background substance use in patients with psychiatric disorder is an every-day seen. detection of this comorbidity can significantly affect the treatment of these disorders, as well as substance use. objectives this study has been conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of substance use in hospitalized psychiatric patients. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 210 hospi...

Background The digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) is a common site of pathology in the UK equine population, often necessitating tenoscopic exploration. Common intrathecal pathologies may lead to fetlock canal constriction. palmar/plantar annular ligament (PAL) surgically transected relieve constriction or facilitate surgical access and instrumentation. Objectives objectives this study were (1...

a 3-year-old holstein-friesian cow was evaluated because of sudden onset of right hind limb lameness and pain with fetlock swelling for 2 days. based on the history, clinical index scores and computed radiographic examinations, the case was accurately diagnosed to be a severely comminuted fracture of the proximal phalanx. this cow was assigned for conservative treatment with external coaptation...

background and aims: students experience some degrees of mental disorders during their life. therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors of mental disorders among the secondary school students in ilam, iran. methods: this is a cross sectional study, carried out among the secondary school students in ilam, iran. we assessed 841 students including 446 m...

background: as insomnia is common, especially among the elderly in the nursing homes, we aimed to estimate insomnia prevalence among the elderly residing in nursing homes as well as to determine factors associated with insomnia in the elderly. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 on 772 elderly residents at kahrizak nursing home, tehran iran. the information was gathered ...

conclusions lack of supervisor support can result in psychological distress leading to symptoms experienced by the employees. results the results showed that there was a significant internal correlation between supervisor support with physical symptoms and psychological distress (p < 0.05). regression analysis indicated that supervisor support significantly reduced the effect of psychological d...