Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of transactional analysis group training in reducing control-oriented behaviors of spouse in marital discords. Methods: This study employed an experimental design with pre-test and post-test and a control group. The population consisted of women having marital disputes who were referred to counseling centers of Shahre-kord in t...

CONTEXT A growing epidemiological literature has suggested that marital discord is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. In addition, depression and stress are associated with enhanced production of proinflammatory cytokines that influence a spectrum of conditions associated with aging. OBJECTIVE To assess how hostile marital behaviors modulate wound healing, as well as local and systemi...

R esidency training has long been known to constitute a stressful time in the professional development of physicians.1-4 Considerable literature has documented problems in work performance,5 anxiety states,4 alcohol and drug abuse,6 depression7'8 and suicide9 among residents, but marital issues10 have been discussed less often. In 1984 Dr. Terry Isomura, Department of Psychiatry, Shaughnessy Ho...

OBJECTIVE To investigate individual socio-demographic characteristics of suicides, the reasons, methods and means employed to commit suicide. DESIGN A descriptive prospective study of suicides. A structured questionnaire was employed to enquire the details of the itemised objectives. SETTING Muhimbili National Hospital--in urban Dar es Salaam. SUBJECTS Fifty three males and 47 females con...

background: there is evidence that marital problems can contribute to child behavior problems. in fact, the way that parents solve their conflicts, such as aggression, physical violence, and poor communication skills, can eventually culminate in aggression and emotional problems in children. this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of conflict resolution training on children’s behavioral ...

Objective: Marital conflicts are normal in a couple’s life, and the important thing is how they resolve such conflicts. This integrated therapy plan has been created by considering several theories to reduce couples’ marital We aimed evaluate effectiveness of unified protocol based on McMaster model family, compassion-focused therapy, mindfulness-based emotional divorce boredom women with confl...