BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to evaluate the relationship between tinnitus and the level of anxiety and depression experienced by subjective tinnitus patients, and to determine the effect of the level of anxiety and depression to the results of tinnitus treatment. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 104 patients were included in this study. All the patients conducted Tinn...

Animal experiments have been widely conducted in the life sciences for more than a century, and have long been a subject of ethical and societal controversy due to the deliberate infliction of harm upon sentient animals. However, the harmful use of animals may also negatively impact the mental health of researchers themselves. We sought to evaluate the anxiety level of researchers engaged in an...

MOJ Toxicol 2016, 2(2): 00032 Abbreviations: ADHD: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder; CNS: Central Nervous System; CPRS: Conners’ Parent Rating Scale; CTRS: Conners’ Teachers Rating Scale; HPA: Hipothalamo Pituitary Adrenal Axis; HPAS: Hacettepe Psychological Adaptation Scale; PNPM: p-Nitrophenyl α-maltoside; sAA: α-amylase; SAM: Sympathetic Adrenal Medulary; STAI: State Trait Anxiet...

The aim of this study was to develop and obtain the reliability and validity of 8 items short form of Spielberger stat-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) for use in circumstances where the full form is inappropriate. In this study a correlational method is carried out. Using the available sampling, the sample subjects were selected from 161 patients who referred to one of hospitals of Isfahan. In t...

OBJECTIVE Anxiety sensitivity has been defined as an excessive fear from senses and symptoms of anxiety. The aim of the present study is to investigate the validity and reliability of Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3) and adapting it into Turkish. METHOD The study group consisted of 150 healthy individuals without any psychiatric disorder and 300 patients with an anxiety disorder and/or maj...

PURPOSE To investigate the depression and anxiety levels and the factors that affect patients receiving chemotherapy and their relatives with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scoring system. METHODS 330 patients and 330 relatives of these patients were enrolled in this study. The study forms including the questions regarding the patient demographic ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by affective instability, unstable relationships, and identity disturbance. We measured salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) and salivary cortisol levels in all participants during exposure to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) and an electric stimulation stress. Seventy-two BPD patients were compared with 377 age- and gender- matched controls. Th...

BACKGROUND Since its creation the STAI has been cited in more than 14,000 documents, with more than 60 adaptations in different countries. In some adaptations this instrument has no clinical scores. The aim of this work is to determine if the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) has higher scores in patients diagnosed with anxiety than in general population. In addition, we want to examine if t...

This experimental study aimed to evaluate the effect of relaxation techniques on anxiety levels, and the relation between anxiety and the concentration of Immunoglobulin A. The study was carried out in a maternity hospital in a city of the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The sample was composed of 60 puerperae. The information on the variables: age, education, marital status, type of childbirt...

BACKGROUND Infertility is often associated with a chronic state of stress which may manifest itself in anxiety-related and depressive symptoms. The aim of our study is to assess the psychological state of women with and without fertility problems, and to investigate the background factors of anxiety-related and depressive symptoms in women struggling with infertility. METHODS Our study was co...