conclusions depression and anxiety have higher prevalence among diabetic patients and some sociological factors such as age, gender, job and education are related to these psychological disorders. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among diabetic patients with regards to some factors such as age, gender, level of education and occupational status. m...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the relations of locus of control, rumination, and worry with depression and anxiety in a sample of depressed and anxious patients. a second purpose of the study was to examine the mediating role of rumination and worry on the relationship between locus of control with depression and anxiety. one hundred and twelve patients with major depression a...

BACKGROUND Beck Depression Inventory is frequently used for assessing depression across different cultures. Despite widely application of Beck Depression Inventory, there is surprisingly lack of empirical research on psychometric validation of this scale in Pakistan. In this regard the current study has determined the reliability and validity of Beck Depression Inventory in Pakistan. METHODS ...

This study examined the association between emotional intelligence (EI), anxiety, depression, and mental, social, and physical health in university students. The sample was made up of 184 university students (38 men and 146 women). El was evaluated by the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, Turvey, and Palfai, 1995), which evaluates the three dimensions (Attention, Clarity, and Mood...

INTRODUCTION Borderline personality disorder (BPD) significantly reduces the quality of life (QoL) in mental, social, and work domains. Patients with BPD often suffer from depressive anxiety symptoms. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare the QoL and demographic and clinical factors of inpatients diagnosed with BPD and comorbid anxiety spectrum disorders, and healthy controls...

Research has shown that catastrophizing is related to increased depression and chronic pain. However, some researchers have questioned the utility of catastrophizing as a separate construct, suggesting that it may just be a symptom of depression. The present investigation used path analysis to determine if catastrophizing was related to McGill Pain Questionnaire scores when controlling for depr...

BACKGROUND The suicide rate in Hungary is one of the highest in the European Union, with a male-female ratio of 3.55:1. Suicide rates correlate positively with suicide attempts, for which depression is the most frequent underlying disorder. AIMS The aim of this qualitative study was to examine gender differences in suicide attempts, with a focus on the effect of precipitating factors on depre...

background : students encounter many stressful factors during their educational time. stress can result in different physical and mental disorders such as depression. one intervention is using purposeful activity of gardening. the goal of this research is to investigate the effect of using purposeful activity (gardening) on depression of female resident in golestan dormitory of ahvaz jundishapu...

OBJECTIVE The somatic component of depression is an important clinical phenomenon. The role of somatic amplification, alexithymia, anger and symptom attribution has been investigated in the genesis of the somatic symptoms of depression. METHOD The study was carried out with 32 patients attending the outpatient psychiatry clinics of Karadeniz Technical University Medical School, meeting the di...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the ability of two self-report questionnaires, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), to discriminate between chronic pain patients with and without major depression. Since previous research has suggested that medical conditions such as chronic pain can influence the endorsement of items that measure...