OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of sex and spouse condition on symptoms of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms in patients and their spouses. METHODS A prospective study conducted in a 22-bed adult mixed intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Patients and their spouses were enrolled 2 days after intensive care unit admission. They were interviewed w...

BACKGROUND There are few psychometric instruments whose properties have been studied in a developing country's context. AIM To determine the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) in Nairobi public secondary school children, Kenya. METHOD Concurrent self-administration of the MASC and Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) to students in Nairobi pub...

UNLABELLED The anxiety experienced by some patients before or during dental visits poses a problem for patients and the dental practitioners alike. Some people consider them a stressful experience which manifests itself as anxiety, fear and even phobia and results in avoidance of proper dental care. The dental anxiety, dental fear and dental phobia stand out against the background of general an...

Math anxiety has an important impact on mathematical development and performance. However, although math anxiety is supposed to be a transcultural trait, assessment instruments are scarce and are validated mainly for Western cultures so far. Therefore, we aimed at examining the transcultural generality of math anxiety by a thorough investigation of the validity of math anxiety assessment in Eas...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: LTCs: Long-Term Conditions; DM: TypeII Diabetes Mellitus; RD: Rheumatological Disorders; COPD: Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease; MDD: Major Depressive Disorder; GAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder; RS: Resilience Scale (original); RS-14: Resilience Scale-14 (abbreviated version); MINI: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview;...