draw a story (das), by integrate story and drawing, attempt to enter to child's emotional world, and provided valuable information about the inner world of children's that they are not able to express them, due verbal and cognitive limitations. the aim of present study was to evaluate emotional content, self- image and use of humor in children of elementary school and investigate gend...

abstract aim and background: parenting styles are particular methods that parents use of them in nurturing of their children.the aim of this study was comparing parenting styles of mothers of pre-school children with and without intellectual disabilities. method and material: this is a causal-comparative research.the statistical population of this research includes the whole mothers of pre-scho...

background: the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections and the anthropogenic risk factors of 978 ran­domly selected primary school children from igbede community in isoko south local government area of delta state southern nigeria were evaluated. methods: subjects were screened for the presence of sth using direct smear method and kato-katz techniques. this study was c...

conclusions these findings support that the careful evaluation and prospective following of the psychopathology of children of parents with bipolar disorder are critical for early identification and treatment. results there were statistically significant differences between children of parents with and those without bipolar disorder regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, opposition...

background and purpose: the age of the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) and its manifestation is now identified at childhood. in the present study, we aimed to epidemiologically assess ocd and its main determinants in school-age children. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 600 consecutive schoolage children (7-12 years old) in primary schools at kerma...

background: in order to provide better advice for prevention of obesity and eating disorders among children, there is a need to have more knowledge of their dietary patterns. this study examined meal and snacking patterns of primary school children in tehran. methods: a total of 761 male and female primary school children from all educational areas in tehran were recruited in a cross‑sectional ...

patients and methods blood pressure (bp) measurement was performed by the auscultation method, and abnormal glomerular permeability was assessed by dipstick testing of urine for persistent proteinuria and/or hematuria for ≥ three months in hypertensive children. results of 1,335 pupils aged 10.0 ± 2.4 (6.0 - 14.0) years, 33 (2.5%) were hypertensive. overall mean systolic/diastolic bp was 125.6 ...