BACKGROUND To investigate factors related to prevention of self-immolation in west of Iran. METHODS In a case-control study, 30 consecutive cases of deliberate self-inflicted burns admitted to the regional burn centre (Imam Khomeini hospital in Kermanshah province, Iran) were compared with controls selected from the community and matched by sex, age, district-county of residence, and rural vs...

burning mouth syndrome (bms) is a relatively common disease that can severely affect the quality of life of the patient. it causes chronic orofacial pain or oral burning sensation even in the absence of any detectable organic cause. the etiology of bms is complex and multifactorial. it has been associated with menopause, trigger events and even genetic polymorphisms. although its etiology remai...

High School Counselling and Guidance in Isfahan:An Opinion Survey T. Baagheri Counselling and guidance services given to high school students in Isfahan suffer from many inadequacies in areas of supporting counsellors, and providing individual and group counselling. To identify the shortcomings a sample of 344 counsellors, administrators, and students, randomly selected, was given a quest...

Introduction: Marriage is described as the most important and the most basic human relationship. Increasing intimacy and marital satisfaction and reducing marital conflicts are among the most important components of a stable marriage. Counselling and therapies based on choice theory have been used as one of the effective methods on improving stable marriage components. This study was performed ...

This article provides an overview of international developments in the area of infertility counselling. It informs about the development of international organizations and relevant professional standards and describes the need to make counselling accessible to all patients, especially those who experience great distress or display previous vulnerability. Whereas in previous years counselling fo...

Use the word 'counselling' in the presence of Christian ministers and it is guaranteed to produce a whole variety of responses. Some will readily and warmly receive the word because they have taken a counselling course, read some counselling books or practised some counselling skills; others will want a more precise definition to clarify just what is meant, and yet others will react in horror a...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence of counseling services, contrasted with the need after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the types of counseling received, and the predictors of receipt of counseling services. METHODS A cross-sectional, random-digit-dial survey was conducted in New York City (NYC) of parents (N = 434) of children who were 4 to ...

This study sought to reappraise the Referral counselling method and financial among mothers in Cross River State, Nigeria. The was purely a sampling purposive technique. questionnaire called (SMCQ) instrument used for data collection. subjected face validity by one expert Guidance Counselling two experts measurement evaluation Faculty of Education, University Calabar. reliability estimate estab...

1. Elements of psychology and child counselling 1.1. Child’s cognitive development 1.2. Way of communication between the child and counsellor 1.3. Child game 2. Elements of psychopathology and approaches in counselling 2.1. The main categories of psychopathology in child 2.2. Transfer to child 2.3. Ways of approaching in child counselling 3. Integrative programs for child counselling 3.1. Indiv...