â  background irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastroâ­intestinal disorders characterized by non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habits with no known organic pathology. its prevalence varies in different communities. we performed this study to determine the prevalence of ibs in medical students who attended gilan university of medical scienc...

background & aim : a significant proportion of the women in reproductive ages suffer from problems such as menstrual irregularities. the aim of this study was to determine the association between menstrual cycle regularity and obesity-related anthropometric indices in students of kashan university of medical sciences in 2012. methods & materials : this cross-sectional descriptive study was cond...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders, characterized by non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habit without any organic pathology. its prevalence varies in human communities. we performed this study to determine the prevalence of ibs in medical students of gilan university of medical sciences (gums). materials...

Objective: To assess the frequency of depression in patients with religious inclination. Materials & Methods: It was a cross sectional survey conducted outpatients’ department Psychiatry Sughra Shafi Medical Complex, Narowal over period 6 months. Sample size 160 cases is calculated having age 40 to 75 years 95% confidence level, 6% margin error and taking expected percentage as 17% subjects...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: the respiratory module at shifa college of medicine (scm) is delivered in third year with emphasis on respiratory pathophysiology and respiratory medicine. smoking as a topic was introduced to emphasize the preventive aspects of respiratory illnesses. an innovative approach to involve students in their learning was developed. to determin...

background: depression is one of the most prevalence mental disorders in the world. this cross-sectional study carried out to determine the prevalence of depression among the students of kerman university of medical sciences and its relationship with their demographic characteristics in october of 200 1. methods: the study was performed on 771 students (574 female and 197 male) by stratified sa...

Discussed at the meeting “Focus on Primary Care Management of Depression,” October 15–16, 1998, in Charleston, S.C., held by the International Consensus Group on Depression and Anxiety. The Consensus Meeting was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals. Reprint requests to: James C. Ballenger, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Department o...

background: university entrance is accompanied by major changes in social relationship, rules, and expectations that lead to psychological disorders in susceptible students. the goal of this research is to study the anxiety rate in iranian medical residents in 2010‑2011. methods: this study is a cross‑sectional, descriptive study. it contains 370 medical residents from the 1st year to the 4th y...