This study examined the prevalence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) signs and symptoms in patients with anterior open bite. The influence of orthognathic surgery on the TMJ in these patients and the interaction of occlusal and psychologic variables on the presence and/or persistence of pain was studied. A retrospective survey of 83 patients with an anterior open bite who underwent orthognathic ...

هدف از پژوهش حاضر، مقایسه میزان اختلالات روانی دانش آموزان دختر با توجه به شیوه های فرزند پروری والدین بود. نمونه مورد نظر، 120 نفر از دانش آموزان دختر پایه دوم دبیرستان شهرستان جیرفت بودند که به صورت نمونه گیری خوشه ای انتخاب شدند. ابزار مورد استفاده در پژوهش، آزمون scl90 و پرسشنامه ابعاد رفتاری والدین (شیفر) بود که مربوط به چهار شیوه فرزند پروری می باشد. به منظور تجزیه و تحلیل اطلاعات، از تحل...

The authors assessed the psychological, neuropsychological, and electrocortical effects of human exposure to mixed colonies of toxigenic molds. Patients (N = 182) with confirmed mold-exposure history completed clinical interviews, a symptom checklist (SCL90-R), limited neuropsychological testing, quantitative electroencephalogram (QEEG) with neurometric analysis, and measures of mold exposure. ...

Background: Given the importance of surgery due to its high rank in Iran and its exorbitant costs, this study aimed to examine the mental health and self-image among the applicants of cosmetic surgery. Methods: The study sample consisted of 180 individuals (90 applicants and 90 non-applicants) by using simple random sampling. Research tools were SCL90, Beck's self-image, and demographic qu...

BACKGROUND Patients with fibromyalgia often feel disabled in the performance of daily activities. Psychological factors seem to play a pronounced disabling role in fibromyalgia. The objectives of the study are: Firstly, to investigate contributing factors for disability in fibromyalgia. Secondly, to study psychological distress in patients with fibromyalgia as compared to other nonspecific pain...

BACKGROUND Whether there is a temporal relationship between psychological problems and clinical outcomes in patients with diseases of the digestive tract has not been widely researched. Thus, our aims were 1) To observe and compare prospectively clinical outcomes in relation to psychological co-morbidity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chron...