objective: obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) is one of the greatest and debilitating disorders, which many of its patients do not respond to psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. in this regard, paying attention to new treatments such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tdcs) is important. the purpose of the present research was to examine the effects of tdcs on the obsession-compulsion ...

Opium dependency is an important health problem in Iran. Several studies show that most opium dependent patients have concomitant psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was evaluation of psychiatric disorders in opium dependency in comparison with heroin dependency. Background: This is a descriptive study on 192 male opium dependent patients who were admitted in dualdiagnosis ward of Behe...

Background: In psychological studies, exposure to electromagnetic field is one of the hazardous factors, which has adverse effects on mental health. Exposure to electromagnetic field due to daily use of electricity makes this study so important. The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between psychological symptoms and occupational exposure to electromagnetic field among worker...

Despite the introduction of needle and syringe exchange programs (NSPs), sharing of syringes and other materials remains common among injection drug users (IDUs) worldwide. For this reason, IDUs are at high-risk of HIV transmission. This paper studies the psychosocial and psychopathological determinants of sharing among IDUs. Understanding the relationship between psychological morbidity, HIV k...