oxidative stress (os), which has been implicated in pathogenesis of many acute and chronic diseases, plays an important role in diverse neurological disorders including depression and anxiety. os is caused by a large amount of reactive oxygen species or impaired enzymatic or non-enzymatic defense against it. os has been suggested to contribute to etiology of mentioned disorders. this review int...

anxiety is a common mental disorder of pregnancy leading to adverse maternal and fetal pregnancy outcomes. hence, preparation of effective approaches for reduction of anxiety is an issue of importance. accordingly, this study was performed to determine the efficacy of group obstetric consultation on anxiety control in pregnant women in non-severe cases. in this randomized clinical trial, 90 pre...

perfectionism, in fact, is an irrational belief individuals have about themselves and their surroundings. perfectionists believe that they and their surroundings must be complete and any attempt in life must be without error. the aim of the present study was to determine the relationship of positive and negative perfectionism with competitive state anxiety. 100 soccer players completed positive...

conclusions inhalation aromatherapy with lavender aroma can reduce anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction. consequently, healthcare providers, particularly nurses, can use this strategy to improve postmyocardial infarction anxiety management. results the study groups did not differ significantly regarding baseline anxiety mean and demographic characteristics. however, after the administ...

b-carboline alkaloids such as harmaline and nicotine are naturally present in the human food chain. plants which contain b-caroline have anxiety and hallucinogenic effects. in this study the change in like – anxiety behaviors was investigated after intra- amygdala injections of nicotine and harmaline and intra action of them in male rat. different doses of harmaline, nicotine and its compounds ...

abstract background: in recent studies, using virtual reality (vr) has been proposed as a nonpharmacological method for anxiety reduction, but until this time, its effects have not been assessed on anxiety during episiotomy repair. this study aimed to determine the effect of audiovisual distraction (vr) on anxiety in primiparous women during episiotomy repair. materials and methods: this clinic...

Anxiety is often a core element of withdrawal symptoms; however, risk factors associated with anxiety symptoms during the early stage of withdrawal in methamphetamine (METH) users are not well understood. Two hundred ten METH-dependent subjects who had been abstinent for 1 to 7 days were recruited. We used a set of self-administrative questionnaires eliciting information on sociodemographics, d...

BACKGROUND Adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD) has been identified recently, but there is a paucity of data about its prevalence and associated characteristics amongst anxiety patients. This study assessed the prevalence and risk factor profile associated with ASAD in an anxiety clinic. METHODS Clinical psychologists assigned 520 consecutive patients to DSM-IV adult anxiety subcategories...

BACKGROUND Anxiety scales may help primary care physicians to detect specific anxiety disorders among the many emotionally distressed patients presenting in primary care. The anxiety scale of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) consists of an admixture of symptoms of specific anxiety disorders. The research questions were: (1) Is the anxiety scale unidimensional or multidimensiona...