background:  the  current study examined race and ethnic differences in the separate and combined (additive) effects of anxiety, depression and problem drinking on the baseline and trajectory of subjective health among adult men in the united states. methods:  this longitudinal study used data from the fragile families and child well-being study. we included 4655 men, composed of 2407 blacks, 1...

introduction: attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity - impulsivity behavior. adhd is frequently accompanied by developmental coordination disorder (dcd). motor coordination is a complex performance of interaction between visual perceptual, neuromuscular coordination, memory, attention and balance. one of the most important p...

bipolar spectrum disorders may often go undiagnosed or unrecognized. the aim of this study was to determine the proportion of bipolar disorder symptoms in iranian patients with a major depressive episode.313 patients with a current dsm-iv-tr (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 4th ed. text rev.) diagnosed with a major depressive episode entered this cross-sectional study. thi...

introduction : the aim of this study was to compare obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) comorbidity in early and late onset bipolar i disorder and to explore the pattern of obsessive symptoms in these two groups. methods : a total of 100 inpatients with early and late bipolar disorder were admitted in the child, adolescent and adult psychiatric ward. they were recruited to the study through con...

introduction: substance abuse/dependency is one of the most important comorbidity in bipolar patients. therefore, recognizing the patterns of substance use is valuable in treatment and management of patients. this study was conducted to determine patterns of substance abuse among bipolar patients who were hospitalized in an educational hospital. methods : this was a descriptive-analytical study...

main thyroid disorders are hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, all kinds of swellings and tumors. generally, thyroid disorders increase the risk of obesity, heart and vessels disease, anxiety, hair dye, sexual disability and infertility clearly. patients with these diseases have to be aware of appropriate actions for short or long land, air and sea travels in order to prevent side effects of thyro...

essential thrombocythemia is a rare myeloproliferative disorder in pediatrics. this myeloproliferative disorder is charactherized by thrombocytosis and hyperplasia of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. other cell lines are not involved.jak2v617fmutations has been identified in approximately half the patients with this disorder. we describe a 12-year-old boy with essential throbocythemia. the pa...

conclusions temperaments can provide a basis to classify psychiatric disorders. psychiatric disorders can be placed in a spectrum based on temperaments. results four groups of temperaments were identified: high active, high flexible; high active, low flexible; low active, low flexible; and low active, high flexible. when temperament deteriorates personality, non-psychotic, and psychotic psychia...

appearing a new field of psychiatry called social psychiatry and its applied field , community psychiatry , the attentions have been drawn toward socio- cultural factors in determining different pathologies and even some theories have been stated. psychiatric symptoms are considered as deviation from social norms and being mental patient is viewed as a social role. severe mental disorders are e...