What are the believes, spiritual, subcultural, religious, traditional, and family structure of perpetrators of domestic violence? A question for further studies

What is believes, spiritual, subcultural, religious, traditional, and family structure of Perpetrators of  domestic violence? A question for further studie

Content analysis of elementary school textbooks based on emotion regulation components: a qualitative study in Iran

Background: A high percentage of people suffering from emotional problems emotional regulation strategies guide people in dealing with life events in addition to preventing problems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the content of elementary school textbooks as an essential educational tool based on emotion regulation components.   Methods: The present study was a content analysis, and its population consisted of all elementary school textbooks. The primary source for determining the components of mental health was the “comprehensive curriculum of health education in schools from pre-school through to the end of high school,” which was approved by eight mental health experts.      Results: In elementary school textbooks, the components of emotion recognition and emotion expression had the highest, and stress management had the lowest information load. The most frequent educational axes pertained to knowledge, while the textbooks lacked the skills axis in the field of emotion regulation components.    Conclusion: The results of the analysis showed that each component of emotion regulation is differently addressed. Given that about 35% of children experience stress-related health problems, it appears necessary to address stress coping strategies for children

How to develop strategic and operational plan for research institute; a qualitative approach

Background: Spiritual health is recognized as one of the dimensions of health in Iran and in recent years many studies are conducted in this field in the country. This study aimed to review the experience of developing a five-year strategic plan and a one-year operational plan for the Spiritual Health Research Center (SHRC) of Iran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The study was conducted in three phases in a qualitative approach. first, researches on spiritual health in Iran, upstream documents, and stakeholders in this area were reviewed. Then the situation of SHRC was analyzed. Based on the information obtained in the previous phases, the center’s strategic plan was developed including vision, mission, and values ​​of the SHRC along with strategic objectives until 2023. The plan was presented during a focused group discussion meeting to the members of the research council of SHRC and finalized after receiving feedback. Results: Totally, 23 strategic five-year objectives were set for the SHRC to be archived by 2023. Then, the specific goals, activities, outcomes and indicators for the evaluation for the first year were determined. Conclusions: This study proposed a methodology for developing strategic and operational plan for research institutes. The methodology presented here can be applied to other national and international bodies and institutions

Desarrollar el instrumento de evaluación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud para el sistema de salud mental (WHO-AIMS) en IRÁN

