Context: Social anxiety and eating disorders have demonstrated high comorbidity in a Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Population. However, social anxiety has not been directly studied with respect to eating disorders. This study, therefore, was designed to determine the relationship between social anxiety and eating disorders in a multiple sclerosis clinic population. Methods and materials: This was a...

introduction: psychological and social health is the main problems of workers population, which can increase productivity at work and physical and mental health and provide or decline in these aspects. materials and methods: this study was descriptive and crosses - sectional and has been performed on 388 iranian central iron ore company workers. the tool of study was standard ghq-28 question ar...

The social environment plays a considerable role in determining major psychiatric disorders. Emerging evidence suggests that features of the social environment modify gene expression independently of the primary DNA sequence through epigenetic processes. Accordingly, dysfunction of epigenetic mechanisms offers a plausible mechanism by which an adverse social environment gets "into the mind" and...

objective: the present study has been carried out to compare the social competence in two groups of students with autism disorder (ad) and learning disorders (ld). methods: this research was a kind of descriptive research with 2 comparative groups. 90 learning and autistic disorder students aged 10 to 13 years (45 ld & 45 ad) were selected randomly as a statistical sample. for the assessment of...

Purpose: This qualitative study contributes to the stigma and bipolar disorder literature focused on understanding structural, social, and self-stigma experiences from the perspectives of individuals living with bipolar disorder and their family members. Methods: Community-based participatory research principles guided our engagement of individuals with bipolar disorder and community partners i...

The authors discussed to what degree testimony from social science and mental health experts (psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, therapists, others) meets admissibility requirements expressed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert (1993), Joiner (General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 1997) and the recent Kumho (1999) decision. They reviewed data on Daubert/Kumho indicia of reliability using ...

BACKGROUND There is co-morbidity between parental depression and childhood conduct disorder. The Incredible Years (IY) parenting programmes reduce both conduct disorder in children and depression in their parents. Recent U.K. and Ireland trials of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of IY parenting programmes have assessed children's health and social care service use, but little is known ...