BACKGROUND Anxiety and depression are usually under diagnosed among the patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which has a negative impact on patient quality of life through restriction of activities, loss of independence, and decreased social functioning. The purpose of this study was to describe the levels and characteristics of anxiety and depression in patients with COP...

background: treating inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) with antidepressants might be of utility to improve patient’s condition. the aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of duloxetine on depression, anxiety, severity of symptoms, and quality of life (qol) in ibd patients. materials and methods: in a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial on  2013-2014, in alzahra hospital (is...

Background: Hospitalized patients with Covid-19 may experience emotional problems and respiratory discomfort during mechanical ventilation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of music therapy on respiratory comfort, anxiety, and depression among patients with Covid-19 under non-invasive mechanical ventilation. Methods: It was a randomized clinical trial. The subjects were 64 pat...

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing anxiety and depression and glycemic control in children with type I diabetes. Methods and Matherials: The study was quasi- experimental with a pre-test, post-test design with control group. For this purpose, 30 children with diabetes were selected from Imam Reza Hospital in M...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the feasibility of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for Japanese Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with depression. To increase cultural acceptability, we developed the CBT program using manga, a type of Japanese comic novel. METHODS Participants included 19 non-demented PD patients who had depressive symptoms (GRID-Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score ...

Background The purpose of our study was to compare common psychological symptoms and life satisfaction in husband and wives according to the infertility diagnosis. MaterialsAndMethods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 248 infertile couples, between November1, 2014, and February 28, 2015 in Iran. We used from three questionnaires. First is the demographic and fertility information ques...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To assess factors associated with anxiety and depression in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was comprised of a postal survey with a hospital chart review. Questionnaires were mailed to 242 previously hospitalised patients with OSAS. We assessed anxiety and depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HA...