background and aims: nowadays, hypnosis has opened its position in the medical community. based on controlled trials, hypnosis has been superior compared to other interventional procedures to reduce acute pain. this investigation aims to determine the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of pain and enhancing mental performance in iran, using the meta-analysis method. methods: the search ...

In this study, we assessed value-based decision making in individuals diagnosed with mental illness. Two metaanalyses were conducted of studies that used the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) to assess value-based decision making. In the first meta-analysis (63 studies, combined N = 4,978), we compared IGT performance in healthy populations and populations with mental illness. In the second meta-analysi...

aim and background: this meta-analysis evaluated the relationship between mental health and social support in iran. methods and materials: in order to assess the relationship between mental health and social support, eight eligible studies with acceptable methodology were selected. findings: the effect size of the relationship between mental health and social support in iran was 0.369. conclusi...

abstract: in contrast to traditional reviews, systematic reviews explore theliterature on a specific topic comprehensively using a well-defined protocol and recruit the findings of eligible studies after the assessment of their qualities, using a clear and reproducible method. checking the assumptions, we may merge the findings of recruited studies in a systematic review and use metaanalysis te...

Background and aims: Nowadays, hypnosis has opened its position in the medical community. Based on controlled trials, hypnosis has been superior compared to other interventional procedures to reduce acute pain. This investigation aims to determine the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of pain and enhancing mental performance in Iran, using the meta-analysis method. <br...

Is decision making impaired in mental illness populations? Can behavioral economics provide insight into clinical psychology? The present project addresses these broad questions through three studies. In the first study, two meta-analyses were conducted of experiments that used the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) to assess value based decision making in populations with mental illness. In the first me...

objective: the aim of the present study is to perform a systematic review of studies that investigated the prevalence of any kind of mental disorders in high school students in iran. method: a broad search was conducted in medline/pubmed, isi web of science, psychinfo, cinahl, embase, and three iranian databases, including iranpsych, iranmedex, and scientific information database (sid). to cove...

objective: taking the diversity of the methodologies applied in prevalence studies of psychiatric disorders in iran and their heterogeneous results into consideration, there seems to be need for a systematic review in order to compile the findings and seek appropriate recommendations for future studies. this study aims at systematically identifying studies conducted in iran describing the preva...