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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Personality Patterns in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty Patients
M.F. Ghalehbandi
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A. Afkham Ebrahimi
E-mail:afkhami@iums.ac.ir
2
AbstractObjectives: This project appraised the personality patterns of cosmetic rhinoplastic patients.Methods: This was a descriptive-cross sectional evaluation. The subjects of the project were 30 clients (24 female, 6 male) requesting cosmetic rhinoplastic surgery from ENT clinic of Hazrat-e-Rasoul Hospital. They were referred to the psychiatric ward of the hospital for preoperational psycholo-gical assessment. The subjects were evaluated by DSM based clinical interview and MCMI-II test. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistical methods and chi-square. Findings:The frequencies of obsessive-compulsive and narcissistic personality patterns were sig- nificantly more prevalent than other personality patterns. Results:The requests for cosmetic surgeries should be considered with regard to interaction of in- dividual psychological factors and cultural influences. Taking advantage of standardized assess-ments in the areas of body image and personality for evaluation of the degree of dissatisfaction with body image would prevent unnecessary surgeries.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-144-en.pdf
personality patterns
rhinoplasty
personality assessment
body image
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Personality Traits of Candidate for Esthetic Surgery
M. Alamdar Saravy
E-mail: dralamdar@yahoo.com
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M.F. Ghalebandi
2
AbstractObjectives:The aim of this project was to assess the personality traits of candidates for esthetic surgery.Method: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 100 candidates for esthetic surgery (82 females, 18 males) at a clinic. The subjects ranging from 16 to 45 years old with the mean age of 23.8 were evaluated by MMPI-PD before the surgery stage (taking photographs and executing the necessary laboratory work). Data were analyzed via descriptive statistics. Findings: The prevalence of various personality patterns included narcissistic 19%, histrionic 11%, obsessive- compulsive 10%, avoidance 9%, schizoid 6%, borderline 4%, negativistic 3%, depen-dent 1%, antisocial 1%, and paranoid 1%. Thirty five percent did not indicate any detectible perso- nality traits. Results: Most of the esthetic surgery patients show narcissistic personality traits. This result points out the impact of psychological factors on seeking esthetic surgeries.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-145-en.pdf
personality traits
esthetic surgery
MMPI
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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The Relationship between Job Burnout and Personality Traits in Nurses
M. Rasoulian
1
F. Elahi
E-mail: 1973@hotmail.com
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A. Afkham Ebrahimi
3
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-146-en.pdf
job burnout
personality traits
emotional exhaustion
depersonalization
personal accomplishment
nurses
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Epidemiological Study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and its Relation to Psychiatric Difficulties in Nurses
S. Nasri
E-mail:snasri@mail.com
1
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-147-en.pdf
fatigue
chronic fatigue syndrome
epidemiology
nurses
per
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
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Theory of Mind Deficit in Psychosis:Is it Specific to Schizophrenia?
A. A. Nejatisafa
E-mail: nejatisafa@hotmail.com
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V. Sharifi
2
J. Alaghbandrad
3
AbstractObjectives: This project was implemented to compare the deficit patterns of Theory of Mind (TOM) in three groups of schizophrenic patients, psychotic manic patients, and normal subjects.Method: The subjects of the study comprised three groups of 19 patients with schizophrenia, 15 patients with psychotic mania, and 16 normal subjects. To assess TOM ability, collection of data was completed by two first-order false belief tasks,two second-order false belief tasks, and two comic strips. All subjects were appraised on the basis of intelligence quotient (IQ), symptomatology, and the amount of medication taken. Findings: The two groups of schizophrenic patients and psychotic mania performed worse than the normal subjects in cumulative score of false belief tasks, but there was no significant difference between the two clinical groups. Furthermore, the psychotic mania group presented a worse per-formance than the normal subjects in a second-order false belief task. Other differences were not re-markable. No significant difference was found in the IQ scores between the three groups. Results: Considering the presence of TOM deficit in psychotic mania as well, such a deficit might not then be specific to patients with schizophrenia and may be present in the other kinds of psy-chosis.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-148-en.pdf
theory of mind
schizophrenia
mania
psychosis
false belief tasks
comic strips
per
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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The Effect of Counseling on Reduction of Depression after Vasectomy and Tubal ligation
A. Nikkhooi
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A. Ekhlasi
2
R. Davasaz Irani
E-mail: khuzestan-cdc@yahoo.com
3
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-149-en.pdf
mental consultation
depression
vasectomy
tubal ligation
Ahwaz
per