Introduction: The tool for assessing the Mental Health System of the World Health Organization has been used in different countries in different countries,by which examining the mental health system and identifying their problems along with finding out the instrumental problems are done simoltaneously. Purpose: this study was conducted in order to develop the means of evaluating the mental health system organization of the world health organization in iran. Method: This research is based on the implementation, analytical, and in terms of variables, combination (qualitative and quantitative), and purposeful, exploratory, and from the perspective of the result, an application that was carried out in six phases. Phase I: Review of texts that have been used to recognize the status of countries Different and Iran. Phase II: The status of mental health system in Khuzestan province was investigated and the problems of mental health system and instrumental problems were determined. Phase III: weaknesses and strengths of the mental health system evaluation tool were surveyed in Khuzestan province, Phase IV: To identify the key components of the WHO Mental Health Routing Program and the 2013-2015 operational plan for development of tools, in the fifth phase: The proposed components were embedded in each main field of the tool, and the content of the content validity and content validity index were evaluated by the experts. Result: Finally, 11 main components were identified and 95 questions were designed for them, which in the sixth phase these questions Mental Health Managers were given an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and identified their main factors and their impact on the development of the Mental Health Assessment System of the World Health Organization. Using PLS software from 11 components and 95 suggested questions, 6 factors influencing The development of tools has been identified whose impact coefficients include: Leadership and Governance (0.972), mental health and e-service use (0.929), Policy and Legislative Framework (0.697), status analysis (0.613), mental health services pattern for common disorders (0.413), mental health promotion services (0.259). Conclusion: The development of the Mental Health Assessment Tool of the World Health Organization in Iran will help identify the mental health gap and, with regard to the problems, will be the best pattern for providing mental health servicesIntroducción: La herramienta para evaluar el Sistema de Salud Mental de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se ha utilizado en diferentes países en diferentes países, mediante el cual el examen del sistema de salud mental y la identificación de sus problemas junto con el descubrimiento de los problemas instrumentales se realizan de forma simultánea. Propósito: este estudio se realizó con el fin de desarrollar los medios para evaluar la organización del sistema de salud mental de la organización mundial de la salud en Irán. Método: Esta investigación se basa en la implementación, analítica y en términos de variables, combinación (cualitativa y cuantitativa), y con una finalidad, exploratoria y, desde la perspectiva del resultado, una aplicación que se realizó en seis fases. Fase I: Revisión de textos que se han utilizado para reconocer el estado de países diferentes e Irán. Fase II: Se investigó el estado del sistema de salud mental en la provincia de Khuzestan y se determinaron los problemas del sistema de salud mental y los problemas instrumentales. Fase III: se examinaron las debilidades y fortalezas de la herramienta de evaluación del sistema de salud mental en la provincia de Khuzestan, Fase IV: para identificar los componentes clave del Programa de Enrutamiento de Salud Mental de la OMS y el plan operativo 2013-2015 para el desarrollo de herramientas, en la quinta fase : Los componentes propuestos se integraron en cada campo principal de la herramienta, y los expertos evaluaron el contenido de la validez de contenido y el índice de validez de contenido. Resultado: Finalmente, se identificaron 11 componentes principales y se diseñaron 95 preguntas para ellos, que en la sexta fase a estas Gerentes de Salud Mental se les realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio e identificaron sus factores principales y su impacto en el desarrollo de la Salud Mental Sistema de evaluación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Utilizando el software PLS de 11 componentes y 95 preguntas sugeridas, se han identificado 6 factores que influyen El desarrollo de herramientas cuyos coeficientes de impacto incluyen: Liderazgo y Gobernanza (0,972), salud mental y uso de servicios electrónicos (0,929), Marco Político y Legislativo (0.697), análisis de estado (0.613), patrón de servicios de salud mental para trastornos comunes (0,413), servicios de promoción de salud mental (0,259). Conclusión: El desarrollo de la Herramienta de evaluación de salud mental de la Organización Mundial de la Salud en Irán ayudará a identificar la brecha de salud mental y, con respecto a los problemas, será el mejor patrón para proporcionar servicios de salud mental

The change in attitude and knowledge of health care personnel and general population following trainings provided during integration of mental health in Primary Health Care in Iran: a systematic review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mental health has been integrated in the primary health care program in small cities and villages of Iran in a national level since the late 1980s. We performed a systematic review of literature to investigate the effect of education on change in attitude and knowledge of mental health care providers and the population covered in the program during the recent two decades in Iran.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Electronic bibliographic databases including Pubmed, PsycINFO and EMBase as well as the main Iranian databases (Scientific Information Database, IranMedex, IranPsych, and IranDoc) were searched. Additionally, hand searching, personal contacts and tracking of reference lists were performed. All of the studies which compared the attitude and knowledge of the related population before and after an educational intervention were recruited.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Six articles met the inclusion criteria and entered the review. All of these studies showed an improvement in the attitude and knowledge of the studied population. Although the studies were different in many respects, a meta-analysis on the two more similar studies showed a significant effect of training on long term improvement of the knowledge and attitude of the population.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A short term training improved knowledge and attitude of the population and health personnel immediately after the intervention. There is also evidence for a long term change in the attitude and knowledge of general population after short term training.</p

Comparison of Religious Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Citalopram on Depression and Anxiety among Women with Breast Cancer: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

There has been evidence supporting the reduction of depression and anxiety by religious psychotherapy in cancer patients,however, there have been scarce randomized controlled trials. Therefore, there is a need for replication in a well-designedstudy to investigate the efficacy of these interventions among depressed women with breast cancer. A randomizedcontrolled trial is designed to be conducted on 160 women with breast cancer. Participants will be screened for anxietyand depression diagnosed by clinical interview based on the DSM-IV criteria and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale.Golriz and Baraheni’s Religious Attitude Questionnaire will be used to assess the religious attitude. Individuals meetingthe prerequisites will be randomly allocated to four groups, each containing 40 participants, including three interventiongroups (RCBT, CBT, and citalopram) and one control group (usual breast cancer treatment). An instrument by theEORTCQLQ-C30 and BR-23 will be used to measure the quality of life. Blood tests will be taken to assess biomarkers withthe (ELISA) method. The results will determine whether RCBT is more effective than other treatments. If so, the outcomesof the study will have implications not only for the management of similar problems in cancer patients but also for themanagement of other chronic diseases

