The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed healthcare professionals (HPs) to increased workloads and a high risk of contagion. present study aimed at examining the effects on mental health HPs in Italy, investigating role attachment style, personality traits, sociodemographic variables. An online survey was administered from 18 22 March 2020. Respondents were 296 (77% female, 23% male; aged 21–77 years)...

Background: Breast cancer patients’ psychological problems affect different aspects of their life, such as quality life and response to treatments. Objectives: This research aimed study the effectiveness Masnavi-based poetry therapy on anxiety, depression, stress in patients with breast cancer. Methods: The was conducted 91 They were divided into group (n = 31) no intervention control 60). atte...

OBJECTIVE To document incidence of depression, anxiety, and stress in women more than 6 months following an acute coronary syndrome. DESIGN Participants were identified from a coronary care unit database. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS 21) was sent to potential participants via postal survey. SETTING A metropolitan teaching hospital in Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS The...

BACKGROUND Asthma is a major public health problem in the world, and recent findings suggest that stress influences asthma and asthma morbidity. The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is one of the most frequently used instruments to measure psychological stress. This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian versions of the PSS-10 in adults with asthma. ...

BACKGROUND The association between student characteristics and depression among students attending women's colleges (single-sex institutions of higher education that exclude or limit males from admission) is poorly understood. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of depression and determine behavioral and social characteristics associated with depression among students attending a women...

There is general consensus in clinical and research literature that the core feature of psychopathy consists of an affective deficit. However, previous studies tend to find weak and inconsistent associations between psychopathy and measures of internalizing psychopathology. In this study we test whether the predominant practice of using questionnaires to assess internalizing psychopathology has...