@article{ author = {Kalafi, uones and Ostovar, afshin and .Haghshenas, afshi}, title = {Mental Health Status of Afghan Emigrants Living in Shiraz}, abstract ={Emigration and cultural differences in host countries is the cause of the mental disorders increase in emigrants. The purpose of the present study was to assess the mental health status of Afghan emigrants living in Shiraz. In this study 81 Afghan emigrants were selected randomly and were assessed by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-2B). Data were analyzed using Hest, X2, Pearson correlation coefficient, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results showed that the prevalence of mental disorders in this group was 34.6%. There was a significant relationship between age and mental disorder but no significant correlations were observed between the level of education, marital status and mental disorders. The length of time residing in Iran was related to a decrease in the level of anxiety. In this study the prevalence of mental disorders in Afghan emigrants was higher than the rates reported by different studies for the native populations in various parts of the country.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {4-11}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1771-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1771-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Nasr, mehdi and NouriGhasemabadi, robabeh and Karimi,Kaisami, es}, title = {Disability and Medical leave Due to Psychiatric Disorders in Tehran Social Security Organization Clients}, abstract ={The purpose of this study was to investigate disability and medical leave due to psychiatric disorders in patients referred to comission for psychiatric and neurological consultation of 682 patients who had been referred to the comission during 1993-94. Results showed that psychiatric disorders and mood disorders led to occupational disability and medical leave at a significantly higher rate than neurological disorders. 56.9% of disabilities and 83.5% of medical leave were due to psychiatric disorders. 43.1 % of disabled and 16.5% of medical leave were due to neurological disorders. 32.3% of disabled patients were unskilled worker and 28.3% of those on medical leave were skilled workers. The average age of disability was 46 which lost 14 years service (1974 years). The mean age and years of service in the group on medical leave were significantly less than the disabled group but the extent of their leave was equal to the disabled group (5.2 months versus 5.5 respectively). This difference was not statistically significant, especially considering that the number of clients on medical leave were 4 times more than disabled clients. If the lost days of service is divided to the number of clients in each group, on the average, those on medical leave and those on disability had lost 64.3 and 23.3 work days respectively.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {11-24}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1772-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1772-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Ghaffarinejad, ali reza and Khobyari, fariba and Pouya, fatemeh}, title = {Prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Kerman}, abstract ={Postpartum depression is a prevalent disorder and is the cause of considerable pathology in patient's daily life. In this cross-sectional study, 400 postpartum women in Kerman who had given birth within 2 weeks to 2 months before the study were selected randomly and were given the Beck Depression Inventory (801) and a questionnaire regarding pregnancy and its consequences. Data were analyzed by Chi-square and t-test, The results showed that 31.1 % of women had a BDI score of 16 or higher, indicating the presence of depression. Also there was a higher prevalence of depression in primiparous women and those who had experienced previous abortion, child death or unwanted pregnancy. The importance of child's sex for mothers and the higher number of children were related to higher prevalence of depression. Early recognition of postpartum depression may decrease further complications.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {24-30}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1773-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1773-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Psychiatrist, hami}, title = {Relationship between Birth Order and Season of Birth and Substance Dependency}, abstract ={Research findings have shown that birth order and season of birth are related to some of the mental disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders. autism, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and substance abuse, and these disorders are related to dopamine level. A retrospective study was designed to investigate 130 substance abusers (119 males and 11 females) which were treated during 1997 by the author. They administered a questionnaire inquiring about subjects' demographic characteristics, birth order and family history of substance abuse. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. Results showed that the frequencies of substance abuse in first born children were 33 (27%) and in the last children were 22 (19.5%), which are 1.7 times higher than expected rate and 1.9 times higher than the rates for middle children. Thus, the first borns, especially the first born sons, are at higher risk for substance abuse than other children. In terms of the season of birth, 58% of all of the subjects were born in the cold months of the year. Thus it seems that, like schizophrenia, substance abuse is related to the season of birth and 02 receptors. Also the risk of addiction for subjects born in December, January and February that production of melatonin is at the highest rate in this period, 1.5 times more than June, July and August}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {30-37}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1774-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1774-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Bahrami, hadi}, title = {Mental Disorders in Male Prisoners as Compared to Normal Population}, abstract ={In order to determine the rate of mental disorders in male prisoners, 120 men ages 18 to 28 incarcerated in Ghasr Prison of Tehran for theft, assult, addiction, murder, unlawful sexual acts or embezzlement were selected randomly. 