background in medical practice, the dissatisfaction of patients about medical decisions made by doctors is often regarded as the fuse of doctor-patient conflict. however, a few studies have looked at why there are such dissatisfactions. objectives this experimental study aimed to explore the discrepancy between attitude and behavior within medical situations and its interaction with framing des...

introduction: successful interaction between people requires motivation and social influence. therefore, the purpose of the present research was to study the relationship between the 11 indices of social influence of heads of departments from the viewpoint of faculty members at isfahan university of medical sciences and its relation with demographic characteristics in academic year of 2008-2009...

background: the main purpose of this study was to assess the factorial validity and reliability of the iranian versions of the personality and behavior system scales (49 items) of the ahdq ( the adolescent health and development questionnaire ) and interrelations among them based on jessor's pbt (problem behavior theory) . methods: a multi-staged approach was employed. the cross-cultural adapta...

conclusions based on our findings, it is crucial to implement well-designed educational programs to improve hypertension self-care behaviors. background an assessment of an individual’s hypertension self-care behavior may provide clinicians and practitioners with important information regarding how to better control hypertension. objectives the objective of this study was to investigate the sel...

conclusions: based on these results, neuroticism might increase suicide, but extraversion and conscientiousness personality traits are associated with a reduced risk of suicide. results: there was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.323) between neuroticism and suicide ideation; however, significant negative correlations existed between three other personality traits --extraversion [r = -...

objective: aggression is a disruptive behavior that limits children’s ability for a better adjustment. as commonly reported, sleep problems is associated with the presentation of aggression in adhd children. in this study, we aimed to investigate the association between sleep problems and aggressive behavior in children with adhd.  methods: the study method is correlational and cross-sectional....

objectives the aim of the study was to explore the gendered experiences and patterns of illicit drug use initiation in an iranian context. patients and methods a total of 29 participants (15 men and 14 women) took part in in-depth interviews conducted at a hiv triangulation clinic (for men and women) and drop-in-center for women in kerman in 2011. results the results of the study suggest that p...

objective: tabernaemontana divaricata (td) from apocynaceae family offers the traditional folklore medicinal benefits such as an anti-epileptic, anti-mania, brain tonic, and anti-oxidant. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of ethanolic extract of td leaves on burying behavior in mice. materials and methods:mice were treated with oral administration (p.o.) of ethanolic extra...