background and objective: inability to achieve orgasm, or delay in achieving orgasm that causes personal distress or inter personal difficulty, examined in this research. materials and methods: this clinical trial was with pre-test and post-test, also with control group and to assess it’s, was used sexual satisfaction questionnaire of glombok rust. the samples studied were 20 women who were ref...

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence, pattern, clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of somatoform disorders in children. METHODS From Aug 2004 to July 2005, children up to 18 years with unexplained physical symptoms were evaluated prospectively using DSM-IV criteria. Detailed evaluation followed for those meeting criteria. RESULTS The prevalence of Somatoform disorders was 0.59% and...

the aim of this descriptive and analytical type of study was to investigate epidemiological characteristics of post partum blues in pregnant women referring to maternity clinics in hafiz and zeinabieh hospital. the sample consisted of 400 pregnant women in their third trimester who were visited these clinics over the sampling period. the data were collected through two questionnaires; the first...

once again has assumed priority in the social sciences.1 The most visible inquiry has been played out in urban sociology and criminology. According to the “broken windows” theory of urban decline (Wilson and Kelling 1982), minor forms of public disorder lead to serious crime and a downward spiral of urban decay (Kelling and Coles 1996). The presumed reason is that visual cues such as graffiti, ...

Pathological gambling is a disorder of impulse control that is gaining more and more attention. This paper reviews diagnostic criteria and screening instruments for pathological gambling, as well as the prevalence rates of this disorder worldwide, with an emphasis on gambling in Brazil. Treatments for pathological gambling are also described, including both psychosocial and pharmacological appr...

BACKGROUND Patients with schizophrenia have severe problems with personal and social relations which affect their quality of life. AIM The aim of the paper was to monitor personal and social relations in patients with schizophrenia and to find out the differences regarding socio-demographic characteristics and ambulatory and day hospital treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS The investigation inc...