background and objectives: heart failure is a life-threatening illness in which panic disorder, anxiety, depression, and death expectation are constantly experienced. this study, thus, determined to examine the relationship between spiritual health and depression, anxiety, and stress in patients with heart failure. methods: this study was a descriptive-correlational investigation that was perfo...

objectives: this study has been conducted to investigate the «social support» various roles in anxiety and depression of elderly people, in tehran’s second district habitants. methods & materials: the method of study is causal-comparative and required data was collected by norbeck social supportquestionnaire and anxiety and depression scale. the sample includes 100 elder subjects who are 60 yea...

aim and background: depression and anxiety among students are important issues, because they lead to scholastic decline and develop many difficulties for students in the future. furthermore, adherence to religious beliefs and attitudes toward religion as a deterrent to many mental disorders, especially depression and anxiety, has attracted the attention of many psychologists. this study aimed t...

anxiety and depression could reduce the quality of life, and exacerbate physical symptoms and even mortality amongst patients with coronary heart disease (chd). the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of anxiety and depression in patients with acute chd. in a period from march to december 2008, the views of 108 chd patients, hospitalized in a tertiary hospital, were solicited usi...

a bstract background: renal failure is a major public health problem in the world. these patients experience high levels of psychological tension, anxiety, and depression, which leads to their lowered quality of life, increased health care costs, and early mortality. due to medication side effects in these patients, non‑medicational methods are more in demand now. this study aimed to investigat...

objective: the aim of our study is to determine the impact of cochlear implantation on anxiety anddepression in mothers of children with cochlear implant. materials and methods: in a cohort design, 35 mothers of deaf children with cochlear implantion admitted to the clinic of baqiyatallah hospital during january 2008 – january 2010 were selected through systematic sampling. information of demog...

abstract background: cancer is a broad group (over 270 types) of diseases. this disease, like other chronic diseases, occurs in all ages and ethnic groups, and is considered as a major health problem. stress is one of the most important psychological factors influencing the occurrence of physical diseases, and can lead to severe anxiety, depression, and negative effects on health. it can also m...

abstract this study had examined the effect of brief empathic psychotherapy in decreasing anxiety and depression among university students with respect to their attachment styles. as a result we accumulated a sample of 20 students recognized as depressed and anxious by filling dass(depression & anxiety inventory).these students also filled the hazan & shaver attachment questioner and sampling c...

objective: cardiac diseases are psycho-somatic disorders, and psychological aspects play an essential role in their initiation and exacerbation. the aim of this study was to gain appropriate knowledge in the epidemiology of co-morbid depression and anxiety disorder in cardiovascular outpatients. method: this study is descriptive with a sample of patients attending a cardio-vascular clinic. 238 ...