abstract background: cancer is one of the major causes of death in children and adolescents. about 4% of deaths in children of age less than 5 years and 13% of deaths in children of age 5-15 years are due to cancer in iranian population. the disease can cause many problems, which are usually detected by a psychologist, for the children and their mothers. therefore, this study aimed to identify ...

This review provides a quantitative integration of research on the effectiveness of psychological and pharmacological treatments for nocturnal enuresis. With the use of experiments that compared treatments with either no treatment or another form of treatment, this article assesses (a) the overall effectiveness of psychological and pharmacological treatments, (b) the relative effectiveness of s...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether psychological support associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was more beneficial than replacement therapy alone. Our findings showed that HRT alone was more effective against vasomotor symptoms than HRT with psychological treatment (PT). While the combination of both treatment modalities (HRT + PT) was more effective against insomnia...

UNLABELLED There is little research in Southeast Asia focusing on patients' experiences of seeking psychological treatment for chronic pain. OBJECTIVE This study aims to understand the experiences of patients seeking psychological treatment for chronic pain in this region. SETTING Outpatient pain clinic at a tertiary hospital in Singapore. SUBJECTS People with experiences of attending psy...

Treatment under conditions of gnotobiotic isolation can augment the stress of adaptation to a diagnosis of leukaemia. Identification of the psychological problems experienced in isolator treatment can contribute to the effective maintenance of therapy. Individual patterns of adjustment to treatment relate to the psychological defence mechanisms employed to contend with the dependent position en...

OBJECTIVE It is widely believed that psychological treatment has little effect on more severely depressed patients. This study assessed whether pretreatment severity moderates psychological treatment outcome relative to controls by means of meta-analyses. METHOD We included 132 studies (10,134 participants) from a database of studies (www.evidencebasedpsychotherapies.org) in which the effects...

OBJECTIVE A large number of studies suggest that both psychological and pharmacologic therapies are effective in the treatment of mild-to-moderate depressive disorders. Whether both types of intervention are equally effective has not been established definitively. DATA SOURCES A database was developed through a comprehensive literature search (from 1966 to May 2007) in which 6947 abstracts in...

Objectives:  Methamphetamine (MA) use disorder is a new health problem among Iranian female methadone patients that need special treatment and rehabilitation services. However, there are few studies describing their baseline characteristics, their reasons for MA use while in treatment and their treatment needs and success. The study aimed to investigate these research gaps. Methods: Participan...

This article reviews the psychological theories and treatment approaches to premature ejaculation. It also describes the potential negative psychological effect of this condition on the man and his partner. Recommendations and guidelines for providing individual and conjoint treatment with the partner are discussed as is the role of combined pharmacological and psychological intervention. The l...

Therapists  Psychologists: Most psychologists have a Ph.D. in psychology. Many licensed psychologists (L.Psych) have an M.A. or M.Sc. in psychology.  Clinical psychologists typically work with psychological disorders.  Counselling psychologists typically work with everyday behavioural and relationship problems  There is a great deal of overlap in the clinical and counselling fields.  Psych...