objective: sexual dysfunction is frequently reported as a side effect of many antidepressant medications. as a result, for those depressed patients to whom sexual desire is important, psychological treatment may be a better intervention. thus, the present study aimed to determine the possible changes in sexual desire following psychological treatments in depression, when focus of therapy is not...

abstract background: combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin is the most effective treatment for chronic hepatitis c today. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thrice-weekly heberon (interferon alfa-2b) in combination with ribavirin as first -line treatment of chronic hepatitis c. methods: a total of97 treatment-naive patients received heberon three millio...

 ABSTRACT Background: Combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin is the most effective treatment for chronic hepatitis C today. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thrice-weekly Heberon (interferon alfa-2b) in combination with ribavirin as first -line treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Methods: A total of97 treatment-naive patients received Heberon three milli...

objective: this research investigates and compares the effects of short-term cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (mbct) over psychological problems of the patients with binge eating disorder (bed). methods: among patients of sina hospital and other weight loss centers of tehran, 44 people were selected and allocated randomly in cbt (14), mbct (14) and cont...

Background and Aims: Different hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes have characteristic geographical distribution. Identification of HCV genotype is an important factor in the progression, clinical outcome and therapy of HCV infection. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HCV genotypes among HCV-RNA positive patients in Yazd, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectiona...

conclusions treatment with peg ifn α achieved a sustained negativity of hdv rna in about one third of patients. duration of peg ifn α therapy might be prolonged to at least 24 months or more to prevent the occurrence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) relapse encountered six months after completion of the treatment. patients and methods the sample size was based on available patients potentially to be ...