The causes of suicidal behaviour are not fully understood; however, this behaviour clearly results from the complex interaction of many factors. Although many risk factors have been identified, they mostly do not account for why people try to end their lives. In this Review, we describe key recent developments in theoretical, clinical, and empirical psychological science about the emergence of ...

BACKGROUND Vision loss causes major changes in lifestyle and habits that may result in psychological distress and further reduction in the quality of life. Little is known about the magnitude of psychological distress in patients with vision loss and its variation with the normal. The aim of this study is, therefore, to investigate the psychological effects of vision loss and its determinants a...

INTRODUCTION Injury and psychological distress are public health priorities because of their high occurrence in the population. This study examines the longitudinal effects of injury characteristics on psychological distress. METHODS Study participants were enrolled distance learning Thai adults (N = 42,785 at 2013 follow-up) residing nationwide. We analysed 2009 and 2013 data. Injury questio...

The key to the successful and effective development of any society is socio-psychological well-being population personality, based on certain legal philosophical concepts. Modern experiences a kind civilizational, philosophical, crisis - transformation norms behavior, against background which various forms deviation are clearly manifested. As result, in context society, for more complete deeper...

The identification of factors that might affect the relationship between patients' and carers' psychological distress has received insufficient attention to date. A meta-analysis was conducted with 21 independent samples of cancer patients and their carers, to quantify the relationship and difference between respective measures of psychological distress. Correlation coefficients and standard di...

Acne vulgaris (AV) is a common skin disease that causes physical and psychological problems for affected individual. In addition to systemic changes in hormone levels, overproduction of local steroids, especially androgens are associated with AV. Cytochrome (CYP) 19 is involved in the synthesis of estrogens. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of CYP19A

PURPOSE By 2010, an estimated 18.4 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa will be orphaned by AIDS. Research in South Africa shows that AIDS orphanhood is independently associated with heightened levels of psychological problems. This study is the first to explore the mediating effects of stigma and other factors operating on a community level, on associations between AIDS orphanhood and mental...

Background: It is estimated that 15 million births occur every year to adolescents. This represents about 11%of all births each year. The global average rate of births per 1000 females aged 15-19 years is 65. A range of social, cultural, biological and service delivery factors contribute to the high levels of adolescent pregnancy and childbirth. This study was conducted to determine the causes ...

Cancer has increasingly been recognized as a chronic illness. Cancer affects patients on physiological, social, and psychological levels [1]. Treatment of cancer persists for long periods after diagnosis and causes many side effects such as pain, stress, depression, anxiety and decreased quality of life. Stress is 24.8%, depression is 24.0% and anxiety is 24.0% in patients receiving cancer trea...

In parallel with the increased recognition of organic causes of erectile dysfunction, several new physical methods of treatment have been developed for this problem. These include intracavernosal injections of vasodilators, penile prostheses, vascular surgery, vacuum condoms, and medication. However, psychological treatment approaches are still of considerable importance in the treatment of bot...