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...

introduction schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that causes lack of insight into the disease and the drugs will experience episodes of relapses. in addition, it is a progressive disorder effect on the individual and involved their family. this study aimed to determine the effects of family-centered empowerment model on the attitude and medication compliance of patients with schizophrenia....

Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to the level of alarm signs. This study examined the effect of parent training in vigilant care and technological feedback on driving risk of novice male drivers. A sample of 217 Israeli families was divided into four conditions: a) no-feedback, b) individual feedback, c) family feedback, and d) family ...

background: the negative symptoms of schizophrenia remain a major clinical challenge. nortriptyline is a serotonin and noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor and belongs to secondary amine tricycles. the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of nortriptyline on the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.   methods: this study is a six-week randomized placebo-control trial of nortriptyline or placebo...

schizophrenia and various neurological disorders have some signs and symptoms. visual hallucinations are one of such disorders. the related studies in some diseases for example parkinson disease and lewy body dementia indicate that acetylcholine (ach) plays a significant role in neuropsychiatric manifestation and its association with visual hallucination; therefore, visual hallucinations occur ...

background: schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric disorder and its  positive and negative symptoms have negative effects on social functions. a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments is considered more effective for this condition. the present study aimed to determine the effect of a group horticulture program on psychiatric symptoms in patients with chronic schi...

abstract   background: the disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (disc1) gene, on the chromosome position 1q42, was initially identified at the breakpoint of a balanced translocation, t(1,11)(q42.1q14.3), which segregated with major mental disorders in a large scottish family.   methods: our samples included 200 unrelated patients diagnosed with schizophrenia on the basis of dsm-iv criteria and 200 norm...