objectives: the attentional control scale is a self- report questionnaire that assesses individual differences in attentional control. despite its extensive use, the psychometric properties of the persian version of the acs are not well understood. thus, the present study aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of the attentional control scale and its relationship with symptoms of an...

the aim of the study was to find whether there is an association between subjective memory complaint and memory impairment and probable underlying psychological conditions. a total of 90 patients with subjective memory complaint enrolled in this study. short history and demographic information were obtained and then the patients underwent memory and mental health assessments, using wechsler mem...

Original Citation – Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The hospital anxiety and depression scale . Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1983 Jun;67(6):361-70. View in PubMed Contact Information – No information found Price & Availability – Available from instrument website along with user's manual (complete set) £65.00. Manual only, £22.50. Record Forms only £45.00. Also published in original citation. Brief Description ...

background : chemotherapy is an important treatment for cancer, yet some of its side effects are serious and painful. many patients with cancer suffer from psychiatric disorders that most likely result from therapeutic drugs or mental strategies to cope with their illness. progressive muscle relaxation is one of the cost effective, self-help methods that promotes mental health in healthy partic...

BackgroundDiabetes type I (DTI) is one of the most common endocrine disorders during childhood and adolescents in which has strong impact on physical and emotional development of individuals with family members. We aimed to evaluate of stress, anxiety and depression in parents with DTI child compared with parents with healthy child.Materials and MethodsIn this case – control study, 60 parents o...

Objective: The presence of psychiatric comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been linked to increased mortality and decreased functional status. In the present study, we investigated the frequency of anxiety and depression, and the relationships sociodemographic characteristics, pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters, arterial blood gas (ABG) paramete...