OBJECTIVE This study examined whether women with a history of early-onset sexual abuse or those with late-onset sexual abuse were more likely to meet diagnostic criteria for both borderline personality disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD The Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines and the Trauma Assessment Package were administered to 65 women from three out...

This research is motivated by the researchers' concern about children, especially adolescents with autism. Autism not a mental illness but it disorder that affects brain, causing to function properly. can be seen in behavior of children The purpose this find out experiences parents and autism spectrum disorder. uses qualitative design approach phenomenology. result showed sex knowledge still li...

conclusions according to the obtained results, females in the rural areas had lower sexual function than the ones in the urban areas. it is suggested to establish female sexual health units in healthcare centers to give female sexual function consultation adjusted with awareness and culture of females and consider the existing problems. background healthy sexual function can be considered as an...

INTRODUCTION The development of personality disorders as well as sexual disorders is defined by the common time spectrum as well as deficits and changes in such areas as biological, environmental and mental area. Dissocial (antisocial) personality disorder is characterised by a pervasive pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others. The indices of the discussed disorder can b...

BACKGROUND Prior research has shown a higher prevalence of substance use and mental disorders among sexual minorities, however, the influence of sexual orientation on treatment seeking has not been widely studied. We use a model of help-seeking for vulnerable populations to investigate factors related to treatment for alcohol or drug use disorders and mental health disorders, focusing on the co...

OBJECTIVE The goal was to examine, in an all female sample, possible mechanisms for the relationship between a history of childhood sexual abuse and the likelihood of perpetrating sexual abuse as an adult. It was hypothesized that Borderline and Antisocial Personality Disorder tendencies would mediate the relationship between these two forms of abuse. METHOD One hundred forty two female parti...

background: orgasmic disorder can create a feeling of deprivation and failure and provide mental problems, incompatibility and marital discord. this study aimed to compare the effects of elaeagnus angustifolia flower extract and sildenafil citrate on female orgasmic disorder in women in 2013. methods: in this randomized clinical trial, 125 women between 18-40 years old who suffered from orgasmi...