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...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that 42% of 18.9 million adults with a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2011 had a co-occurring disorder. Of these 8 million adults, 56.6% received no care, 32.5% received mental health care, 6.9% received care for both an SUD and mental health, and 4% received care for an SUD ...

background: bipolar mood disorder (bmd) is a type of mood disorder which is associated with various disabilities. the family members of the patients with bmd experience many difficulties and pressures during the periods of treatment, rehabilitation and recovery and their quality of life (qol) is threatened. in the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of family-centered education on me...

272 symptoms of any mental disorder. Older age and never having been married were associated with less likelihood of having symptoms of an affective disorder. Those with cognitive impairment were more likely to have had symptoms consistent with an affective disorder. Comorbidity was predictive of increasing disability on the SF-12 but rates of mental health consultation were low, even for those...

PURPOSE To assess the relationship between the presence of a mental health condition and health care utilization among family medicine patients. METHODS We used the Patient Health Questionnaire plus a posttraumatic stress disorder screen to measure 6 common mental health conditions. In a sample of 367 patients recruited from 3 urban family medicine practices affiliated with Boston University ...

BACKGROUND Health expectancies, taking into account both quality and quantity of life, have generally been based on disability and physical functioning. AIMS To compare mental health expectancies at age 25 and 55 based on common mental disorders both across countries and between males and females. METHOD Mental health expectancies were calculated by combining mortality data from population ...

mental workload is one of the factors that influence individuals’ performance in the work environment as well as their efficiency and productivity. the present study aimed at examining the association between mental workload and general health among welders of tehran heavy structuress metal company.this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016. the sample included 100 welders who were workin...

background & aim: at recent three decades, management of chronic mental disorders has been a focus of attention in mental health systems. this study aimed to assess the efficacy of group psychodrama in reducing depression in inpatient women with chronic mental disorder. method & materials: in this semi-experimental study, thirty women with chronic mental disorders bedridden at razi comprehensiv...

BACKGROUND Studies have found that gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) have higher rates of mental health conditions and substance use than heterosexual men, but are limited by issues of representativeness. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and correlates of mental health disorders among GBM in Metro Vancouver, Canada. METHODS From 2012 to 2014, the Momentum Health...