M. B. Saberi Zafarghandi, S. Eshrati, Reza Arezoomandan, M. Farnia, Hosein Mohammadi, N. Vahed, Arash Javaheri, M. Amini, Samaneh Heidari
{"title":"Review, Documentation, Assessment of Treatment, and Harm Reduction Programs of Substance Use Disorder in Iranian Prisons","authors":"M. B. Saberi Zafarghandi, S. Eshrati, Reza Arezoomandan, M. Farnia, Hosein Mohammadi, N. Vahed, Arash Javaheri, M. Amini, Samaneh Heidari","doi":"10.32598/ijpcp.27.1.3324.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.27.1.3324.1","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study aims to assess the implementation of drug-related harm reduction programs in Iranian prisons and suggest solutions for their improvement. Methods: This study was conducted in three steps. First, library method was used for collecting data from the central library of Iran’s Prisons, Security and Corrective Measures Organization. In the second step, performance indicators were extracted based on the results of first step and two researcher-made checklists were designed. Finally, a field visit and a semi-structured interview with the authorities involved in the treatment and harm reduction services were carried out. Results: In most of prisons, drug-related harm reduction programs were underway. Despite a lack of human resources and budget at the beginning, the quality of measures was gradually increased and the attitude of authorities was improved. Methadone Maintenance Treatment and Triangular Clinics were the most common harm reduction programs, in addition to HIV and tuberculosis screening programs in collaboration with medical sciences universities. The program continued despite the change of officials. Conclusion: Harm reduction programs are able to reduce infection diseases, self-harm and violent behaviors in prisons of Iran. Cultural programs along with other harm reduction programs, briefings and seeking support from the authorities can greatly help with continuation of the programs in prisons. By eliminating the shortage of manpower and redefining the security areas for ordinary prisoners, it will be possible to make better use of the facilities of universities and research centers.","PeriodicalId":43609,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69706489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Pain Self-efficacy, Fatigue, Life Expectancy and Depression in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial","authors":"H. Shareh, Zahra Robati","doi":"10.32598/ijpcp.26.3.225.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.3.225.11","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) on pain self-efficacy, fatigue, life expectancy and depression in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Methods: In this quasi-experimental clinical trial with a pretest/posttest design, 68 patients with MS referred to MS clinics and MS Association of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran were selected using a convenience sampling technique, and were then assigned into intervention and control groups. The intervention group received ten 2-hour weekly sessions of CBGT, while the control group received no treatment. In the pretest and posttest phases, Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Snyder’s Adult Hope Scale (AHS) and Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) were completed by all subjects. The collected data were analyzed using ANCOVA and t-test. Results: The CBGT significantly improved pain self-efficacy (P=0.001) and life expectancy (P=0.001) and reduced fatigue (P=0.02) and depression (P=0.003) in the intervention group compared to the control group. Conclusion: CBGT can increase pain self-efficacy, life expectancy and reduce fatigue and depression in patients with MS.","PeriodicalId":43609,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44662871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Fathi, S. Sadeghi, A. A. Maleki Rad, Saeed Sharifi Rahnmo, H. Rostami, Karim Abdolmohammadi
{"title":"The Role of Cyberspace Use on Lifestyle Promoting Health and Coronary Anxiety in Young Peopl","authors":"A. Fathi, S. Sadeghi, A. A. Maleki Rad, Saeed Sharifi Rahnmo, H. Rostami, Karim Abdolmohammadi","doi":"10.32598/ijpcp.26.3415.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.3415.1","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The most critical issue that the young generation faces is cyberspace, which has increased irrationally with the coronavirus outbreak. The present study aimed to identify cyberspace’s role in lifestyle, promoting health, and coronary anxiety in young people. Methods: The research method is descriptive post-event. The community included all undergraduate students of Tabriz Azad University, of which 307 people participated in the study through an online call answer to a Researcher-Made Questionnaires, which designed to measure the use of cyberspace, Corona Anxiety Questionnaire and the Lifestyle Promoters. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance and Post Hoc test. Results: The findings show the components of lifestyle promoting health, subscales of spiritual growth (P=0.001), responsibility (P=0.016), interpersonal relationships (p=0.033), exercise (P=0.009) as well as the overall score of lifestyle (P=0.001); And one of the components of Corona Anxiety is a subscale of psychological symptoms (P=0.001) and also the total score of Corona Anxiety (P=0.001) in groups related to the use of cyberspace is significant, And students who spent more than four hours using cyberspace scored lower on health-promoting lifestyles and higher on coronary anxiety components. Conclusion: The excessive use of cyberspace has played a negative role in improving the health of students. Excessive and very little use of cyberspace also increases students’ anxiety, and in this regard, it is suggested that students manage the use of virtual social networks.","PeriodicalId":43609,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69706350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neglected Psychological Interventions Among Patients With Covid-19","authors":"Hossein Gharaati Sotoudeh, S. Alavi","doi":"10.32598/IJPCP.26.3449.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/IJPCP.26.3449.1","url":null,"abstract":"The outbreak of Covid-19 has caused concern among the general population around the world. Many people may be anxious and scared, and those who are directly affected by the virus in different ways may experience more panic, fear, and anxiety.","PeriodicalId":43609,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43999055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Mohammadpour, V. Ghorbani, S. Moradi, Z. Khaki, A. Foroughi, M. Rezaei
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the Iranian Version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale","authors":"M. Mohammadpour, V. Ghorbani, S. Moradi, Z. Khaki, A. Foroughi, M. Rezaei","doi":"10.32598/IJPCP.26.3482.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/IJPCP.26.3482.1","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: In the context of the epidemic of coronavirus and its psychological effect, it is necessary to develop appropriate tools for measuring the aspects of its psychological pathology. Therefore, this study aims to determine coronavirus anxiety›s psychometric properties using a 5-point Likert scale (Sherman A. Lee) in the Iranian statistical population. Methods: In this study, 399 men and women from the adult population of Kermanshah were studied by the available sampling method. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale(DERS), as well as the second version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II) were used for convergent validity and divergent validity, respectively. Internal consistency method using Cronbach’s alpha was used to analyze data, and confirmatory factor analysis using Lisrel-8.8 software was used for construct validity. Results: Cronbach’s alpha was found to be 91.5 for the scales overall score. CAS found a positive and significant correlation between the coronavirus anxiety scale and the sub-components of difficulty in emotion regulation (except for problems engaging in goal-directed behaviors). Still, he also found that there was a negative correlation between acceptance and action. Furthermore, the results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the single-factor structure is well-suited Conclusion: Covid-19 related anxiety can be disproportionate and unnecessary and cause many psychological problems. The Iranian version of the coronavirus anxiety Scale reflected desirable validity and reliability and could be used as a short and valid screening tool for measuring coronavirus anxiety measurement.","PeriodicalId":43609,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44492283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PTSD Symptoms and Risk Factors During the COVID-19 Disease Pandemic in Iran","authors":"S. M. Javadi, Roya Marsa, Fahimeh Rahmani","doi":"10.32598/IJPCP.26.3367.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/IJPCP.26.3367.1","url":null,"abstract":"* Corresponding Author: Fahimeh Rahmani, PhD. Address: Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98(21) 33401220 E-mail: fahimehrahmani@ymail.com Citation Javadi SMHJ, Marsa R, Rahmani F. PTSD Symptoms and Risk Factors During the COVID-19 Disease Pandemic in Iran. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. 2020; 26(3):394-399. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.3367.1","PeriodicalId":43609,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology","volume":"26 1","pages":"394-399"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48689656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}