one of the factors influencing the athletes’ performance in critical situations is their awareness of the strategies entailing mental skills. one such skill is self-talk that has been identified as an effective mental training tool in controlling human beings’ behaviors. this study aims to examine the perceived positive and negative effects of self-talk on the athletes’ performance. data were c...

this article deals with social support and its importance in the well being of chronic mental patients and their families. stuctural and functional characteristics of scial network, and their effects on adjustment of chronic mental patients are reviewed. it emphasizes, interventions in social network of chronic mental patients to increase social support and strengthen social networks.

effects of aerobic exercise, on women mental health yavarian y*1, nikakhtar m2 received: 16 july, 2010 accepted: 25 oct, 2010 abstract background & aims: mental health of woman affects the society and family health. special attention should be to improve mental health methods. one of the methods is aerobic exercise. this study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of aerobic exercises on m...

stress and mental health at the place of work have received great attention by researchers. in spite of technology improvement in high-tech systems, the operators face new problems, which can affect mental health. there is hardly any published research about stress or mental health in such workplaces in developing countries. this paper presents the application of the self-rating scale general h...

OBJECTIVES We sought to engage parents and caregivers in research to understand their health literacy needs related to the use of second-generation antipsychotic medications (SGAs) in children and youth. METHODS Two focus groups with a total of 14 participants were conducted in two distinct geographical regions of British Columbia. RESULTS Participants expressed that they had numerous quest...