conclusions the results indicate that mbct is effective on both the improvement of self-esteem and the decrease of social anxiety. the results are in accordance with prior studies performed on adolescents. patients and methods semi-experimental research was conducted on 30 female students diagnosed with social anxiety. from the population of female students who were studying in tehran’s high sc...

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In the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, (1994) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.) Washington, DC: author) phobic adults and adolescents are said to "recognize that the phobia is excessive or unreasonable" given the actual danger posed by the feared situation. The present study exa...

BACKGROUND Comorbidity of chronic migraine (CM) with psychiatric disorders, mostly anxiety and mood disorders, is a well-recognized phenomenon. Phobias are one of the most common anxiety disorders in the general population. Phobias are more common in migraineurs than non-migraineurs. The clinical profile of phobias in CM has never been studied. METHOD We investigated the psychiatric profile i...

This population-based study reports on the prevalence and characteristics of specific phobia (SP) and phobic fears in an elderly population. A representative population sample of Swedish 70-year-olds without dementia (N = 558) was examined using semi-structured interviews. Phobic fears included fear of animals, natural environment, specific situations, blood-injection-injury and 'other'. Mental...

BACKGROUND Psychiatric comorbidity and visceral hypersensitivity are common in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but little is known about visceral sensitivity in IBS patients without psychiatric disorders. AIM We wanted to examine rectal visceral sensitivity in IBS patients without comorbid psychiatric disorders, IBS patients with phobic anxiety and healthy volunteers. METHODS ...

This article is devoted to the early detection of psychopathological changes, study temperament and character accentuation, as well identification anxiety-phobic disorders which are observed in taekwondo athletes through psycho diagnostic examinations.

objective: this study aimed to determine prevalence and predisposing factors of psychiatric disorders among infertile in comparison to fertile women. materials and methods:  by a descriptive- analytic study in vali-e-asr reproductive health research center, 300 women entered the research.   symptom checklist -90 -revised (scl-90-r) test and structured researcher questionnaires were applied for ...