Objective The aim of the current study was to evaluate whether cognitive behavioral group therapy has a positive impact on psychiatric, and motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods We assigned 20 PD patients with a diagnosis of psychiatric disorder to either a 12-week cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group or a psychoeducational protocol. For the neurological examin...

Statement of the study: Tofisopam, which belongs to 2,3-benzodiazepines, i.e., homophtalazines, seems to have different mechanisms of action than other benzodiazepines, although they still remain unrevealed. Their anxiolytic properties are related to their specific binding to the basal ganglia (Horvath et al. 2000). Results of multicenter, randomized, double blind comparison of tofisopam (150mg...

BACKGROUND Recent studies reported a high prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in Parkinson's disease (PD), and a possible association with gastrointestinal symptoms and worse motor function. We aimed to study the prevalence and the potential impact of SIBO on gastrointestinal symptoms, motor function, and quality of life in a large cohort of PD patients. METHODS 103 Con...

aim : the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections (sths) infection and other intestinal parasites in patients with gastrointestinal (gi) symptoms in tehran province, iran. background : the world health organization (who) suggests that many people in the world are chronically affected by sths and intestinal parasites. furthermore infection is clo...

conclusions following cabg, the most severity of pain was reported at surgical incision on time t2. pain began to decrease from the third day following the operation. age, sex and bmi along with operation-related factors such as duration of cbp or chest tube drainage may affect the pain pattern following cabg surgery. patients and methods the present study was conducted on 138 patients who unde...

Background: Cancer can lead to fatigue and the manifestation of psychological symptoms in patients, including depression, anxiety, and stress. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fatigue and psychological symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Materials and Methods: The study had a descriptive, cross-sectional design. We assessed level...

Background: Although ultra-brief outcome and process measures have been developed for individual therapy, currently there are no ultra-brief alliance measures for group therapy. Method: The current study examined 105 clients in group therapy for issues related to substance abuse or with issues related to the substance abuse of a significant other. We tested whether a newly developed group thera...

Many celiac disease patients tolerate oats, but limited data are available on its long-term consumption. This was evaluated in the present study, focusing on small-bowel mucosal histology and gastrointestinal symptoms in celiac adults maintaining a strict gluten-free diet with or without oats. Altogether 106 long-term treated celiac adults were enrolled for this cross-sectional follow-up study....