introduction : in iran along with other countries, as transplant technology progresses and advances, the number of patients undergoing transplantation is rising steadily. in order to make stem-cell transplantation (sct) safer and more effective, psychological distress of patients must be taken in to account. patients are facing challenges pre- and post-transplantation. this study attempts to me...

The psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) were evaluated in two studies using large clinical samples (N = 437 and N = 241). In Study 1, the three scales comprising the DASS were shown to have excellent internal consistency and temporal stability. An exploratory factor analysis (principal components extraction with varimax rotation) yielded a solution that was hi...

BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) is associated with a poorer prognosis. Therefore, the screening for psychological distress is strongly recommended in cardiac care and rehabilitation. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a widely used screening tool that has demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity for mental disorders. The fact...

background: studies suggest a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients compared with other types of cancer. note that depression and anxiety influence other important parameters such as the patient's psychological status, quality of life, patients´ immune system, efficiency of treatment, duration of hospitalization and survival, the researchers design and implement st...

Objectives: This study examines depression, anxiety, psychosomatic indications and perceived social support among type d and non type individuals. Methods: Altogether, 300 individuals of age from 18-40 years took an interest in the investigation. Distress personality scale (DS 14), Pakistan anxiety and despondency scale, psychosomatic and perceived social support scales were utilized. The part...

anxiety and depression are very common in population and occur in a wide range of clinical states and is very common in epileptic patients. many recent epidemiological studies have found a high prevalence of depression and anxiety in epileptic patients. these studies found that epileptic patients suffered from depression and anxiety than those without epilepsy. the prevalence of depression or a...

background: substance abuse is as a health-related behavioral problem, which more or less all countries have to deal with it. this behavior has broad effects on the individual and societal level, thereforeidentifying factors associated with this behavior is necessary. this study compared rates of depression, anxiety and stress between drug abusers and non-abusers. methods: this was a descriptiv...

Behavioral symptoms are an important feature of Huntington's disease and contribute to impairment in quality of life. The Movement Disorder Society commissioned the assessment of the clinimetric properties of rating scales in Huntington's disease to make recommendations regarding their use, following previously used standardized criteria. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify...

Testosterone and cortisol in male marathon runners (n = 11) were determined in saliva samples (n = 28) collected during the three rest days preceding a competitive marathon and in the samples collected at 08.00h on the race day. An Eysenck Personality Inventory was completed on the first rest day and psychological state was assessed on rest days and on the morning of the marathon by completion ...

BACKGROUND A ruminative style of responding to low mood is associated with subsequent high depressive symptoms and depressive disorder in children, adolescents and adults. Scores on self-report rumination scales correlate strongly with scores on anxiety and depression symptom scales. This may confound any associations between rumination and subsequent depression. METHODS Our sample comprised ...