patients and methods in this study, 250 high school students in shiraz were selected using random cluster sampling. the samples were analyzed using the food frequency questionnaire (ffq) and the general health questionnaire (ghq-28). results according to the findings, parental mental health explains 22% of the variance in children’s mental health, so that in simultaneous regression, physical di...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective study was to examine the prevalence, recognition, and treatment of depression and anxiety in ambulatory patients with heart failure. METHOD A total of 158 heart failure participants were enrolled between November 2006 and April 2007. Each patient completed a telephone screening interview that included an assessment of heart-failure severity (New York Hear...

Depression and anxiety are of the most commonly occurring mental health disorders in the United States. Despite a variety of efficacious interventions for depression and anxiety, it is clear that ethnic minorities experience mental health care disparities in their access to mental health services and the quality of treatment they receive. Research indicates that Latino heterogeneity impacts acc...

Mental fatigue is for many a distressing and long-term problem after stroke. This mental fatigue will make it more difficult for the person to return to work and previous activities. The intention with this study is to investigate mental fatigue in relation to depression and cognitive functions. We examined 24 well-rehabilitated stroke subjects, who suffered from mental fatigue one year or more...

Objectives: Those suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD) often develop a qualitatively certain depression that may be accompanied by “mental pain”. Mental pain is characterized by negative self-concept, aversive chronic emotions, and feeling pervasive helplessness. This research aimed to understand the pathology of BPD symptomatology using a non-clinical sample: the role of mental...

background and purpose: hemodialysis patients face several physical and mental tension factors including depression, anxiety and stress, which could decrease their quality of life. this study aimed to identify the relationship between quality of life (qol), depression, anxiety and stress in patients undergoing hemodialysis. methods: this descriptive, analytical study was conducted on 160 hemodi...

Depression as a kind of mental illness affects huge number of population worldwide and is ranked as the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide, and is predicted to increase to the second place by 2020. Depression leads to great social burden because of its substantial impairment and disability in everyday activities. Though great efforts in previous decades have been made to understand th...

BACKGROUND Although there have been many population studies of mental health literacy, little is known about the mental health literacy of people who reside in rural areas. This study sought to determine the impact of remoteness on public knowledge of depression and schizophrenia. METHODS The mental health literacy of residents of major cities, inner regional, and outer-remote (including oute...

BACKGROUND Depression is a serious mental illness that affects patients' treatment outcome and caregiver's day to day life. The prevalence of depression among caregivers of patients with severe mental illness is greater than the general population. Little is known about depression among primary caregivers of patients with severe mental illness in Ethiopia. This study is aimed at assessing preva...

BACKGROUND Mental imagery may influence the onset and maintenance of depression, but specific mechanisms have not yet been determined. METHODS Nine hundred twelve participants completed questionnaires on positive and negative mental images, as well as images of injury and death that lead to positive emotions ("ID-images"), and depressive symptomatology. The assessment was carried out online t...