Mozhgan Lotfi

Department of Mental Health, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Prisoners With Borderline Personality Disorder

Objective: The main aim of this study was to examine the cognitive emotion regulation strategies among prisoners with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and compare those with the normal population, by achieving the patterns of the implemented strategies between the BPD prisoners. Methods: Ninety prisoners with BPD and 92 non-clinical individuals participated in this study. A Structured Cli...

[ 2 ] - ارزیابی ساختار و ثبات درونی پرسش‌نامه شخصیت بر اساس ویرایش پنجم راهنمای تشخیصی و آماری اختلالات روانی (PID-5) در جمعیت ایرانی

هدف: پرسش‌نامه اختلالات شخصیت بر اساس  DSM-5 (PID-5)یک ابزار تشخیصی است که با هدف تشخیص‌گذاری مبتنی بر خصیصه در ویرایش پنجم راهنمای تشخیصی و آماری اختلالات روانی (DSM-5) ایجاد شده است. با توجه به نیاز به ابزارهای معتبر در زمینه تشخیص اختلالات شخصیت به زبان فارسی، پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی ساختار و ویژگی‌های روان‌سنجی پرسش‌نامه اختلالات شخصیت بر اساس ویرایش پنجم راهنمای تشخیصی و آماری اختلالات روا...

[ 3 ] - ارزیابی کارکرد شخصیت در بخش سوم راهنمای تشخیصی و آماری اختلالات روانی (DSM-5): طراحی، تدوین و ارزیابی ویژگی های روانسنجی مصاحبه نیمه ساختاریافته کوتاه برای سنجش کارکردهای شخصیت DSM-5 (BSSIDPF) 

Background and purpose: The Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) offers an alternative model of personality disorders (PD) in section III alongside the categorical model in section II. In the alternative model of PD the presence of impairment in personality functioning (criterion A) and maladaptive personality traits (criterion B) are essential for ...

[ 4 ] - نقش خصیصه های هیجانی اولیه در پیش بینی نشانگان شخصیت مرزی

Background and purpose: Emotions are constitutive elements of temperament. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between primary emotional traits and symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and also the predicting role of these traits in BPD symptoms. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Tehran, Iran 2017. The research population in...

[ 5 ] - The role of temperament and character of personality in predicting emotion regulation in patients with emotional disorders

Background and Aim: There is little evidence about the relationship between temperamental and characterological dimensions of personality and emotion regulation (ER), and the nature of these relationships is not exactly clear. In other words, it is still unclear whether ER strategies have essentially biological basis or are influenced by learning. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to inv...

[ 6 ] - Role of Personality Functioning in Predicting Interpersonal and Emotional Problems

 Background and purpose: Personality functioning impairment (criterion A) is considered as one of the two essential criteria for diagnosing personality disorders in DSM-5. It includes self (identity and self-direction) and interpersonal (empathy and intimacy) components. This study aimed to investigate the role of personality functioning in predicting interpersonal and emotional problems. Mate...

[ 7 ] - Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of Original, Short and Brief Forms of Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) in an Iranian Sample of Adolescents

 Background and purpose: One of the unique features of the Dimensional or Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), is considering personality traits in adolescence. There are many studies on the validity and structure of DSM-5’s AMPD in Western culture. The aim of this study was to investigate the AMPD...

[ 8 ] - The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties in the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns with Tendency toward High-Risk Behaviors and Internet Addiction

This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between family communication patterns with the tendency toward high-risk behaviors and internet addiction. The statistical population included all students of the Azad University South Tehran Branch in the 1397-98 academic year. Using the convenience sampling method, 220 students entered th...

[ 9 ] - A Comparative Study On Emotion Regulation Of Older And Younger Adults

Objectives: Healthy aging is a natural human right and emotion regulation is an important factor in improving mental health promotion in different developmental ages. This study aims to compare emotion regulation in older and younger adults. Methods & Materials: This is a causal-comparative study. The study population includes all older and younger adults in Tehran in 2019. Of these, 235 were ...

[ 10 ] - Challenges of a Program for Public Mental Health Education with an Emphasis on Self-Care in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study

Background: Mental health education aims to increase mental health literacy (MHL) and plays a crucial role on mental health of community members. However, but its implementation in primary health care (PHC) faces obstacles and problems. Therefore, this study was conducted to explain the challenges of the public mental health education program with an emphasis on self-care in Iran's PHC. Method...

[ 11 ] - Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in Students: A Descriptive Study

Background and Objectives: Mental affectivity is a new perspective on emotion regulation. This view has introduced a new aspect in emotional regulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in university students. Materials and Methods: The research method is cross-sectional and factor analysis. Its sta...