purpose: to compare early maladaptive schemas and coping styles in drug dependent and non-dependent prisoners of zahedan city.   materials and methods: this was an ex post facto study. the population of the study consisted of all men prisoners of zahedan prison in 2013. the participants were 240 prisoners among which 120 prisoners were selected by convenience sampling method and the rest by sim...

Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by distinct species of single-celled parasite called Plasmodium sp. However, an infected adult female Anopheles mosquito that feeds on blood responsible for the transmission malaria. In year 2020, approximately 241 million malaria cases and 627 thousand deaths were recorded globally. most tropical subtropical regions world, one leading causes ...

abstract background: nausea and vomiting are the worst and the most prevalent complications experienced by 70–80% of patients. complementary treatments including therapeutic touch are cost‑effective and low‑risk, independent nursing interventions. present research aims at investigating the effect of therapeutic touch on the intensity of acute chemotherapy‑induced vomiting in these patients. mat...