Naghmeh Mokhber; Mahmoudreza Azarpajooh; Negar Asgharipoor
Volume 20, Issue 3 , September and October 2013, , Pages 242-248
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Aim: In this study, we evaluated personality traits and disorders among patients with CPS using Millon Test.
Material and Method:This survey was a descriptive analytic study. We evaluated all of the patients with CPS in outpatients clinic of Avesina and Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of medical ...
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Aim: In this study, we evaluated personality traits and disorders among patients with CPS using Millon Test.
Material and Method:This survey was a descriptive analytic study. We evaluated all of the patients with CPS in outpatients clinic of Avesina and Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of medical Sciences. Finally, 74 patients with CPS and 100 normal volunteers were recruited and Millon test was performed by a psychiatrist who was blind to the diagnosis.
Finding:In this study, 74.2% of the patients and 31.5% of control group had at least one pathological personality trait (P
Mahmoodreza Azarpajooh; Naghmej Mokhber; Negar Asgharipour
Volume 20, Issue 1 , March and April 2013, , Pages 6-14
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Background: Post stroke depression is a common state after stroke causing disability and affects cognitive status in patients. Present study tried to show the effect of citalopram on post stroke depression as well as cognitive state. Materials and methods: in clinical trial study all patients with ...
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Background: Post stroke depression is a common state after stroke causing disability and affects cognitive status in patients. Present study tried to show the effect of citalopram on post stroke depression as well as cognitive state. Materials and methods: in clinical trial study all patients with acute ischemic stroke who had been consecutively admitted to the Ghaem Hospital (from 1388-1389), in Mashhad were evaluated for inclusion in the study.(218 person).In first visit neurological tests and hamilton rating test for depression were taken. At last 89 patients admitted az sample of study. Cognitive impairment was assessed with the Dementia Rating Scale (DRS). The severity of the depressive symptoms was measured by Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D).Then they were classified into those with severe depressive symptoms (HAM-D >20; N=18), with mild depressive symptoms (HAM-D scores 12-19; N=39) and non-depressed patients (HAM-D scores < 12; N=32). Patients with severe depressive symptoms were treated with citalopram. Statistical analysis was performed using spss version 11.
Results: HRDS, MMSE and DRS scores had significant change at the baseline and the end of study in group treated by citalopram. There were significant differences between DRS scores in attention domain at the baseline and the end of study in both citalopram group and without depression. Conclusion: These data suggest that treatment of depressive symptoms in the acute phase of stroke improves both mood and cognition and would be a reasonable treatment for patients suffering post stroke depression and cognitive change after stroke
Azadeh Soltanifar; Roya Samadi; Mohsen Pasandideh; Naghmeh Mokhber; Fatemeh Moharari; Atefeh Soltanifar
Volume 19, Issue 3 , September and October 2012, , Pages 228-237
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Background: ADHD is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders in children. Methylphenidate is the most frequent medication prescribed for this disorder, while bupropion is suggested as an alternative for treatment. This research aims to compare the efficacy and safety of bupropion and methylphenidate ...
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Background: ADHD is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders in children. Methylphenidate is the most frequent medication prescribed for this disorder, while bupropion is suggested as an alternative for treatment. This research aims to compare the efficacy and safety of bupropion and methylphenidate (Ritalin) in children with ADHD. Materials and Methods: Forty children with ADHD, aged 6 to 12 years, from consecutive referrals to child psychiatric clinic of Ibn-e-Sina hospital were selected and randomly divided into two categories (treatment with methylphenidate or bupropion). Evaluations were carried out based on ADHD Rating Scale (by teacher and parent) and Global Clinical Scale (by clinician) at the beginning of the study and again after 4 and 8 weeks of the study. Adverse effects were also checked at 4 and 8 weeks. Data was analyzed using SPSS software, version 11.5. Results: Data was normally distributed in the two categories in terms of demographic and quantitative variables. Therapeutic response, in parents’ views, was better in Ritalin group and was significantly different at the end of the 8th week (p=0.014). Ritalin was also more efficacious in teachers’ views, but had no significant advantage (p=0.092). Global clinical scale showed a significant advantage in both categories regarding response to therapy (p=0.014). Therapy was seen efficacious by parents, teachers, and clinician (p
Naghmeh Mokhber; Ahmad Emami; Seyyed Reza Mazloum; Masomeh Kanani
Volume 19, Issue 3 , September and October 2012, , Pages 249-257
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Background: All hemodialysis patients experience some degree of anxiety during hemodialysis. Anxiety increases morbidity and mortality. The aim of this research is to compare the effect of orange essential oil aromatherapy on anxiety of hemodialysis patients. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, ...
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Background: All hemodialysis patients experience some degree of anxiety during hemodialysis. Anxiety increases morbidity and mortality. The aim of this research is to compare the effect of orange essential oil aromatherapy on anxiety of hemodialysis patients. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, sixty-two hemodialysis patients were randomly assigned to two groups: an orange oil group (n=31), and a usual care group (n=31). In orange oil group, subjects inhaled orange oil using handkerchiefs smeared with orange oil for 15-20 minutes. This method was used three times a week for four weeks. In the usual care group, subjects received the routine care of the hemodialysis ward. The level of anxiety in the two groups was measured and compared before intervention, as well as after the first, second, third, and fourth weeks of intervention, using Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire.Results: Before intervention, the mean state anxiety scores were 46.9±9.7 and 48.3±11.6 and the mean trait anxiety scores were 46.5±9.2 and 47.9±11.6 in orange oil and usual care groups, respectively. After intervention, the mean state anxiety scores were 35.9±8.7 and 45.1±1.7 and the mean trait anxiety scores were 36.0±10.0 and 45.6±11.8 in orange oil and usual care groups, respectively. In orange oil group, the level of state and trait anxiety decreased significantly compared with usual care group (p
Z ABEDIAN; SR MAZLOOM; Z SHOJAEIAN; N MOKHBER
Volume 12, Issue 1 , March and April 2005, , Pages 37-43
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Background and purpose: Hormonal changes, hot flush and peri-menopausal crises affect women's mental; health and predisposes them to depression. Hormone replacement therapy is applied to treat menopausal symptoms but its effect on depression is in question. Therefore / this research is Conducted to determine ...
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Background and purpose: Hormonal changes, hot flush and peri-menopausal crises affect women's mental; health and predisposes them to depression. Hormone replacement therapy is applied to treat menopausal symptoms but its effect on depression is in question. Therefore / this research is Conducted to determine the effect of hormone replacement therapy on menopausal depression.
Methods and Materials: In this quasi - experimental study 40 menopausal women from Mashad, with no history of hormone therapy psychiatric disorders and no Contraindication of hormone therapy, were selected and divided into 2 groups according to their own tendency. The experimental group received 0.625 mg conjugated estrogen and 2.5 mg medroxy progesterone acetate daily for six weeks; the control group received nothing. Sample selection checklists, demographic questionnaire, Beck's depression inventory, premenstrual syndrome test, Cassidy social support scale, Uzeng self- esteem, and attitudes toward menopause and hormone therapy were utilized for data collection. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS using independent and paired t- tests, as well as two - way ANOVA.
Results: mean depression score at the outset for the control and experimental groups were 21.85±8.4 and 20.25±7.5 and at the end of the study 17.00±8.7 and 15.5±7.6 respectively; this implied a significant difference in each group. However, the difference between the two groups was not significant.
Conclusion: The results indicated no significant different in utilizing or not utilizing Hormone Replacement therapy on menopausal depression. Therefore, longitudinal and more extensive researches are recommended to Study the issue.