Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Epidemiology of Mental Disorders among Male Prisoners in Adel Abad Prison of Shiraz
4
9
FA
H.
Ashkani
Y
Gh. R.
Dehbozorghi
N
A.
Shoja
N
epidemiology, prevalence, mental disorders, prison, Shiraz, SCL-90-R
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-230-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-230-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Personality Traits in Patients with Diagnoses of Panic Disorder
10
17
FA
H.
Haghshenas
Y
M.
Mousavi Nasab
N
R.
Farnam
N
AbstractObjectives: The present study was conducted to investigate the personality traits which may have a negative impact on patients’ performance, health, and occurrence of panic disorder as well as its process and prognosis. Method: 51 subjects diagnosed with panic disorder were compared with 51 normal subjects through NEO Personality Inventory- Revised (NEO PI-R). Findings: The findings indicated that subjects suffering from panic disorder were more susceptible to experiences of anxiety, depression, aggression, guilt-feeling, and stress. They were less extraverted, but as capable of controlling their impulses as normal subjects they prefer to have a stable life, and are not interested in experiencing adventures. Results: The study demonstrated that the personality traits of the subjects diagnosed with panic disorder more likely correlates with those of the Cluster C of personality disorders.
panic disorder, personality traits, NEO inventory
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-231-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-231-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Patients in Internal and Surgical Wards
18
25
FA
T.
Nazari
Y
M. T.
Yassemi
N
M.
Doust-Mohammadi
N
K.
Nematzadeh Mahani
N
depression, anxiety, inpatients, internal ward, surgical ward
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-232-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-232-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Mental Health and Fasting in Ramadan
26
32
FA
Sh.
Sardarpour Goudarzi
Y
A.
Sultani Zarandi
N
Ramadan, psychiatry, fasting, SCL-90-R, mental health
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-233-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-233-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
The Relation Between Use of Prayers, Mental Health, and Job Performance Among Technical Workers of Tehran Ammunition Industries
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39
FA
R.
Shoja’ian
Y
A.
Zamani Monfared
N
Abstract Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the relation between use of prayers, mental health, and job performance among the technical workers of Tehran ammunition Industries Group in Tehran. Method: The subjects, 304 men were randomly selected. The average age of subjects was 38.9 years and their average years of service was 18. Most of the subjects (42.1%) had primary education. The data were collected through GHQ- 28, a prayer questionnaire, and a job performance questionnaire. Through descriptive statistical methods, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, t-tests and one-tail ANOVA, data were further analyzed. Findings: The findings showed that a significant relation exists between the use of prayers and mental health among the subjects an increase in the use of prayers resulted in the increase in mental health level. Moreover, the use of prayers showed a significant relation with Anxiety and Depression sub-scales of General Health Questionnaire. In other words, increased use of prayers was accompanied by reduced scores of anxiety and depression. Results: There is a relation between prayers and mental health. However, there is niether a relation between prayers and job performance, nor between job performance and mental health.
prayers, mental health, job performance, GHQ
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-234-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-234-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Stress Coping Strategies and Social Support in Depressive Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
40
48
FA
A.
Ebrahimi
Y
J.
Bolhari
N
F.
Zolfaghari
N
AbstractObjectives: Considering the role of internal resources, such as coping strategies, and external resources, such as social support, in the adaptation strategies employed by patients suffering from spinal cord injury (SCI), the present study was designed to examine the relation between coping strategies and the quality of social relationships with depression among veterans with SCI. Method: 70 home-staying veterans with spinal cord injury were randomly selected as the subjects of the study. They were assessed through CS-R, QRI and BDI scules. The data were then analyzed through t-tests and Chi square. Findings: The findings showed that veterans with lowest degrees of depression significantly used effective and focused coping strategies, such as resorting to religion, active coping, planning, seeking social support, and positive interpretation. Moreover, veterans with highest degrees of depression enjoyed less social support and reported to having more interpersonal problems as compared to those with lowest degrees of depression. In addition, employment and volunteer service at the front (an index of belief and focused internal control) proved to be much less related to depression. Results: The results demonstrated the effective role of social support and special coping strategies in reducing depression, improving feelings, and enhancing tolerance for the complications and consequences of severe injuries such as SCI.
spinal cord injury veterans, social support, stress coping, depression
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-235-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-235-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
The Impact of Teaching Environmental Control, Attention Diversion, and Thought Stopping in Reducing Craving Behavior in Opiate Dependents
49
55
FA
M.
Nazer
Y
A. R.
Sayyadi Anari
N
E.
