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Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Abstract Introduction: During the recent years, increasing rate of divorce, affects families and community. Identifying divorce risk factors seems to be very important. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and some demographic correlates of mood Bipolar Spectrum Disorder (BSD) in volunteers of divorce referred to Family-Counseling Centers. Method and Materials: This was a descriptive-analytic study on divorced volunteers referred to family counseling centers of Isfahan in winter-spring 2007. The sample consisted of 96 volunteers selected through randomized cluster sampling. All participants were administered Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) as well as a demographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 13 software, using descriptive statistics, χ 2 and Mann-Whitney tests. Results: BSD was significantly more prevalent among females (p (p Conclusion: Our findings indicated that psychiatric disorders including BSD may have a role in divorce. Marriage and/or divorce counseling may serve as a means for recognizing BSD in consults. Hence, it may play a role in reducing the rate of divorce through patients' referral for appropriate specialized treatment.

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Aim and Backgruond: Blood Pressure &nbsp;, one of the most important public health problem in the world is the main risk factors for heart disease .Depression is the common comorbod psychiatric disorder among patient with medicin&nbsp; conditions .This aim was to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;compared &nbsp;&nbsp;depression between &nbsp;&nbsp;patients with hypertension and &nbsp;normal&nbsp; people . Methods and Materials: In the case-control ,143 consecative&nbsp; patients with hypertension were&nbsp; selected regarding&nbsp; inclusing&nbsp; and exclusing&nbsp; criteria and they were&nbsp; matched with&nbsp; a normal group&nbsp; selected&nbsp; from &nbsp;their family .Data was collected demographic questionnaire and Beck Depression Scale&nbsp; and&nbsp; then&nbsp; data&nbsp; was analyised &nbsp;by Mann-Whitney test and chi-Square. &nbsp; Results: 4/59% of patients had hypertension and 5/33% non-suffering people were suffering from mild to severe degrees of depression. Findings chi-Square &nbsp;analysis was significant difference &nbsp;&nbsp;P<0/001) between the two groups indicated. Mann-Whitney test showed significant differences in frequency of depression at three levels: mild, moderate and severe there. P<0/001) &nbsp;. Between disease duration and severity of hypertension in patients with depression had a direct significant relationship (p <0/001). &nbsp; Conclusion: Depressive symptoms in patients with higher blood pressure of population is suffering. And the results seem to psychiatric counseling for depression screening in patients with hypertension should be considered more seriously.

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Aim and Background: Improving the quality of life is the main goal of managements for all diseases. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between quality of life and symptom severity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Methods and Materials: Based on physician diagnosis using Rome III criteria, 225 patients with irritable bowel syndrome who were visited in a psychosomatic clinic in Isfahan, Iran were recruited. All the selected cases completed the irritable bowel syndrome-quality of life (IBS-QOL) and irritable bowel syndrome severity index (IBS-SI) questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson&rsquo;s correlation coefficient. Findings: 65 (28.9%) patients were males and 160 (71.1%) were females with mean age of 38.6 &plusmn; 12.3 years and mean disease duration of 5.1 &plusmn; 4.3 years. Mean score of IBS-QOL and IBS-SI was 43.4 &plusmn; 20.7 and 238.9 &plusmn; 95.4, respectively. IBS-QOL score and IBS-SI score had a statistically significant positive correlation. Conclusions: The quality of life was inversely related to severity of symptoms in patients with IBS.

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Aim and Background: Empathy has an important role in better health results, customer satisfaction, improved physician-patient relationship, prevention of job burnout among physicians, and possible patient complaints from doctors. This study aims to evaluate the level of empathy with patients among the faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional study was conducted on medical sciences faculty physicians with different specialties at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2013. The participants were selected through census sampling method. The Jefferson Scale of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE) was distributed among 278 physicians via e-mail or in person. Only 73 questionnaires were completed and returned. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Kruskal-Wallis in SPSS software. All P values < 0.05 were considered as significant. Findings: The highest and lowest average empathy scores were observed in nephrology professors and neurosurgery and radiology professors, respectively. After the categorization of the various disciplines into three groups of surgery, non-surgery, and psychiatry, the highest empathy score was observed in the group of psychiatry professors, followed by the non-surgical and surgical groups (P = 0.045). Conclusions: Empathy with patients differed among physicians of different disciplines of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. They did not show empathy and cooperation with their students in completing the questionnaire presented to them.