background methamphetamine (ma) is a highly addictive stimulant which has destructive effects. there is also evidence that methamphetamine use in some females, partly is due to their desire to lose weight. the purpose of this study was to determine the association between family flexibility, food preoccupation and body image among crystal abuser women. objectives this study tried to evaluate wh...

abstract introduction: eating disorders and body-image disturbances are of the most prevalent and disabling clinical complications that adolescent girls and young women develop. from the causes which effectively contribute to body dissatisfaction and eating pathology, is considered to be internalization of thin-ideal. this study aims to determine the correlations between thin-ideal internalizat...

conclusions these findings demonstrated that metacognition had an important role in predicting alexithymia in the substance abusers, which underscores the necessity of precautionary measures. patients and methods the research sample included addicts (males and females aged 10 to 70 years) who referred to the addiction treatment and counseling centers of three iranian cities of zahedan, sari, an...

results mean and standard deviation of self confidence, body image and social pressure were lower than the normal community. statistical analyses showed a significant difference between genders only for mean self-confidence (p ≤ 0.05). background in iran, rhinoplasty has seemingly become the most favorite cosmetic surgery in the recent years, yet, there are limited reports about its psychosocia...

background: body image reflects how a person thinks and feels about his/her own body. negative body image results in low self-esteem and depression. the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of body image and self-esteem with marital adjustment among female married employees of kerman university of medical sciences. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 380...

background & aim:  the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the relationship between body image and quality of life in female patients with breast cancer and healthy women. methods:in the current descriptive, causal, comparative, cross-sectional study, 50 women with breast cancer, referring to the radiotherapy and oncology clinic of imam reza hospital (mashhad, iran) and 50 healthy wom...

background: due to the increased growing heart diseases and necessity to do heart surgery, as well as the importance role of rehabilitation in reducing patient’s mortality, patient’s promotion body image and quality of life should be proposed as one of the main goals of treatment interference. this research was performed with the goal to identify the process of   rehabilitation period on the ch...

The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in satisfaction with body image depending on whether the subject practices organized sport or not, as well as the gender of the children. In addition, the study aims to examine the role of body image and the practice of organized sport on the process of building the academic, social, emotional, family and physical dimensions of self-conce...

background:       lymphedema is a common complication for breast cancer therapy. patients with lymphedema may experience pain and body image issues. this study investigates the effect of combined decongestive therapy and pneumatic compression pump on body image in patients with lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatment. methods:       42 women with breast cancer related lymphedema partici...