Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume:20 Issue: 6, Nov -Dec 2018

Because people with mental disorders are a vulnerable section of society, the knowledge and awareness about their rights is necessary. In the present study, the first phase conducted through literature review and in the second phase, the Delphi technique was used. In the initial stage after extraction of primary codes consisting of 5 main axes and 38 sub clause codes, fifteen psychiatrists and 15 adult patients or their executors, 15 nurses or psychiatric nurses, 10 physicians with jurists and 10 clinical psychologists were assigned to receive comments, amendments and suggestions and they asked for comments and corrections. In the implementation of Delphi second line, ethical codes were reformed and made as a questionnaire. Subsequently, with the opinion of the professors and consultants of the ethical charter, the final version was formulated in five main axes. The final charter with five main axes includes receiving optimal quality psychiatric services, obtaining the necessary information as desired, the right to choose and freely decide the patient in receiving psychiatric services, respecting the privacy of the patient, and observing the principle of secrecy and awareness and access to effective authorities were approved to handle patient claims in the field of psychiatric treatment and 40 codes were approved. The codification of the psychiatric patients' rights charter and its knowledge can have a positive effect on the observance of the rights of these patients and improve patients' relations with therapists

Death distress involved death anxiety, death depression and death obsession. The present study aimed to investigate the divergence and convergence between three dimensions of death distress. In a correlational study, a sample of 339 university students was selected among male and female students of Payame Noor University of East Azarbaijan using stratified sampling method. Participants completed the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS), the Death Obsession scale (DOS) and the Death Depression Scale (DDS). Data were analyzed using explanatory factor analysis (EFA) as principal component analysis through Promax rotation. The pattern of factor loadings and Scree test suggested a three-factor structure death distress named death obsession, death depression and death anxiety. Eigen values of these factors were 13.4, 3.77 and 2.54 respectively. These three factors together explained 45.85% of the variance of death distress. Death distress has a multidimensional structure termed death obsession, death depression and death anxiety

The present study was conducted aimed at investigating the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy in anxiety and self-esteem in patients with multiple sclerosis.

In this clinical trial ‎with a pretest-posttest and ‎control group design, 20 multiple sclerosis patients were selected through convenience sampling method from the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Mashhad in 2016 and were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral group therapy for 2 hours per week for 10 weeks, but the control group received no treatment. In the pretest and posttest, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and The Cooper-Smith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI) were implemented for both groups. Data analysis was performed using the analysis of covariance and t-test.

The results demonstrated that cognitive-behavioral group therapy significantly leads to reduced anxiety (P<0.001) and enhanced overall self-esteem (P<0.001), general self-esteem (P=0.002), family self-esteem (P=0.005) and occupational-academic self-esteem (P=0.003) compared to the control group. But no significant difference was observed in the scores of social self-esteem (P=0.388).

Cognitive-behavioral group therapy can reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem of multiple sclerosis patients

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Modular Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MCBT) on the mathematical anxiety and self-assertiveness of girl students in the 10th grade of experimental field. This research conducted with pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of this study included all girls in high school in 10th grade of experimental field in Neishabour city, and the sample consisted of 24 students who were selected through voluntarily and convenient sampling method. They randomly divided into two experimental and control groups.Student's math anxiety and self-assertiveness level were measured in two stages (pre-intervention and post-intervention) through Math Anxiety Questionnaires (MARS-R) as well as the Gambler and Ritchie Self-Assertiveness Scale, respectively. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software, descriptive statistics, multivariate and single-variable covariance tests. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in mean scores of math anxiety and assertiveness. In other words, after performing different stages of MCBT in the experimental group, we observed reduction of math anxiety and improved assertiveness skills (P<0.001). In general, the results of this study confirm the effectiveness of MCBT on reduction of girl student's math anxiety. Therefore, this method is recommended for them

  In the diverse educational and work environment of the present century, stresses due to cultural shock and disturbances and consequences of cultural conflicts should be properly managed. Therefore cultural intelligence has become increasingly important in today's competitive world. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cultural intelligence on improving the communication skills of students. In this survey, the statistical population is all students of Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi, who study in the academic year 2012-13 as number about 8259 people. A sampling method was multi-phase and universities of Mashhad, Quchan, Torbat Heydarieh, Torbat Jam and Kashmar were selected so the sample size as 370 cases is considered. Research instrument was cultural intelligence questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Spearman coefficient. Cultural intelligence has significant effects on students' communicative skills, listening skills, verbal skills and feedback skills (P<0.001). In general, cultural intelligence is effective on students' communicative skills

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of self-control training and communication skills on emotional regulation, perceived pain severity and self-care behaviors in diabetic patients with neuropathy. The research sample of this clinical trial consisted of 30 cases (15 in experimental and 15 in control group) who had diabetic neuropathy and referred to the health center of Mashhad, Shahid Ghodsi Health Center. The instruments used in this study included the Graces Emotion Disorders (DERS), McQueen Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), self-care behaviors questionnaire for Tubert and Glasgow's diabetic patients. Data analyzed by descriptive statistics and analytical statistics (covariance analysis) and SPSS software. Based on the findings, self-control training and communication skills are effective significantly on emotional regulation, perceived pain severity and self-care behaviors in diabetic patients with neuropathy (P<0.000). Self-control training and communication skills can be used in combination with medical treatment and psychological therapy to increase improvement in patients with diabetic neuropathy

It’s important to study chronic pain as a comprehensive physical problem. Studies demonstrated emotions and regulation of them, cognitive components, self-efficacy and inflexible pattern of behavior can affect the pain severity and disturbance in daily activities. The aim of this research is to determine predictive variables on disturbance in daily activities in patients with chronic pain.

In this descriptive-correlational study, a sample of 345 patients with chronic pain who referred to pain, rheumatoid and acupuncture clinics (Mashhad-Iran) was selected through convenient method. The patients completed these questionnaires: Pain Inflexibility (PIPS), Emotion Regulation (ER), Attachment Styles (RQ), Pain Self-efficacy (PSEQ) and multi facet pain questionnaire. Data analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson coefficient, step by step regression and SPSS software version 24.

The relation of predictive variables- attachment styles, emotion regulation (reappraisal and suppression) self-efficacy and inflexibility-with disturbance in daily function was significant (P=0.01). Regression analysis showed that inflexibility, reappraisal, secure attachment and self-efficacy are the best predictors of disturbance daily activities in patients with chronic pain.

Based on the results, the predictors explain 34% of variance of disturbance daily activities. So, it’s essential to consider psychological variables in planning of therapeutic intervention in patients with chronic pain

Infertility is known as a stressful experience all over the world. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life in infertile women undergoing IVF and fertile women in Rasht.

In this study, 275 women referring to Rasht Mehr Infertility Institute from July to November 2016 were selected and data collected and analyzed based on demographic questions and WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire. In this research, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses and data were analyzed using SPSS18.

The results of MANOVA test showed that quality of life in infertile women treated with IVF and fertile women had a significant difference and there were significant differences between the four subscales of quality of life in two areas of psychology and social relationships (P=0.001) However, there was no significant difference in terms of physical health (P=0.59) and the area of life environment (P=0.89).

In general, the quality of life in fertile women was more favorable than infertile women treated with IVF in both psychological and social domains but the differences between two groups in the area of physical health and the environment were not significant