationship between testosterone levels and depression in the elderly. Due to the different results of these studies and the importance of depression in old age, this study seems to be necessary. Methods: This cross- sectional study is a part of the Amirkola Health and Aging Project (AHAP) that involves people aged 60 and above living in A...