objectives: the global prevalence of lifetime depression is very high among women in the world–approximately 12-25 percent. the global prevalence of disability is also very high and the estimated figure for the end of 2000 was put at around 300 million. the child’s disability stresses the mother the most, and this stress shows itself in the form of depression, and causes the mother’s performanc...

background the aim of the study was to evaluate the depression levels in mothers of children with leukemia. materials and methods this single centred, cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers of children with leukemia at the hematology and oncology research center, baghaie-pour clinic in yazd city during february through december, 2013. the study sample included 58 mothers with 1-12 ye...

background postpartum depression has serious complications. there are various risk factors for postpartum depression and in some cases these are controversial. objectives this study tested the prevalence of postpartum depression and its related factors in kashan, iran, in 2006. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 460 women referred to kashan’s health centers, during the second a...

context the aim of this review was to address the recent data regarding the role of il-17a in the pathogenesis of depression and its complications, such as cancer. evidence acquisition this review article summarizes the recent data on the role of il-17a in depression, using the pubmed and google scholar databases. results it has been documented that depression may alter the immune response via ...

postpartum depression is a prevalent disorder and is the cause of considerable pathology in patient's daily life. in this cross-sectional study, 400 postpartum women in kerman who had given birth within 2 weeks to 2 months before the study were selected randomly and were given the beck depression inventory (801) and a questionnaire regarding pregnancy and its consequences. data were analyz...

knee osteoarthritis can have negative effects on the physical and mental conditions, social and family relations, general health and positive feelings of elders. for example, severe limitation of motion and increased depression, which are results of this disease, can have negative impacts on elders. the purpose of this study was to compare the levels of depression in healthy active and inactive...

the aim of present research was to study the relation between demographic characteristics (age, sex, and family economical status) and the rate of prevalence of depression in high school students at ray city. 388 subjects (166 boys and 222 girls) were selected through stratified random sampling method. the age range of these students was between 14 to 18 years. research data was gathered throug...

background: musculoskeletal pain accompanied by psychological problems leads to reduced health efficiency. on the other hand, work-related anxiety and depression is another important factor that could result in reduced productivity in organizations and physical and mental problems in personnel. musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are the most common occupational health problems that have high cost...

background: postpartum depression (ppd) is one public health issue that affects both maternal and child health. this research studies the effect of health volunteers’ telephonebased support on decreasing ppd. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial evaluated 203 women who had uncomplicated deliveries. the women completed the edinburg postnatal depression scale (epds), 10 to 15 d...