In this article we provide further evidence that visual mental imagery and visual perception share modality-specific mechanisms, and we find that representing visual information in a mental image (activating stored information to create a picture-like mental representation) preserves relatively low-level visual detail. Subjects either saw or visualized simple pictures, and evaluated them for th...

BACKGROUND Geographical variation in the prevalence of common mental disorders has not been explained adequately. AIMS To investigate whether regional mental health differences in Wales would persist after having taken into account the characteristics of individuals and regional social deprivation. METHOD Data from the 1998 Welsh Health Survey were used. Common mental disorders were assesse...

background: domestic violence is a concern in the communities and need a wide attention. violence against women can cause all kinds of physical and mental illness. this is a threat to woman’s and family member’s health. stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse consequences. little is known about the level of the mental illnesses in women who exposed to domest...

general population surveys often report that only a small proportion of individuals with common mental disorders seek mental health treatment, suggesting a high level of unmet need for mental health care in the community. in recent years, however, the number of adults in industrialized countries who are treated with antidepressant medications has dramatically increased. this paper reviews the p...