Maryam Rasoulian

Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Improving Hemodialysis Patients’ Quality of Life by Training them in Coping and Communicating Skills: an Interventional Study

Background and Objectives: Low quality of life in hemodialysis patients is a major factor leading to cardiovascular diseases and other important outcomes such as hospitalization and death. The present study attempted to examine the impacts of training intervention on perceived psychological health and quality of life among hemodialysis patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional intervention s...

[ 2 ] - A Scoping Review of Questionnaires on Stigma of Mental Illness in Persian

Background: Patients with mental illness generally face two major issues related to their disorder. They should deal with not only different signs and symptoms of their disorder (including anxiety, delusion, hallucination etc.), but also with the concomitant social stigma of mental illness. Families of the patients with mental illness usually feel embarrassed and guilty about the disorder of th...

[ 3 ] - A Comparative Study on the Burden of Disease of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Type I, and Autism Spectrum Disorder on the Family Caregivers in Iran

Objective: Patients with severe psychiatric diseases, due to the debilitating and chronic nature of these diseases, requires prolonged care by family and other rated people. In addition to the patient, these diseases affect the caregiver and create high psychological, social, and individual pressure to take care of themselves. This study aims to compare the burden of schizophrenia, Bipolar Diso...