State mood has been proposed as a facilitator of creative behavior. Whereas positive mood compared to neutral mood generally facilitates creative performance, mood effects are weaker and less consistent when positive mood is compared to negative mood. These inconsistent results may be due to focusing only on mood valence, while neglecting or confounding mood activation. The current study is bas...

Background: Mood disorders are the most common psychiatric comorbidities in substance users. Mood disorders and substance use disorders are 2 intertwined processes in which treating one aid in treating the other. Depression and substance use disorder are now regarded as major mental health issues due to their widespread incidence. The study was designed to investigate the prevalence of major ...

Background: Bipolar mood disorder type 1 is one of the most serious psychiatric disorders. We aimed to assess the efficacy of a short-term family–focused treatment for patients with bipolar mood disorder type 1 in a one-year follow-up period. Methods: Sixty patients with bipolar mood disorder and acute mania episodes who referred to Ibn-e-Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Mashhad were recruited. Hal...

With the rollout of commercial LP in 1948, record labels sought ideas to build up their popular music catalogues by recording mood albums, or background music, for specific activities states mind.1 Background workspaces and businesses had become more common following World War II, postwar radio was increasingly organizing programs around times day including uninterrupted stretches continuous la...

The way the parents build their relationships with their children is the strongest factor affecting family interaction patterns. This study aimed to examine the role of maternal parenting styles in predicting oppositional defiant, behavior, conduct, mood, and separation anxiety disorders among elementary school students. In this research, 86 children among all those referring to the counseling ...

Abstract Introduction Vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) often presents with chronic pruritus. While VLS is associated feelings of isolation, risk mood disorders among females has yet to be quantified on a large scale. Objective Our objective was assess the association development depressive episode, anxiety disorder, major disorder (MDD), and prescription antidepressants benzodiazepines, evaluate i...

neurobrucellosis (n.b) is a rare and severe form of systemic brucella infection. we introduced an unusual case that “psychologic symptoms” was the most prominent complaints of his family. he was a 50-year-old man who has worked in butchery. his problems had begun 2 months prior to his admission with mood disorders, arthralgia, weakness, headache, and night sweats; he has recurrent crying with n...

Background: Some skin diseases cause severe stress in patients and relieving these stresses greatly helps to treat the underlying disease and to prevent the recrudescence of it. Objectives: To determine the frequency of depression in patients suffering from vitiligo. Patients and Methods: 120 patients with a clinical diagnosis of vitiligo referred to dermatologic clinics in Kerman from 13...