objective: previous studies have shown that menopausal women are more likely to experience depression. however, there are few studies that investigated the cognitive mechanism that may have a role in developing depression in menopausal women. thus, the present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relation between subjective evaluation of stressors and depres...

objectives: some of the mothers of children with cancer suffer from reactive depression and confront existential crises, and benefit from their image of god in coping with it. the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of spiritually-oriented cognitive therapy on reducing depression symptoms in mothers of children with cancer. methods: a single case experimental design and an ...

abstract aim and background: infertility is a complex crisis in the lives of infertile couples is considered. reaction to infertility by negative psychological reactions including depression, incompetent individual, marital and relationship problems and disorders, is observed. the present study examined the efficacy of reality therapy on depression in infertile women undergoing treatment with a...

conclusions in this study, undergoing a hysterectomy did not show a relationship with postoperative depression three months after the surgery. moreover, the only factor related to depression following a hysterectomy was satisfaction with the surgery. background hysterectomy is one of the most common gynecological surgeries performed worldwide. however, women undergoing this surgery often experi...

conclusions spiritual intervention effectively could reduce the severity of postmenopausal depression. considering the high prevalence of depression in postmenopausal women and the effectiveness, simplicity, and affordability of spiritual intervention, using such interventions in postmenopausal women is recommended. patients and methods a randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on po...

objective: the present study aimed to investigate the selective attention hypothesis in a group of iranian outpatients with depressive disorder. methods: causal-comparative and correlation methods were used to analyze the data. a total of 60 subjects participated in this study. of them, 31 patients diagnosed with depression were assigned in the depressive group and 29 nondepressed individuals w...

conclusions these findings suggest that nmr-based urinary metabonomics approach might be a useful tool for the clinical diagnosis of depression in hbv-infected patients and the six potential biomarkers could be helpful for developing an objective diagnostic method. limited by the number of recruited subjects, future studies are required to validate our conclusions. patients and methods in this ...

conclusions considering the results of this study, lavandula angustifilia infusion has some positive therapeutic effects on depressed patients most importantly decreases mean depression score and might be used alone or as an adjunct to other anti-depressant drugs. results after four weeks of the trial onset, the mean depression score according to the hamilton scale for depression was 17.5 ± 3.5...

background & aim : depression is a common situation in patients with diabetes that may reduce the ability of individuals to engage in self-care behaviors. the present study was performed to investigate the relationship between depression and self-care in patients with type ii diabetes. methods & materials : this descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed with convenience sampling on 200 p...

background: regarding high prevalence and injurious consequences of postpartum depression, the aim of the present work is the study of the effect rate of interpersonal psychotherapy on marriage adaptive and postpartum in women. method: the present study is semi‑empiric, and included control group and pre‑ and post‑test groups. thirty‑two women suffering from postpartum depression were selected ...