Background and Aim: The human mental health is a multidimensional and complex issue affected by a wide range of biological, psychological, sociological, economic and cultural factors. Considering the social nature of human life, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between some social variables, e.g., social support, social bond, social trust and social status, and teac...

Purpose Although adolescents' mental health problems and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) have been a serious public health concern worldwide, descriptions of risk factors for SITBs often fail to take migration into account. There are roughly 35.8 million migrant children in China who, with their parents, moved from original rural residence to urban areas. Little is known about mig...

background nowadays, it has been found that the mental state of caregivers may have a noticeable effect on both patient and caregiver’s health. this study was conducted to determine the burnout and general health status of the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation nurses in tehran, iran. methods in a cross-sectional study, burnout and general health status of 65 hematopoietic stem cell transp...

OBJECTIVE To examine differences in male and female veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) period of service in taking prescription headache medication, and associations between taking prescription headache medication and mental health status, psychiatric symptoms, and rates of traumatic events. BACKGROUND Headaches are common among active service members and are asso...

this article reports the results of an epidemiology of mental disorders among adults above 15 years in urben areas of kashan city. data were gathered using general health questionnaire (28- items version) and clinical interview based on dsm-iv. results showed the total prevalence of mental disorders, were about 23.75%. more prevalent were mood disorder, (%11.75). anxiety disorder, (%11.15) and ...

many health systems have traditionally adopted a view of mental disorders based on pathologies and the risk individuals have towards mental disorders. however, with this approach, mental disorders continue to cost billions a year for the healthcare system. this paper aimed to introduce and explore what the strengths-based approach is in the psychiatric arena. strengths-based approach moves the ...

Mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety affect an individual's ability to undertake health-promoting behaviors. Chronic diseases can have a profound impact on an individual's mental health; in turn, mental health status affects an individual's ability to participate in treatment and recovery. A group of mental health and public health professionals convened to develop a logic model for a...

BACKGROUND Population level data regarding the general mental health status, and the socio-demographic factors associated with the mental health status of adolescents in Australia aged 12-16 years is limited. This study assessed prevalence of mental health problems in a regional population of Australian students in Grades 7-10, and investigated associations between mental health problems and so...

Factors distinguishing clients who complete drug court treatment from those who do not complete drug court have been documented, but differences between urban and rural drug court participants have not been examined. The present study focuses on examining mental health, drug use, criminal activity, and education/employment as factors that are associated with treatment retention, which is measur...

Food insecurity is an ongoing public health issue and contributes to mental health status. We investigated whether food insecurity is associated with inadequate nutrient intake and whether it affects mental health indicators (perceived stress/experience of depressive symptom/suicidal ideation) and quality of life (QOL) among Koreans (n = 5862, 20-64 years) using data from the Korea National Hea...