INTRODUCTION Antipsychotics are recommended as first-line therapy for acute mania and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder; however, published literature suggests their real-world use remains limited. Understanding attitudes toward these medications may help identify barriers and inform personalized therapy. This literature review evaluated patient and clinician attitudes toward the use of...

conclusions the findings of this study support concern about inadequate knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding chronic pain management. we believe that further education and practical training will be needed for adequate pain management. background pain can adversely affect every aspect of a patient’s daily activity, and consequently, it has a great influence on the quality of life. studi...

We examined whether constructs outlined in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2002), namely, autonomy-supportive and controlling motivational climates and autonomous and controlled motivation, were related to attitudes toward performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sport and drug-taking susceptibility. We also investigated moral disengagement as a potential mediator. We surveyed a sample of ...

The sample population was consisted of 299 male and female students of the University of Khwarizmi. Theories used in this study included Social bonding theory, differential opportunity, differential association, feeling anomie and frustration (love, and academic failure). The obtained results indicate that there is the bound variables, anomie, differential association, feeling of anomie, social...

objective: this study aimed to examine factors influencing attitudes toward cosmetic surgery among university students. sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, physical appearance perfectionism, and appearance investment were considered as predictors of tendency toward cosmetic surgery. methods: this study was a descriptive-correlative research. one stage cluster sampling was utilized to col...