The accurate assessment of psychopathological behaviours adolescents and young adults is imperative. Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) one the most comprehensive widely used scales addressing this purpose internationally. Interestingly, associations between different SCL-90 symptoms family functioning have been highlighted. Nevertheless, scale’s factorial structure has often challenged. T...

BACKGROUND Several studies have shown a connection between mothers with postnatal depression (PND) and emotional-behavioral problems in their children. Mothers' psychopathology may impair interactional patterns with children and these outcomes can be influenced by father's psychopathological symptoms. The primary aim of the study was to assess over time parent-infant interaction in families whe...

The relationships among paranormal beliefs\ locus of control and psychiatric symptomatology were investigated in a Turkish college sample of 249 participants "122 females and 006 males#[ The data were collected with the Turkish version of Tobacyk|s revised Paranormal Belief Scale "PBS!R#\ Rotter|s Internal! External Locus of Control Scale "IELOC#\ and Symptom Check List!89!Revised "SCL!89!R#[ S...

Symptoms serve as intervention foci for patients and health care providers. Research has established a relationship between symptoms and quality of life for persons living with HIV/AIDS. This article reports symptom prevalence and intensity data that include gynecological and cognitive symptoms self-reported by HIV-infected women (N = 118). Using a cross-sectional, descriptive design, data were...

Lung cancer can be conceptualized as a stressor with psychological, behavioral and biological components that can severely impact upon quality of life (QOL). Lung cancer patients generally experience decreased QOL and high levels of psychological distress (Porter L S, 2003). Cortisol is a steroid hormone, more specifically, a glucocorticoid, produced by the zona fasciculate of the adrenal corte...

conclusions: about half of all prisoners suffered from psychiatric disorders; therefore treatment psychiatric disorder in this group is essential for prevention of crime. prisoners are at risk of mental disorders. therefore attention to mental health of prisoners is important. patients and methods: this cross sectional study was carried out in kashan prison (iran). 180 subjects were selected by...

There is a gap between proposed theoretical attachment theory frameworks, measures of attachment in the assessment phase and their relationship with changes in outcome after a psychodynamic oriented psychotherapy. Based on a clinical case study of a young woman with Panic Attack Disorder, this paper examined psychotherapy outcome findings comparing initial and post-treatment assessments, accord...