background epidemiology, the study of patterns of disease distribution in time and space, can help to improve mental health services for children and adolescents by increasing understanding of causes, development, and course of psychiatric disorders. objectives to describe the prevalence of dsm-iv tr psychiatric disorders and comorbidities in students of paveh, one of the western cities in iran...

background recent studies show that the prevalence of tobacco use among teens and students is increasing, and the initiation age of tobacco use has decreased. objectives the current research aimed to signify the role of schools in the process in which student teenage boys became smokers in 2012 in mashhad. materials and methods the current study was part of a qualitative research conducted by c...

abstract introduction: self-esteem is one of the necessities of human life and most professionals consider it as a major factor in social and emotional adjustment. low self-esteem in students causes academic failure, loneliness, drug abuse, away from reality and self-destructive behaviors. objective: this study aimed to determine the level of self-esteem and its related factors in high school s...

conclusions there was a higher incidence of genu varum in soccer players than in control adolescents; the stress and load imposed on the knee joint led to more severe genu varum. results both soccer players and controls had genu varum. however, the incidence of genu varum was higher in the soccer players (p = 0.0001) and it was more prevalent in the 16-18 year age group (p = 0.0001). the result...

objective: the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents is increasing worldwide. the main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight among adolescent students11-19 year old in birjand, east of iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study in 2012 was conducted on 2453 students (1296 girls and 1157 boys) who had been selected through multi st...

329 The issue of sub-specialization within a developing world setting has been raised as an issue for developing world psychiatrists. 1 The current editorial poses the question as to whether sub specialists in child and adolescent psychiatry are a luxury or a necessity. In a continent where over 50% of the population are children and adolescents and one in five will have a mental health problem...

this paper aimed to investigate the relationship between components of social capital (security, trust, social norms, social networks and participation in social activities) and physical activity participation among the adolescent students in yazd city. the statistical population of the study included adolescent students (14-17 years old) from yazd city. 382 adolescents were randomly selected t...

Abstract Background Data on childhood and adolescent malignant tumors incidence are skimp in developing countries. In this study, we analyzed the incidence and trend of childhood and adolescent cancers in Yazd city, center of Iran between Jan 2004 and Dec 2013. Materials and Methods The various types of malignant tumors were grouped pursuant to the Interna...