background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is one of the most prevalent health problems which is affected by psychological disorders.the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of psychological intervention on chronic low back pain among a sample of iranian nurses.   methods and material: this is a randomized clinical trial. the participants of this study consisted of 84 nurses suffering from ...

background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is one of the most prevalent health problems which is affected by psychological disorders. the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of psychological intervention on chronic low back pain among a sample of iranian nurses.   material and methods: this is a randomized clinical trial. the participants of this study consisted of 84 nurses suffering from...

BACKGROUND Collaborative care is an effective intervention for depression which includes both organizational and patient-level intervention components. The effect in the UK is unknown, as is whether cluster- or patient-randomization would be the most appropriate design for a Phase III clinical trial. METHOD We undertook a Phase II patient-level randomized controlled trial in primary care, nes...

background: non-ulcer dyspepsia (nud) is one of the common gastrointestinal disorders considered as a psychosomatic disorder. the effectiveness of psychological intervention in improving symptoms of this disease remains unclear. the objective of this study was to assess the effects of add-on stress management training on symptoms of nud. materials andmethods: in a randomized clinical trial, 28 ...

background: illness representations (based on leventhal's model) are associated with chronic illness outcomes. it has been suggested that targeting these cognitive components improves illness outcomes. multiple sclerosis is a common disorder between neural and immune systems that creates physical and psychological consequences. there are few pre psychological trails on these patients. the aim o...

BACKGROUND Women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) have average life expectancies of about 2 years, and report high levels of disease-related symptoms including pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, psychological distress, and functional impairment. There is growing recognition of the limitations of medical approaches to managing such symptoms. Yoga is a mind-body discipline that has demonstrated...

BACKGROUND Clinically significant psychological distress in pregnancy is common, with epidemiological research suggesting that between 15 and 25 % of pregnant women experience elevated symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. Untreated psychological distress in pregnancy is associated with poor obstetrical outcomes, changes in maternal physiology, elevated incidence of child physical and ps...

background: the infertility is associated with psychological consequence including depression, and lack of self-efficacy. objective: the aim of this study was to compare the pharmacological and no pharmacological strategies in promotion of self-efficacy of infertile women. materials and methods: a randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 89 infertile women who were recruited from f...

PURPOSE To conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of different mentoring interventions on the basic psychological need satisfaction of underrepresented minorities and women in academia. METHOD Participants were 150 mentor/protégé dyads from three academic medical centers and eight other colleges and universities in western and central New York, randomized from 2010 to 2...