This study examined the psychological symptomatology of men diagnosed with andropause and the association between calculated free testosterone (T) and depressed mood, anxiety and quality of life. Subjects were 153 men, aged 50-70 years, who participated in a screening of andropause. Total testosterone, FSH, LH and SHBG levels were measured. Depressed mood was assessed with the Carroll Rating Sc...

OBJECTIVE To study the associations of anxiety and depression with fear of childbirth. DESIGN A cross-sectional questionnaire study. SETTING Prenatal public healthcare in Norway. SAMPLE Pregnant women (n=1642) recruited during November 2008 until April 2010. METHODS Data were collected by a postal questionnaire at pregnancy week 32. Fear of childbirth was measured by the Wijma Delivery ...

background: dental anxiety is a relatively frequent problem that can lead to more serious problems such as a child entering a vicious cycle as he/she becomes reluctant to accept the required dental treatments. the aim of this randomized double-blind clinical trial study was to evaluate the anxiolytic and sedative effect of pregabalin in children. materials and methods: twenty-fi ve children wer...

AIMS The aim of this study is to examine the relationship of dissociative tendencies (DT) with conversion subtype, alexithymia, severity of anxiety and depression symptoms in male soldiers with conversion disorder (CD). METHODS Fifty-five male soldiers, patients who met DSM-IV criteria for CD, were included in the study. Subjects were given Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I), D...

objective: reports of the prevalence of ptsd has been variable between 28-70% after the earthquake disaster in the city of bam, among children. several studies in adults have shown a high comorbidity of anxiety disorders as well. in this study we evaluated the frequency of ptsd and anxiety symptoms among adolescents in the period of 7-9 months after a large scale disaster (bam earthquake). meth...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine family functioning, marital quality, social support, and anxiety and depression in Chinese patients with Epilepsy (PWE) in comparison with healthy people. METHODS This case-control study included 42 PWE and 42 healthy controls. Participants completed the Zung's self-rating depression scale, the Zung's self-rating anxiety scale, the Chinese v...

Longitudinal studies are permeating clinical trials in psychiatry. Additionally, in the same field, rating scales are frequently used to evaluate the status of the patients and the efficacy of new therapeutic procedures. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to study the psychometric properties of these instruments within a longitudinal framework. In the area of depression, the Hamilton depress...

BACKGROUND The Thai Bipolar Disorder Registry was a prospective, multisite, naturalistic study conducted in 24 hospitals across Thailand. This study aimed to examine the correlates of current suicide risk in Thai patients with bipolar I disorder. METHODS Participants were adult inpatients or outpatients with bipolar disorder, based on the Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to explore the resting-state functional connectivity (FC) differences between the paired default mode network (DMN) subregions in patients with primary insomnia (PIs). METHODS Forty-two PIs and forty-two age- and sex-matched good sleepers (GSs) were recruited. All subjects underwent the resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. The seed-base...