BACKGROUND Traditional healers provide a popular and accessible service across the African continent. Little is known of the characteristics or mental health status of those using these services. AIMS To determine and compare the prevalence of common mental disorder among, and the characteristics of, those attending primary health care clinics (PHCs) and traditional healer centres (THCs) in D...

how to cite this article: khosroshahi n, alizadeh p, khosravi m, salamati p, kamrani k. spinal fluid lactate dehydrogenase level differentiates between structural and metabolic etiologies of altered mental status in children. iran j child neurol. 2015 winter;9(1):31-36. abstract objective altered mental status is a common cause of intensive care unit admission in children. differentiating struc...

It is a well recognized fact that manual material handling (MMH) entails enormous physical labor and associated discomfort feeling, which invariably culminate into musculoskeletal disorders. However mental fatigue, in such instances, becomes an unexplored parameter that needs definite attention during assessment of work status of MMH workers. The present study is being performed among 75 porter...

BACKGROUND In complying with required life style changes Heart Failure (HF) patients often depend on their partners. However providing care may cause burden and affect the health of these partners. The aim of this study was to investigate determinants of caregiver burden in order to identify caregivers who are at risk. METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, caregiver burden and potential det...

Background Restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in people having to find new ways exercise. One such way is dance, an activity that can be undertaken at home and adapted suit most people’s abilities. Dance has been shown physical psychological benefits, but little known about effect of dance on mood according style.Aim To explore two groups participants – one engaging ballet ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia, and the severity and impact of those mental disorders. METHOD Seven mental disorders were assessed using the parent- or carer-completed version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV, and major depressive disorder was also assessed using the youth self-report version of the...

BACKGROUND No study in Greece has assessed so far the full range of common mental disorders using a representative sample of the population from both mainland and insular regions of the country. The aim of the present paper was to present the results of the first such study. METHODS The study was carried out between 2009-2010 in a nationally representative sample of 4894 individuals living in...

task graph scheduling is a multi-objective optimization and np-hard problem. in this paper a new algorithm on homogeneous multiprocessors systems is proposed. basically, scheduling algorithms are targeted to balance the two parameters of time and energy consumption. these two parameters are up to a certain limit in contrast with each other and improvement of one causes reduction in the other on...