This study examined associations between AIDS-orphanhood status, poverty indicators, and psychological problems (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, peer problems, delinquency, conduct problems) among children and adolescents in townships surrounding Cape Town, South Africa. One thousand and twenty-five children and adolescents completed standardized and culturally sensitive cross-secti...

Objective: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common chronic pains in patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess psychological problems in LBP patients. Methodology: The subjects of this cross sectional study was 92 volunteers (50 male and 42 female), referrals suffering LBP to clinical centers with different occupations. They all completed SCL90-R. Results: About 71.7% of pat...

people with post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) have been found to be at a higher risk for a number of mental and physical health problems. in addition to these problems, people with ptsd are more likely than those without ptsd to experience problems with pain. the purpose of this study was to determine the psychological profile of veterans with ptsd and chronic pain and its comparison with p...