background: phantom limb pain (plp) is approximately a common condition after limb amputation, which potentially affects the quality of life. we aimed to evaluate anxiety and depression in patients with amputated limbs suffering from plp and to compare these psychological dysfunctions with that of patients with non‑phantom chronic pain. methods: a total number of 16 male amputees with plp and 2...

objective: bone marrow transplantation is considered one of the main procedures used in the treatment of both malignant and non-malignant diseases. psychological factors after bone marrow transplantation have an important role in the survival of the patients undergoing this procedure. method: in the present study, some parameters including depression, anxiety and cognition were assessed during ...

abstract background: nowadays, depression is one of the most prevalent mental diseases to which some individuals like mothers of mentally retarded children are more vulnerable due to their (children’s) special condition. therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the level of depression and its related factors in these mothers. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conduc...

objective: university students account for human resource of each society and will make the future of their country. psychological disturbances such as depression and hopelessness can affect daily life and scholastic process of university students. the authors intended to determine the prevalence of depression amongst students of shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences, yazd, iran. metho...

depression, as a mental disorder, affects more than 300 million people of all ages every year. it is said to be associated with neuroinflammation. depression has affected women more than men. over the world, people are disabled due to depression rather than any other condition. neuroinflammation is the brain’s reaction to injury. apparently there is a link between neuroinflammation and depressi...

abstract depression is common in today world and this article seeks to address issues related to depression in cancer surgery. surgical situations and their effects on patients, as well as depression in the family and the surgeon are highlighted

anxiety and depression are very common in population and occur in a wide range of clinical states and is very common in epileptic patients. many recent epidemiological studies have found a high prevalence of depression and anxiety in epileptic patients. these studies found that epileptic patients suffered from depression and anxiety than those without epilepsy. the prevalence of depression or a...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : according to beck theory, dysfunctional attitude has a central role in emergence of depression. the aim of this study was to determine contributions of dysfunctional attitude and general health index to depression. methods : in this case-control study, two groups of subjects participated. the first group consi...

despite the fact that most people are worried about having high cholesterol levels, low cholesterol may actually be associated with adverse behavioral effects such as aggression and depression. the aim of this survey was to show whether there was a significant relationship between cholesterol and triglyceride with depression. the level of cholesterol and triglyceride was measured in 80 depresse...

introduction: depression is one of the most common psychiatric problems. the prevalence of depression in iran has been estimated about 10-35% in females and 5-9% in males. nicotine is a narcotic substance and approximately 22% of american people are dependent on it. one of the notorious outcomes of nicotine-dependency is behavioral problems. the aim of this study was to find the relationship be...