introduction: comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) has been reported among patients with schizophrenia in other countries. but, the literature is not well-documented on this issue in iran (persia). the present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of ocd and some of its related factors in a group of patients with schizophrenia in iran.  methods: this is a cross-sectiona...

Swallowing difficulties and constipation were included in the first description of Parkinsons ́s syndrome from 1817 (Parkinson 1817). Since then, numerous studies have confirmed the magnitude of symptoms and addressed their pathophysiology. In spite of this, much remains to be determined and treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction in Parkinson ́s disease (PD) is often unsatisfactory. Parkinson ́...

BACKGROUND Among adults with functional gastrointestinal disorders, psychological distress influences who consults a physician, but little is known about predictors of consultation when the patient is a child. OBJECTIVE To determine the relative contributions of psychological symptoms of the mother, psychological symptoms of the child, severity of child abdominal pain, and family stress to co...

OBJECTIVE Functional Dyspepsia (FD) is a common symptom of upper gastrointestinal discomfort. Few data are available on the role of psychotherapy in the treatment of dyspeptic syndromes. This study assesses whether brief core conflictual relationship theme (CCRT) psychoanalytic psychotherapy improves gastrointestinal and psychiatric symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia. METHODS A ra...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe prevalence, duration, severity, and distress of chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, and evaluate inclusion of clinically relevant GI symptom items on cancer symptom questionnaires.
. DESIGN Longitudinal descriptive design.
. SETTING Inpatient and outpatient hematology settings.
. SAMPLE 105 adults with a hematologic malignancy receiving thei...

gastric duplication cysts comprise 2-7% of gastrointestinal duplications, rare congenital malformations that can be present at almost any part of the alimentary tract. they mostly present with gastrointestinal obstruction symptoms, ulceration, and painless hemorrhage. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and fullness sensation. gastric duplications are mostly cystic in shape. herein, we present a...