Parents of pediatric dental patients were observed in a university clinic waiting room as they were greeted by student dentists. Soon after the dentist left with the child, the parents completed a series of scales assessing their perceived social support from the dentist, their anxiety and distress levels, and their confidence in the dentist. Regression analysis indicated that perceived social ...

A family-based treatment for childhood anxiety was evaluated. Children (n = 79) aged 7 to 14 who fulfilled diagnostic criteria for separation anxiety, overanxious disorder, or social phobia were randomly allocated to 3 treatment conditions: cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), CBT plus family management (CBT + FAM), and waiting list. The effectiveness of the interventions was evaluated at posttr...

BACKGROUND Anxiety disorders are associated with functional disability, sickness absence, and decreased productivity. Effective treatments of anxiety disorders can result in remission of symptoms. However the effects on work related outcomes are largely unknown. Exposure in vivo is potentially well fit to improve work-related outcomes. This study systematically reviews the effectiveness of expo...

background and purpose: preoperative fast is the essential part of preoperative care for those patients who are candidates for elective surgery. fast prolongation results in side effects such as: sweating, irritability, decrease in blood sugar and restlessness. despite the noticeable changes in fasting guidelines and their application in many countries, it seems that in iran, these rules are no...

background: parental anxiety while waiting for the results of amniocentesis has been investigated by many authors. it seems that the implementation of faster techniques such as fluorescence in-situ hybridization (fish) will have some benefits in reducing this anxiety. besides the patients' attitudes to choosing this method, gynecologists who are the persons responsible for treatment, must feel ...

BACKGROUND Waiting times for hospital appointments, treatment and/or surgery have become a major political and health service problem, leading to national maximum waiting times and policies to reduce waiting times. Quantitative studies have documented waiting times for various types of surgery and longer waiting times in public vs private hospitals. However, very little qualitative research has...

BACKGROUND Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has been shown to be an effective treatment for anxiety disorders in children, but few affected seek or receive treatment. Internet-delivered CBT (ICBT) could be a way to increase the availability of empirically supported treatments. AIMS A randomised controlled trial was conducted to evaluate ICBT for children with anxiety disorders. METHOD Fami...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of dental anxiety as well as the relationships between socio-demographic data and perceived dental anxiety among Palestinian clients who attend dental clinics in Palestine. Materials and methods: Participants were recruited into the study from July to August, 2013 from several dental clinics. The modified Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) was used to meas...