objective: breast cancer as a most common invasive cancer in women, provoking mental disorders for patients. to adjust with this situation, patients use kind of coping style. in present study, we aimed to determine the relationship between mental disorders and coping style in women with breast cancer.  methods: this research was a correlational study. 127 women among all women with breast cance...

Mental and emotional arousal are known to trigger coronary events. The relation between hypercholesterolemia, behavioral factors, and mental stress-induced alterations in endothelial function are not well defined. Flow-mediated brachial arterial vasodilation has been established as a measure of arterial endothelial function. High-resolution ultrasound was used to measure mental stress-mediated,...

stress is one of the main neuroscientific issues of our time. however, we have little knowledge of the neurological processes of stress. during the past decade studies have shown that in addition to the genetic factors, stress palys a major role in mental and psychosomatic diseases. severe, chronic and uncontrolled stresses cause some changes in monoaminergic system, and through neural peptides...

Mental health disparities refer to the disproportionate amount of psychopathology found among persons of disadvantageous social standing, such as persons of low socioeconomic status (SES). Although social and self selection cannot entirely be ruled out as explanations for these differences, the accumulation of evidence supports a social causation interpretation for a large portion of this assoc...

In modern society, fierce competition and socioeconomic interaction stress the quality of life, causing a negative influence on a person's mental health. Laughter is a positive sensation, and seems to be a useful and healthy way to overcome stress. Laughter therapy is a kind of cognitive-behavioral therapies that could make physical, psychological, and social relationships healthy, ultimately i...

Women serving in the military face many sources of stress, such as separation from home and family, sexual harassment and assault, and deployment to traumatic war zones. Some women are vulnerable to the effects of these stressors, resulting in deleterious mental and physical health outcomes. Understanding these risks through the theoretical model of allostasis can help identify those who will b...