BACKGROUND Although correctional officers (COs) clearly suffer from depression, positive resources for combating depression have been rarely studied in this population. The purpose of the study was to examine the associations of perceived organizational support (POS) and psychological capital (PsyCap) with depressive symptoms among Chinese COs. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted i...

BACKGROUND The present study has investigated the effectiveness of group logo therapy to increase the hope among the leukemic patients. METHODS This research has composed of 80 leukemic patients who have referred to Golestan Hospital in 2012 fall, and then have responded to the Snyder's Hope Scale, The research design has included pre - post - and follow up tests with a control group. First, ...

This paper presents a controlled experiment focusing on the influence of an agile planning horizon on embedded systems software development. The one-factorial experiment involved 28 students split into two groups whereas one group had to deliver program code biweekly (short planning horizon group) and the other group had to make a time schedule and a software architecture in the beginning (long...

Free quantum field theory in flat space-time is often believed to be well established, holding no surprises. We hope, by the end of this paper, have demonstrated that surprises still exist. For example, we will show a uniformly accelerated atom Minkowski emits entangled photon pairs squeezed state which mimics entanglement vacuum between modes are dominantly opposite causal wedges space-time. S...

P lasmodium vivax malaria is less well reported and studied than the more virulent Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but it remains a cause of tremendous morbidity (1). Until recently, it was widely believed that this species was not susceptible to the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitors successfully utilized against P. falciparum such as pyrimethamine. However, several recent articles have ...

BACKGROUND Motor neurone disease (MND) practice guidelines suggest developing interventions that will promote hope, meaning, and dignity to alleviate psychological distress, but very little research has been done. This study begins to address this need by exploring the use of dignity therapy with people with MND. Dignity therapy is a brief psychotherapy that promotes hope, meaning and dignity, ...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional regulation training group therapy, based on dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt) and cognitive therapy, on improving emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills and relapse prevention in addicts.in a quasiexperimental study, 39 patients with the diagnosis of opioid dependence based on dsm-iv criteria were randoml...

BACKGROUND The very long-term unemployed (i.e. those unemployed for more than 2 years) face serious mental health problems and social difficulties in regaining employment. AIMS To assess the effectiveness of a pilot vocationally oriented cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) programme on mental health and vocational outcomes among a group of very long-term unemployed. METHODS A pre-test-post-te...

PURPOSE Positive psychological constructs have been given increasing attention in research on the coping resources of cancer-related distresses. However, little research is available on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with hematological malignancies. The purposes of this study were to assess the prevalence of PTSD symptoms and to explore the associations of perceived social sup...