120 men in the same age range who were matched with the first group in terms of socio-economic characteristics were selected from normal population as a comparison group. None of the men in the latter group had any criminal records. Data were collected through SCL-90-R and Personal Characteristics Questionnaire and were analyzed using t-test. Results showed that the rate and the severity of mental disorders in all studied 9 categories of disorders, that is phobia, anxiety, somatization, psychotism, depression, paranoid thoughts, aggression, interpersonal sensitivity and obsession-compulsion were significantly higher among the prisoners than the normal group. The level of severity was higher in paranoid thoughts, obsessive compulsive disorder, and interpersonal sensitivity than in other disorders.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {37-45}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1775-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1775-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Raessi, puoran and Monajjemi, farshi}, title = {Job Stressores for Medical Records Personnel in Teaching Hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences}, abstract ={The purpose of the present study was to assess job stress in medical records personnel. 117 females and 78 males were assessed by Osipow et al.'s Job Roles Inventory. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square test. The findings indicated that the physical environment was the main source of stress for the staff of the four different units of the medical records department, (i.e. Admissions, Medical Records Archive, Statistics and Coding). The findings also revealed that there is a significant relationship between the intensity of job stress and sex, marital status and the level of education. Job stress was higher in females, single individuals and subjects with B. A. degree than in males, married individuals and those with lower education. The specific sources of stress for the medical records personell were as follows: Admission: 1-inability to respond to the needs of all the patients, 2~limited space of Admission Unit, and 3-late arrival of physicians Medical Records: 1-01d techniques in the filing system, and 2-delay in returning files to the Medical Records Archive Statistics: t-errors in reports from various sections, 2-delay in submission of reports by different units, and 3-managers' neglect of these information Coding: 1 -physician's illegible handwriting, 2-missing physician's final diagnosis, and 3-not using common coding system.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {45-55}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1776-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1776-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Alipoor, ahmad and Noorbala, ahmad ali}, title = {A Preliminary Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire in Students in the Universities of Tehran}, abstract ={The purpose of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. For this aim 101 students of Allameh Tabatabai and Shahed Universities(39 male, 62 female) with a mean age of 22.5 (with an age range of 19 to 39) were studied. The study of the internal stability of the questionnaire showed that all the 29 items have high correlation with total scores, the Cronbach's alpha was 93% and split-half reliability was 92%. The assessed reliability by test-retest after 3 weeks was 79% (n=25). In order to evaluate the face validity of the questionnaire, ten experts approved the power of evaluation of happiness by this test. The factor analysis, revealed 5 factors which could explain 57.1 % of the total variance. This finding differs from the findings reported by the author of the questionnaire. Based on the findings of this research, it seems that this questionnaire is quite appropriate for measuring the degree of happiness of university students in Tehran.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {55-66}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1777-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1777-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Layeghi, hoshang and Birashk, ehroz and .EbrahimiDaryani, naser}, title = {Psychosocial Factors in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer}, abstract ={In this cross-sectional study, psychosocial factors were assessed in patients with duodenal ulcer (DU) (n=20) and healthy subjects (n=20) matched for sex, age, and education. These factors were assessed during the active phase of DU and again 3 months following the completion of medical treatment. The psychosocial factors included psychological distress symptoms, stressful life events, coping skills, and quality of social relationships. Data were gathered through SCL-90-R, Life Event Checklist, Coping Skills Inventory and Quality of Relationship Inventory (ORI). Results indicated that there were significant relationships between DU disease in acute phase and end of therapy and psychosocial distress symptoms. The severity of symptoms was higher among females than males and that the female patients showed more reduction in the severity of their symptoms than male patients. The patients had experienced significantly more acute and chronic stressful life events than the subjects in the control group and that they suffered more stress and frustration. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of their coping skills and strategies in dealing with problems. It was found that following the completion of their treatment, the patients received less support from their parents, had more conflict with their support group,  specially with their spouses, and their relationships with their parents became more superficial.