BACKGROUND This study explored the effectiveness of family psycho-education in reducing patients' symptoms and on family caregiver burden. METHODS Seventy Iranian outpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia disorder and their caregivers were randomly allocated to the experimental (n = 35) or control groups (n = 35). Patients in the experimental group received antipsychotic drug treatment an...

BACKGROUND The recently developed policy of the family practice program in rural regions of Iran faced some challenges such as inefficient referral system. The health insurance organizations (purchaser) and health policy makers are concerned about the high rate of patient referrals from family physicians to specialists due to imposing unnecessary services and costs. OBJECTIVES This study exam...

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. I want to say a few words about perspectives of nursing in Iran and its place in the international family. I see nurses in Iran as a dynamic force of change. Three thing...

This is a report of novel variant the α1-globin gene—(α1) α51 Gly > Cys (CE9), c.154 GGC TGC, named Hb Mazandaran, which was observed in an Iranian family. gives rise to previously undescribed haemoglobin that undetectable by capillary electrophoresis (CE). detected two cases combination with β-globin mutation, and it does not seem be associated severe haematological abnormalities carriers.

In the rare hereditary bone disorder of osteopetrosis, reduced bone resorption function leads to both the development of densely sclerotic fragile bones and progressive obliteration of the marrow spaces and cranial foramina. Marrow obliteration, typically associated with extramedullary hemopoiesis and hepatosplenomegaly, results in anemia and thrombocytopenia; and nerve entrapment accounts for ...

BACKGROUND Adolescence is a period of overwhelming changes and challenges, which expose the adolescents to high-risk behaviors. Risky sexual relationship is one of these behaviors that entails physical risks and psychosocial harms. Various factors have been recognized to shape sexual behaviors in adolescents. This paper is an attempt to investigate the factors contributing to high-risk sexual b...

INTRODUCTION Despite the importance of quality of life (QOL) in outcomes of cancer pa-tients, there have been a few Iranian studies investigating the Iranian patients' quality of life. The present study aimed to assess the cancer patients' QOL and its related factors. METHODS This cross-sectional study conducted in Shahid Ghazi Tabatabaei Hospital affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sc...

BACKGROUND Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and early development of aggressive periodontitis. Although cathepsin C (CTSC) gene mutations have been established in about 70-80% of PLS patients, it is assumed that the patients may have dysfunctioning of immune defense mechanisms. OBJECTIVE To assess the associati...