aims: drug abuse among college students continues as a major public-health concern. theory-driven research is necessary to address and find causes. the current research investigates the utility of theory of planned behavior (tpb) in designing and implementing a drug abuse educational prevention program among medical college students. methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted among 12...

In this paper we analyze the phenomenon of abuse and neglect in Romania order to reduce incidence phenomenon. This addresses issues regarding: description child abuse, types (e.g.: physical abuse; sexual emotional / psychological neglect), particularities children Romania, some therapeutic models used treating effects abuse.

background : drug abuse is one of the important challenges in the field of mental health and adolescence health promotion. because of the social and medical cost of drug abuse and its consequences among youth people, it is necessary to intervene effectively. this theoretical based study explained predictability of the theory of planned behaviour (tpb) on drug abuse related behaviours. methods :...

introduction: elder abuse may increase the vulnerability of ageing people to disease and decrease their general health status, so addressing the issue is essential for promoting elderly quality of life. the study aimed to examine the relation between abuse experience and general health among elderly people in yazd city- iran. methods: the cross-sectional study carried out on 250 community-dwell...

background: drug abuse is a major health problem in many countries. noticing the different patterns of drug abuse in different areas, we evaluated the epidemiology of drug abuse and related factors in fars province, southern iran. materials and methods: in a one-year cross-sectional study, from march 21st, 2009 to 2010, all subjects referring to addiction treatment clinic of shiraz university w...

conclusions by intensive monitoring of the situation of substance abuse among soldiers, commanders can reduce modifiable predictors of suicidal attempt. results the majority of soldiers with mean age of 21.8 (sd = 2.4) years were single (82.1%), employed (54.5%) and had a low level of education or were illiterate (71.1%). in total, 296 (7.5%) soldiers had suicidal attempts in their military ser...

retroperitoneal fibrosis (rpf) is a rare condition with an unclear etiology, presenting with the development of aberrant chronic nonspecific fibroinflammatory tissue in the retroperitoneal space, which can result in entrapment and obstruction of the retroperitoneal structures. rpf is a subtype of chronic periaortitis, and can be divided into two types: primary (or idiopathic) and secondary. rpf...

child maltreatment happens in all countries and cultures. children as the vulnerable part of the societies are subject to rage, abuse and maltreatment and need special multidisciplinary attention to get proper protection and care. appropriate legislation, community education, advocacy in media and attention of care givers and children health providers may alter the trend of child abuse in commu...