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {66-79}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1778-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1778-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Jaberi, parivash and Mehrabi, fereydon and Mehryar, hoshang}, title = {Psychosocial Factors in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer}, abstract ={In this cross-sectional study, psychosocial factors were assessed in patients with duodenal ulcer (DU) (n=20) and healthy subjects (n=20) matched for sex, age, and education. These factors were assessed during the active phase of DU and again 3 months following the completion of medical treatment. The psychosocial factors included psychological distress symptoms, stressful life events, coping skills, and quality of social relationships. Data were gathered through SCL-90-R, Life Event Checklist, Coping Skills Inventory and Quality of Relationship Inventory (ORI). Results indicated that there were significant relationships between DU disease in acute phase and end of therapy and psychosocial distress symptoms. The severity of symptoms was higher among females than males and that the female patients showed more reduction in the severity of their symptoms than male patients. The patients had experienced significantly more acute and chronic stressful life events than the subjects in the control group and that they suffered more stress and frustration. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of their coping skills and strategies in dealing with problems. It was found that following the completion of their treatment, the patients received less support from their parents, had more conflict with their support group,  specially with their spouses, and their relationships with their parents became more superficial.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {79-92}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1779-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1779-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Gharraee, banafsheh and AfkhamEbrahimi, azizeh}, title = {The Codetypes of MCMI-II in Patients with Axis I Disorders}, abstract ={This study investigated the codetypes of MCMI-II in a group of patients in psychiatric centers. 85 inpatient and outpatient subjects of Shahid Nawab Safavi and Shahid Esmaili Psychiatric Hospitals with the ultimate diagnosis of schizophrenia, mood disorders and substance related disorders were administered the MCMI-II Farsi version Questionnaire. The results suggested that for each of these disorders, a specific codetype can be identified. In other words, this questionnaire can be used as an assisting diagnostic instrument for axis I disorders in addition to personality disorders.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {92-100}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1780-en.html}, eprint = {}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Palahang, hasan and Azimi, khatereh and Zarean, jahandar}, title = {Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in Factory Workers in Shahr-e-Kord and Brojen}, abstract ={The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence rate of mental disorders in factory workers in Shahr-e-Kord and Brojen. Following a pilot study and determination of cut-off point for the SRQ-24 Questionnaire, the study was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, 503 subjects were administered the questionnaire and in the second stage, 148 subjects who had scores equal to or higher than the cut-off point were assessed by a clinical interview checklist based on DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. Results showed that the prevalence of mental disorders was 19.9% (females 23.4% and males 19.1 %). The most prevalent disorders were anxiety disorders (7.7%) and mood disorders (7%) followed by somatoform disorders (2.4%) and adjustment disorders (1.4%). The findings also indicated that the prevalence of mental disorders among technical workers, semi-skilled workers and unskilled workers were 22.6%, 20.4%, and 18.6%, respectively. There were also significant relationships between level of education, marital status and mental disorders. In this study, the prevalence of comorbid mental disorders was 26%.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {100-109}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1781-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1781-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} } @article{ author = {Bolhari, jafar and Ehssanmanesh, mojtaba and KarimiKeisami, es}, title = {The Attitude of Single Medical Students of Iran University of Medical Sciences Toward}, abstract ={The attitude of the 521 single medical students of Iran University of Medical Sciences toward marriage was studied. Subject from different educational levels were selected through cluster and simple random sampling methods. The instrument used in this study was an attitude questionnaire which its reliability had been established through test-retest procedure and its face validity had also been confirmed. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-test and Scheffe test. Results showed that students' attitude was generally positive, and with regard to variables such as age, socio-economic status, place of living, educational levels there was significant difference. Results also indicated that students in the age range of 26-30, low income group, non-resident students and those who had made the decision to get married have a more positive attitude than the other groups. The findings also showed that economic, social and family support and resolution of problematic obstacles have significant main roles in young adults inclination to get married.}, Keywords = {}, volume = {5}, Number = {1}, pages = {109-120}, publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services}, url = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1782-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1782-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, issn = {1735-4315}, eissn = {2228-7515}, year = {1999} }