ôbjective: the mood disorder questionnaire (mdq) has been developed as a self-reporting, brief, and easy-to-use screening instrument to improve identification of bipolar mood disorders. the goals of the present study were to examine the prevalence of this disorder and interrelationship of its symptoms by factor analysis of mdq in a group of pregnant women in ïran. methods: ône thousand and eigh...

objective: in spite of introduction of novel drugs, obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) has still found no suitable treatment. on the other hand, high rates of co-morbidity of ocd with bipolar spectrum disorders are increasingly recognized. mood switching and development of rapid cycling with antidepressants are significant problems in these patients. from this viewpoint, introducing a non-anti...

posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) occurs following exposure to potentially traumatic experiences such as those regularly encountered by emergency service workers (police, ambulance and firemen/women) and servicemen/women. ptsd is associated with high rates of somatic comorbidities including metabolic syndrome contributing to an excess mortality rate due to preventable cardiovascular diseases...

introduction: eating disorder symptoms and social anxiety can be occurring in the same time. also social anxiety is one of the important factors predicting eating disorder symptoms which vary among different cultures and countries. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between eating disorder symptoms and social anxiety in school boys.  materials and methods: this was a cross-...

background: psychiatric disorders are common in hiv-infected patients and for sure have direct impact on both prevention and management of diseases in these patients. in this research, the prevalence of major psychiatric disorders including mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders in hiv-infected patients of rafsanjan and kerman health care centers were determined. materials and methods: eighty t...

Objective: Yokukansan (YKS), a traditional Japanese herbal prescription, was developed as a remedy for restlessness and agitation. YKS prescription has been approved for patients with insomnia. In most of the herbal medicines, the precise mechanisms that exhibit therapeutic effects on sleep disturbances have not sufficiently elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether YKS may a...

Objective: Yokukansan (YKS), a traditional Japanese herbal prescription, was developed as a remedy for restlessness and agitation. YKS prescription has been approved for patients with insomnia. In most of the herbal medicines, the precise mechanisms that exhibit therapeutic effects on sleep disturbances have not sufficiently elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether YKS may a...

Early-onset bipolar disorder has significant morbidity and mortality. Development of safe, effective treatments to which patients will adhere is critical. Pharmacologic interventions for childhood bipolar spectrum disorders are limited and are associated with significant risk for adverse events. Diet and nutrition research suggests vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients are important underpinn...

background and aims: ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke and its most important symptoms are paralysis and movement disorders. therefore, finding a method for treating this disorder is greatly important. this study was conducted to investigate the clinical efficacy of frankincense on the patients with ischemic stroke. methods: in this clinical trial study, 60 patients with ischemi...

ôbjective: the mood disorder questionnaire (mdq) has been designed as a screening self-report inventory for diagnosing bipolar mood disorders. this study investigated the validity and the optimal cut-off threshold of the persian version of mdq in a group of ïranian depressive patients. methods: ône hundred and twenty patients with probable diagnosis of mood disorders attending psychiatric clini...