Assessment of Drug Abuse in Iran’s Prisons

Drugs are consumed in all prisons throughout the world in such a way that the matter has turned into a challenging issue for the governments. The current research seeks to determine the level of the spread of drug abuse among prison inmates in the country’s prisons. To name the other objectives pursued by this research one can refer to the distinction of demographic features of the abusers, determining the type of drugs distributed, the method of consumption in prisons, existence of high-risk behaviors and its level among prison inmates as well as taking into consideration the spread of mental disorders along with drug abuse. Such a research has been carried out in the form of a qualitative and quantitative study. The collection of the required data in the qualitative study was conducted by using detailed questionnaires and through interviews in four groups comprising male and female inmates who have committed drug-related crimes or other offences, prison wards as well as prison authorities. In the quantitative study that was conducted on male inmates questionnaires related to demographic and general specifications, the assessment of the situation of drug abuse and individuals’ view towards drug abuse as well as SCL-90-R were used. The group under study includes all prison inmates, prison wards and prison authorities in Iran. The individuals under study were selected from prisons in five different provinces using the cluster sample-taking and random methods. The number of individuals in the sample reached 1436 people. In order to clarify the outcome, frequency tables, mode, mediam, mean, standard deviation as well as X & Z tests were used. The result of the research implies that the comparison of drug abuse before and after entering the prison indicates a meaningful relationship.Meanwhile no meaningful difference was observed among age groups

Designing, assessing, and effectiveness a psychological interventions program with a robot for children sexual care

Abstract Background Child sexual abuse has deep and profound effects on personality and growth of children so that it is recognized as one of the major health issues in different countries. A psychological interventions program with a robot was designed and its effects on children sexual care was examined. Results The results showed that experts confirmed and supported 85% of the total content of the program and the sessions, and the program was effective in improving sexual cares in the subjects (p < 0.01). Conclusion The program to protect children against sexual abuse through empowering them by the skills to protect themselves, recognize good and bad physical touches, and find a trustable adult can be considered as a therapeutic method by consultants, psychologists, and authorities

Drug use prevalence among students of universities of medical sciences in Tehran

Objective: This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of drug use among students of universities of Medical Sciences in Tehran. Method: Four thousands of medical students (both sexes) in academic year 1388-89 in different level of education, B.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. were selected by random stratified sampling method. These students were selected from Iran, Tehran and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences considering their sex and level of education. We used drug use prevalence questionnaire. Findings: The most prevalent drug of abuse in life time period was qalyan (classical pipe), followed by cigarette, and alcohol. The least frequent drug of abuse was Shisheh, followed by heroine krack. As we expected, drugs morphine, ritalin and tramadol were placed in forth, fifth and sixth of prevalent drugs. Use of different substances was significantly more prevalent in male students. Conclusion: Using soft drugs (qalyan, cigarette and alcohol) was more prevalent than hard drugs (hashish, taryak, heroine kerack) among Universities Medical Sciences of Tehran. Similar to drug use pattern in society, use of all of drugs were more prevalent in male students. We should pay special attention to use of drugs such as tramadol, ritalin, petedin and morphine

Developing a training course for spiritual counselors in health care: Evidence from Iran

Background: Spiritual health can cause mental health promotion and well-being of the people's lives but it is still neglected in practice so that there is no trace of spiritual training in medical education in Iran. This study was conducted to develop a training course for spiritual counselors in the Iranian health-care system.Methods: In this qualitative study, senior managers of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and experts in the related fields were purposively selected as the participants. Semi-structured interviews and focused group discussions (FGDs) were conducted to collect the data. After transcription of the interviews and FGDs, the data were analyzed using content analysis.Results: In this package, community-based spiritual health services are offered in three forms of spiritual lifestyle education, introducing social facilities, and collaborating with the related organizations. Hospital services are offered in four forms of assessment of the spiritual status and referral, spiritual care, spiritual counseling, and providing a spiritual environment in the hospital.Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it is suggested that a strategic committee be established at the MOH level for establishment of these training courses as well as another strategic committee for evaluation, review, and service package promotion, and its training courses should be formed. In addition, a set of skills for spiritual assessment of patients and the related interventions should be designed for clinical skill centers of the country in the form of skill training packages