attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a commonly diagnosed childhood disorder that affects approximately 3 to 7% of children. as a result, adhd is one of the most common presenting problems among children referred to mental health professionals. pharmacotherapy is the most commonly recommended intervention for adhd and it has been shown to be the optimal treatment option in cases w...

scid disorder is major failure of the immune system, usually genetic. the aim of this study was on mutations detection of rag1, rag2, and il7rg genes in scid cases. mutation detection was performed by pcr sequencing. our results  indicated  that 13  mutations  were found  through  cases which  include 4 mutations in il7r gene (t661i, i138v, t56a, c57w), 7 mutations in rag1 (w896x, w204r, m324v,...

introduction: estimating ephedrine’s effect on animal’s locomotor activity and evaluation of cumin fruit essential oil (feo) effect and mechanism of ephedrine-induced hyper-locomotion. methods: a new protocol developed for evaluation of manic behavior induced by ephedrine in a dose and time dependent manner. following the suppressive effects of cumin feo on acquisition and expression of ephedri...

introduction: the purpose of our study was to evaluate the frequency of behavioral problem in pre school-aged children with visual problem. methods: in this expost facto study, which was selected via convenient sampling , 143 children ranging in age from 3-6 years that refer to optometry clinic for routine eye examination were evaluated . after complete ocular exams including evaluation of visu...

toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide. although estimated that one third of the world's population are infected with toxoplasma gondii , but the most common form of the disease is latent (asymptomatic). on the other hand, recent findings indicated that la­tent toxoplasmosis is not only unsafe for human, but also may play various roles in the etiol­ogy of different...

results a statistically significant change was reported in the severity of depression in pregnant women with sleep disorders in the intervention group in comparison to the control group at weeks 29 (p < 0.000) and 33 (p < 0.00). conclusions sleep health behavioral education improves depression in pregnant women who are experiencing insomnia. findings from this study add support to the reported ...

aim and background: in this study we examined the efficacy of unified transdiagnostic treatment in reduction of women with generalized anxiety disorder pathological symptoms. methods and materials: in the present study we used non-congruent multiple baseline experimental single case study design. three women with generalized anxiety disorder (gad) were selected  from patients of tabriz two coun...

aim and background: panic disorder (pd) is an anxiety disorder that is associated with cognitive and physical symptoms and can cause cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, intestinal, and psychological complications, sweating, chills, and fever. given that exercise in water is effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety, the aim of this study is to determine the effect of aquatic exercise on ...

purpose and background: eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder co-occur on many occasions. impulsivity is one of the prevalent features between the mentioned disorders. the purpose of this study is to compare the feature of impulsivity and its components in eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and the normal individuals. methods and materials: this study carried on patien...

objective: this study aimed to assess deficits of cognitive and emotional aspects of theory of mind in patients with bipolar disorder type 1 within a remission period. methods: in this case- control study, 30 bipolar patients and 30 normal individuals were selected through purposive sampling method for the purpose of the study. then, they were matched based on their educational background and a...