Khaleghi
N
Objectives: The present study focuses on the techniques of controlling thoughts and depression/anxiety-inducing mental images such as attention diversion and thought stopping to control thoughts and mental images related to craving of opiates. It also attempted to clear and control the subjects' environments to prevent possible temptation. Method: This study followed an experimental design. The subjects were selected from an available sample and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group, each comprised of 30 subjects. For a period of three weeks, the subjects in the experimental group were provided with twice a week training sessions of an educational program on environment control, attention diversion, and thought stopping, with each session lasting 35 minutes. The control group received the normal treatment used in the clinic. A 30-item questionnaire to obtain demographic information along with a daily scale to determine the frequency of temptations as well as its duration were utilized. Findings: The results showed that after 6 months, 19 out of 30 subjects in the experimental group were “clean”, from opium whereas in the control group the number of “clean” subjects in the same period was 4 out of 30. During the 6th month, the daily average frequency of using thoughts was 0.89 in the experimental group in the control group it was 1.1, the difference of which was not statistically significant. The duration of such thoughts in the 6th month was 5.8 minutes per day for the experimental group, and 38.7 minutes for the control group this difference was significant. Results: Training on cleaning the environment, attention diversion, and thought stopping keeps more subjects clean in the experimental group up to six months. It also reduces the duration of temptations, but does not lead to any significant difference in the daily frequency of temptations. In general, application of this technique reduces temptation and craving.
temptation, opiate dependence, environmental and thought control, relapse, addiction, treatment, Craving
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-236-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-236-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Psychological Intervention in Controlling Epilepsy among Children and Youths
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64
FA
T.
Seghatoleslam
Y
Gh. A.
Afrouz
N
K.
Gharaguzlu
N
E.
Hejazi
N
AbstractObjectives: This research aimed at assessing the efficacy of psychological and non-medicinal treatments in controlling epilepsy of children and youths. Method: 30 boys, aged 9 to 24, with normal IQ, diagnosed with tonic-clonic epilepsy were selected as the subjects of the research. They had been under medicinal treatment for two years, but showed no adequate response. The subjects randomly were assigned to three groups. Group 1 received Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in a group modality. Group 2 received biofeedback training. Group 3 (the control group) received no intervention or psychological treatment. Three dimensions of epileptic convulsion were studied: (a) severity of symptoms, (b) frequency of seizures, (c) a feeling of control over the tonic-clonic convulsive epileptic attacks, which were assessed through the Epilepsy Symptoms Scale (ESS). Findings: The findings demonstrated that CBT reduced the severity of symptoms and increased the feeling of control over epileptic attacks, but did not reduce their frequency. Biofeedback training did not significantly reduce the frequency of symptoms. The failure to reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures might be due to several factors, such as medicinal treatment, and inaccuracy of the information provided to the therapist by the parents of the epileptic patients. Results: Psychological intervention is effective in the control of epileptic attack it calls for further research.
children, youths, epilepsy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), biofeedback
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-237-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-237-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Comparison of the Worries of Anxious and Normal Children in the Schools of Dashtestan
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72
FA
S.
Mofrad
Y
M. K.
Atefvahid
N
S. A.
Bayanzadeh
N
AbstractObjectives: The present study was designed to compare the worries of anxious children to that of normal children in the town of Dashtestan in Booshehr Province. Method : This was a post-hoc study conducted in two phases. In the initial phase, the validity and reliability of the research tools were assessed. In the main phase, the tests were administered on the subjects next the collected sets of data were compared to one another. The anxious group was comprised of 30 subjects, (17 girls, 13 boys). In the normal group, there were 50 subjects (26 girls, 24 boys). Both groups were matched in terms of sex, age, and level of education. The age of the subjects ranged from 8 to 14 years, and their level of education ranged from the 2nd grade of primary school to 3rd grade of junior high school. The instruments used in the study were List of Children’s Worries , Children’s Worries Questionnaire, and Revised Children’s Anxiety Scale. Findings: The study indicated a significant difference between the normal & anxious children in terms of anxiety indices the anxious children were more worried than the normal subjects. Further examination of the impact of age and sex on anxiety indices showed that older children were more worried about their personal performance, whereas younger children were more worried about personal injury.The frequency of worrisome matters was greater among boys than girls. The review of anxiety indices in the different groups of subjects demonstrated no significant relationship between type of illness and anxiety indices.
worries, anxiety , cognition , children
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-238-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-238-en.pdf
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
8
2
2002
11
1
Psychopathology and Mental Health in Middle Persian Manuscripts
73
79
FA
T.
Ghaderi
Y
AbstractObjectives: The present study was designed to trace the literature related to the history of psychopathology and mental health in Middle Persian manuscripts. Method: The method consisted of library research into the hand written manuscripts and the collection of Middle Persian (Pahlavi) texts dating back to some fifteen hundred years ago. Findings: The frequency of the term ravan (psyche) and its lexical combinations reveal the basis of psychopathology, techniques of mental health care, and the history of psychology in ancient Persia.
Psyche, Persia, body and mind, moderation, socializing
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-239-en.html
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-239-en.pdf