Background – Chronic low back pain is a complex condition produced by multiple factors. This study investigated the psychological aspects of low back pain in a group of patients. Methods – A total of 112 subjects participated in the study. Fifty-six patients (21 females and 35 males) had low back pain and were seeking treatment in two clinics. A control group of 56 subjects (20 females and 36 m...

Received: June 04, 2014 Accepted: August 06, 2014 Published: August 08, 2014 Abstract This study aimed to investigate the impact of Internet addiction on psychiatric symptoms among Greek university undergraduate students. The study was conducted among 1324 students. Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, Internet Addiction Test and Symptom Checklist-90-Revision (SCL-90-R). Que...

The goal of this study was to examine the concurrent validity of the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90-R) as a measure of emotional distress among persons with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Following previous studies, the scale was divided into a "Brain Injury Subscale" (BIS), composed of items that are confounded with the neurobehavioral outcomes of TBI, and a "Non Brain Injury Subscale" ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the relationship between psychological distress and physical somatic symptoms as well as work environment conditions in the diverse population of dentists based in the Canary Islands (Spain). METHODS 203 dentists officially registered with the local General Dental Councils, returned the questionnaire delivered by mail. Participants provided information on demographic char...

Opium dependency is an important health problem in Iran. Several studies show that most opium dependent patients have concomitant psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was evaluation of psychiatric disorders in opium dependency in comparison with heroin dependency. Background: This is a descriptive study on 192 male opium dependent patients who were admitted in dualdiagnosis ward of Behe...

NEO-PI-R و SCL-90-R هنومن يور اه دـمآرد ارجا هب . لـيلحت شور زا نوـمزآ و نوـسريپ یگتسبمه بيرض ،نويسرگر T و هـيزجت یارـب لقتـسم هداد ليلحت دش هدافتسا اه . هتفاي اه : ناور لماع يدنژن (N) صخاش يمامت ،ناوت نيرتلااب اب طوبرم ياه هب SCL-90-R شيپ ار من ينيب و د . عومجم رد ، تيصخش يلصا لماوع شيپ نيرتلااب و نيرتهب ينيب هب ار اه صخاش دروم رد بيترت ياه ينامسج دنتشاد ساره و يربج ساوسو ،ندرك ...

Psychological disorders in people with extreme weight (low weight or obesity) should be taken into consideration by health professionals in order to practice an effective treatment to these patients. This study evaluates the association between body mass index (BMI) and psychological distress in 563 inhabitants of Málaga (South of Spain). Participants were classified in four categories of BMI: ...