in many jurisdictions, psychiatric problems are intended for commutation. therefore, a forensic psychiatrist has an important role in detection of malingering. while several studies evaluate diagnostic tests, it is less known what symptoms are more likely to be imitated by malingerers.in a prospective study 45 malingerers, who were diagnosed according to interviews by two forensic psychiatrists...

objective: consultation-liaison (cl) psychiatry interfaces between psychiatry and other medical disciplines to promote integrated care of patients. the purpose of this study is evaluation of attitudes and practice of mazandaran university of medical sciences physicians of teaching hospitals regarding cl psychiatry. methods:in this descriptive study, all of the general practitioners, specialist ...

objective: patients with chronic daily headache (cdh) suffer from several significant psychiatric comorbidities and have unhealthy lifestyle. we aimed at studying psychiatric comorbidities, environmental triggers, lifestyle factors, and intensity of cdh in patients referred by the department of neurology from 2011 to 2014. method: through medical and psychiatric interviews and using 0 to 10 vis...

takotsubo or stress-induced cardiomyopathy is a cardiomyopathy in which the patient has a sudden onset, reversible left ventricular systolic dysfunction without any significant coronary artery disease. four women, who were at a mean age of 64 years and suffered from chest pain exacerbated by emotional stress, were admitted as cases of acute coronary syndrome and were completely evaluated throug...

in a period of less than five decades, the urban residence has dramatically increased in iran. currently more than two thirds of the population live in city dwellings. this rapid urbanization has considerable impact on people’s mental health and psychiatric care. the main strategy of iran's national program of mental health has been the integration of mental health into the primary health ...

primary immunodeficiency diseases (pid) consist of a group of long-term illnesses which had permanent psychiatric effects on the patients and their parents. this study was designed to find out the most important origins and aspects of stressor in parents of pid patients.to assess the  impact of  psychiatric aspects in parents  of pid  patients, a valid and reliable questionnaire was compiled ba...

conclusions psychiatric, neurological, gastrointestinal, and respiratory diseases are the most frequent reasons of referring patients to iran. more accuracy in screening and care of patients are recommended before hajj in order to prevent references to iran and its complications. results a total of 106 cases were referred iran during hajj 2012. psychiatric problems, with 26.4% allocated the hig...