Sexual dysfunction is often associated with physical, psycho-social and emotional factors. It is a multicausal and multidimensional problem incorporating the biological, psychological and interpersonal factors. For patients with sexual dysfunction, their sexual and social life has been physically disconcerting, emotionally distressing and socially disruptive. Sexual dysfunctions can be a sympto...

The chronic and slowly progressive nature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can create difficulties in effective communication between healthcare provider and patient. Such barriers, which include the personal beliefs of both caregiver and patient, need to be understood and addressed if the aims of the consultation are to be met. Patients with COPD may feel guilty, depressed and a...

background and purpose: communication skills play an important role in diagnosis, effective treatment, and patient satisfaction. we aimed to determine the attitudes of medical students towards learning communication skills in order to design related educational programs for them. methods: this was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 200 medical students of yazd that were selected using cla...