the purpose of this research was to determine the efficacy of group schema therapy approach for b category personality disorders score adjustment in substance dependent individuals. the present study was performed on individuals under maintenance treatment with methadone in shiraz public centers. sample group included 30 persons who were under treatment. instruments used included: clinical inte...

introduction: depression is one of the most common psychiatric problems. the prevalence of depression in iran has been estimated about 10-35% in females and 5-9% in males. nicotine is a narcotic substance and approximately 22% of american people are dependent on it. one of the notorious outcomes of nicotine-dependency is behavioral problems. the aim of this study was to find the relationship be...

Introduction: Psychoactive substances abuse is considered a problematic social factor due its likelihood to cause harmful, self-destructive behaviors the subjects and overall society. Stress in an individual's early life may also be contributing substance as well suicide attempts. There lack of studies examining these factors people with substance-use disorder. Aim: identify relationship betwee...

Background: Enucleation is a topic discussed in psychiatry which is a self-injury matter. Enucleation is observed as psychotic disorder due to substance abuse. In people with mental disorders who also have substance use leading to hallucinations and delusions, unusual eye evacuation were reported. In most cases, enucleation was done using sharp tools. Case Report: This report describes a man su...

Cigarette smoking is highly prevalent among people with alcohol use disorders. Although several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of treating nicotine dependence in people with substance use disorders, researchers and clinicians continue to debate whether nicotine dependence treatment should be delivered simultaneously with or subsequent to alcohol treatment. Evidence suggests that alco...

This paper estimates the markup for the Mexican manufacturing sector to detect the impact of trade liberalization on market power. Using Hall’s proposal that states that a procyclical Solow residual is an indication of market power, this research estimates the markup for different periods to detect the change in market power after trade liberalization was implemented. We account for the potenti...