Abstract Background Inappropriate prescriptions can lead to adverse consequences for patients. It also imposes excessive cost on the patients, payers and health systems. The current study aimed at estimating rate of inappropriate brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) their financial burden in Iran. Methods Using systematic stratified sampling method, this cross-sectional recruited 385 particip...

The history of the term " hand eczema " goes back some decades to when researchers began to compare the different types of eczemas seen on the hands to analyze their patterns and causes. 1-4 Perhaps to lend this " syndrome " a weightier sound, the term " hand eczema " was invented. 5 Although this was initially an attempt to draw attention to the clinical and etiological diversity of eczema in ...

The author discusses the inappropriateness of insight psychotherapy with interpretative interventions in the treatment of young adolescent girls. Instead, these patients need help with strengthening their internal controls and in gaining a feeling of competence to deal with life's problem. Thus they develop a sense of mastery in both these crucial areas. Ways of achieving these goals are descri...