OBJECTIVE To address the association between work and mental health from a gender perspective by investigating the combination of domestic work and adverse aspects of professional work (night shifts and psychosocial stress) with regard to minor psychiatric disorders (MPD) and poor recovery from work. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out at three public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, ...

THE STUDY of gainfully occupied women in Chicago, the findings of which are presented in this article, was concerned with the work histories of white workers in the same geographical area, with different types of employment and working under different standards and legal regulations of employment. By studying the working lives of women in employment covered by the Social Security Act as well as...

background: parasites affect the health and productivity of birds. haemoproteus columbae occurs in pigeons widely in tropical and subtropical regions. the present investigation was concentrated on the prevalence of h. columbae and rate of para-sitemia in domestic pigeons in southwest of iran. methods: pigeons regimented in three groups, less than six months old, between six and twenty four mont...

BACKGROUND Violence against women is widely recognized as an important public health problem. However, the magnitude of the problem among pregnant women is not well known in several parts of India. Hence, the prevalence and characteristics associated with various forms of domestic violence against women in pregnancy were studied in Eastern India. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional sam...

Domestic violence against women is an important health issue, but few studies have focused on city of residence and ethnic differences. To estimate the prevalence of various forms of domestic violence and certain related factors, with a specific focus on city of residence and ethnicity, we studied 1820 married women attending public health centers in 4 large cities in Khuzestan Province, southw...

s | 5 Conclusions: Aripiprazole demonstrated its efficacy in maintaining abstinence from metamphetamine use in Thai patients with metamphetamine dependence following metamphetamine psychosis. It was found to be safe and well tolerated. Keyword: methamphetamine, aripiprazole, dependence, abstinence PM294 Association between polymorphism of COMT gene and domestic violence in Han and Uygur on alco...

BACKGROUND Although considerable research has documented the widespread prevalence of spousal violence in India, little is known about specific risk or protective factors. This study examines the relationships between factors that are often considered to be social and economic resources for women and recent occurrence of domestic violence. METHODS Data were collected from 744 young married wo...

s | 5 Conclusions: Aripiprazole demonstrated its efficacy in maintaining abstinence from metamphetamine use in Thai patients with metamphetamine dependence following metamphetamine psychosis. It was found to be safe and well tolerated. Keyword: methamphetamine, aripiprazole, dependence, abstinence PM294 Association between polymorphism of COMT gene and domestic violence in Han and Uygur on alco...