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Prevalence of Dementia and Depression among Residents of Elderly Nursing Homes in Tehran Province
M. Sadeghi
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H. R. Kazemi
E-mail: sadeghmj@sina.coms.ac.ir
2
AbstractObjectives: The aim of this project was to evaluate the prevalence of dementia and depression among residents of elderly nursing homes in Tehran province. Method: 279 literate elderly over the age of 65 years old (135 males, 144 females) were selected through convenient sampling. At the time of the study,in autumn and winter of 1381, the subjects had residence at elderly nursing homes in Tehran province. They were evaluated by Mini-Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, and a DSM-IV based clinical interview. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistical methods and chi-square. Findings: 43.4% of subjects were afflicted with dementia. 16.8% were diagnosed with mild and 14.7% with major depressive disorders. 10.4% were under treatment with antidepressant medica-tions. There was a significant correlation between dementia and difficulties in movements as well as incontinence however there was no significant correlation between depression and those two factors.Moreover there was not any significant correlation detected between depression and dura- tion of residence at the nursing homes. Results:Considering the high prevalence of dementia and depression in nursing homes, attending to diagnosis and treatment of these disorders can exert beneficial effects on the resident’s mental health status and quality of life at such centers.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-150-en.pdf
nursing home
depression
dementia
per
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Anxiety, Cardiovascular Symptoms and Serum Lipids Level
N. Agheli
E-mail: n.agheli@yahoo.com
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M. Hajaran
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AbstractObjectives: The aim of this project was to evaluate the intensity of anxiety and its relation with hypertension, the level of serum lipids, and symptoms of cardiovascular diseases.Method: 606 males and females between the ages of 35-65 residing in Tehran were selected by random-cluster sampling and participated as the subjects of this descriptive-cross sectional study. The subjects' blood pressure, serum lipids (via enzymatic methods), and symptoms of cardiovas-cular diseases were evaluated by physicians. The intensity of their anxiety was determined by Zig- mond and Snaith questionnaires. Data were analyzed by t-test, analysis of variance, and c2. Findings: The intensity of anxiety was observed significantly more in women than men. There was a significant correlation between the intensity of anxiety with systolic and diastolic hypertension and low levels of HDL Cholesterol. However, there was not a significant correlation between the intensity of anxiety with total Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, and triglycerides. Neither was there a significant correlation between the intensity of anxiety with chest pain, palpitation, and myocar-dial failure. Results: Presence of anxiety is related to some risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-151-en.pdf
anxiety
cardiovascular diseases
cholesterol
triglyceride
hypertension
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Structural Relationships between Dimensions of DSM-IV Anxiety and Depressive Disorders and Dimensions of Tripartite Model
A. Bakhshipour Roodsari
E-mail: abakhshipour@msn.com
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M. Dejkam
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A. H. Mehryar
3
B. Birashk
4
AbstractObjectives: This project assessed the validity of integrative hierarchical model of anxiety and dep-ression by Brown, Chorpita, and Barlow. Through this appraisal, structural relationships were assess- ed between key features of anxiety and depressive disorders and the dimensions of tripartite model of anxiety and depression.Method: In this project, using the findings collected from 255 outpatient subjects with the diagno- sis of anxiety and depressive disorders, first, via Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Validity of five factor model of DSM-IV anxiety and depressive disorders and validity of tripartite model of anxiety and depression were assessed. Next, to select the best model, the three level structural model of Brown et al., was compared with the rival models via Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Findings: Findings supported the discriminate validity of five factor model of DSM-IV anxiety and depressive disorders and tripartite model of anxiety and depression. Amongst various struc-tural models evaluated, the best confirming was the one in which higher order factors, the negative and positive affects influenced significantly the features of anxiety and depressive disorders in an expected manner. Results: The discriminating hierarchical model is confirmed considering the limitations of the pre- sent study.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-152-en.pdf
tripartite model of anxiety and depression
three level structural model of anxi-ety and depression
Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
per
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Comparison of Cerebral Lateralization in Mentally Retarded Children vs. Normal Children
S. B. Jaamei
E-mail: melika2@iums.ac.ir
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M. Kiani
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M. T. Jaghataei
3
Sh. Sirous
4
M. Hadadian
5
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-153-en.pdf
psychomotor development
mental retardation
cerebral lateralization
Delacato