{"title":"Electrocardiographic frontal QRS-T angle is independently associated with panic disorder.","authors":"Mücahid Yılmaz, Seda Yılmaz","doi":"10.1177/00912174231184759","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231184759","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Panic disorder (PD) may cause serious cardiac arrhythmias by causing electrical abnormalities. Abnormal P-wave axis (aPwa), presence of fragmented QRS (fQRS), wide frontal QRS-T angle (fQRSTa), QRS duration corrected (QRSdc) and log/ logQRS duration/RR interval (log/logQRS/RR) have been correlated with increased risk of serious supraventricular and ventricular cardiac arrhythmias in a general population. The purpose of this study was to compare these newly explored atrial and ventricular arrhythmia indicators in patients with PD and in healthy subjects.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A total of 169 newly diagnosed PD patients and 128 healthy subjects were included in the study. The Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS) was administered, and 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) measurements were obtained. Electrocardiographic parameters including aPwa, fQRSTa, presence of fQRS, QRS duration corrected (QRSdc), and log/logQRS duration/RR distance (log/logQRS/RR) were compared between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>aPwa and fQRS, in addition to fQRSTa, QRSdc, and log/ logQRS/RR ratio values, were significantly increased in the PD group compared to healthy controls. Correlation analyses revealed that wider fQRSTa, number of fQRS derivation, number of total fQRS, wider QRSdc, and log/logQRS/RR ratio significantly correlated with PAS score. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that fQRSTa and the number of total fQRS were independently associated with PD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PD is associated with wider fQRSTa, QRSdc, and log/logQRS/RR in addition to the increased abnormal aPwa and presence of fQRS. These findings suggest that untreated PD patients may be susceptible to supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmia, indicating that ECG should be routinely obtained in the management of PD patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"167-181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9798826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Omar Salem Gammoh, Abdelrahim Alqudah, Hanan Abu Shaikh, Abdel-Ellah Al-Shudifat
{"title":"Severe depressive symptoms in patients with hypertension: Are antihypertensive medications implicated?","authors":"Omar Salem Gammoh, Abdelrahim Alqudah, Hanan Abu Shaikh, Abdel-Ellah Al-Shudifat","doi":"10.1177/00912174231173339","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231173339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined whether antihypertensive medications and other patient characteristics are associated with severe depressive symptoms in patients with hypertension.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with a diagnosis of hypertension were recruited from the internal medicine outpatient clinics of a hospital in Amman, Jordan, into this cross-sectional study. Depression severity was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9); anxiety by the General Anxiety Disorder-7; sleep quality by the Insomnia Severity Index; and psychological stress by the Perceived Stress Scale. Multivariable binary logistic regression was used to examine the association between the different classes of antihypertensive medication and depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 431 participants, 282 (65.4%) were men; 240 (55.7%) reported having type 2 diabetes; 359 (83.3%) had dyslipidemia; 142 (32.9%) were on beta-blockers; 197 (45.2%) were on ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers; 203 (47.1%) were on metformin; and 133 (30.9%) were taking sulfonylurea. Severe depressive symptoms, indicated by scoring above the cut-off of 14 on the PHQ-9, were present in 165 (38.3%) patients. Severe depression was associated with younger age (<55 years) (OR = 3.15, 95% CI = 1.83-5.41, <i>P</i> < 0.001), unemployment (OR = 2.15, 95% CI = 1.15-4.00, <i>P</i> = 0.01), diabetes (OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.09-3.02, <i>P</i> = 0.02), severe anxiety (OR = 6.40, 95% CI = 3.64-11.28, <i>P</i> < 0.001), and severe insomnia (OR = 4.73, 95% CI = 2.85-7.82, <i>P</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Severe depressive symptoms were not associated with antihypertensive medications or other drugs used by hypertensive patients. Younger age, diabetes, anxiety, and insomnia were the primary correlates of depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"6-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9860674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kübra Sezer Katar, Başak Şahin, Mustafa Batuhan Kurtoğlu
{"title":"Healthy orthorexia, orthorexia nervosa, and personality traits in a community sample in Turkey.","authors":"Kübra Sezer Katar, Başak Şahin, Mustafa Batuhan Kurtoğlu","doi":"10.1177/00912174231194745","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231194745","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Orthorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by a rigid preoccupation with a perceived healthy diet. However, little is known about healthy orthorexia compared to orthorexia nervosa. The current study examined the relationship between healthy orthorexia and orthorexia nervosa and personality traits in a Turkish sample.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Three hundred fifty participants from a community sample aged 18-65 were included in the study. Participants completed a sociodemographic data collection form, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS), and the 10-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The frequency of healthy orthorexia was 32.3% and orthorexia nervosa was 10.2%. There were no differences between genders regarding healthy orthorexia and orthorexia nervosa scores. Healthy orthorexia symptoms were negatively correlated with depression and anxiety (r = -0.11 and r = -0.20, respectively, <i>P</i> < .05), while they were positively correlated with agreeableness (r = 0.17), conscientiousness (r = 0.14), and extraversion (r = 0.15). Orthorexia nervosa symptoms were positively associated with anxiety (r = 0.12), depression (r = 0.10), and healthy orthorexia (r = 0.55). Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that depression was negatively associated with healthy orthorexia symptoms, explaining 4% of the variance. The agreeableness trait was positively associated with healthy orthorexia symptoms, explaining 4% of the variance. However, no specific personality trait was associated with orthorexia nervosa symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>To our knowledge, the present study is the first to examine the relationships between personality traits, healthy orthorexia, and orthorexia nervosa symptoms in a Turkish sample. Sociocultural factors may be important for understanding orthorexia nervosa and healthy eating behaviors in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"83-100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10316066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fatos D Koseoglu, Demirci Zuhal, Ozen Onen-Sertoz, Sahin Fahri
{"title":"Depression and anxiety in patients with hemophilia A and B.","authors":"Fatos D Koseoglu, Demirci Zuhal, Ozen Onen-Sertoz, Sahin Fahri","doi":"10.1177/00912174231196343","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231196343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study described the prevalence of and correlates of depression and anxiety in adult patients with hemophilia A and B.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, we investigated patients with hemophilia who were being seen at an adult hemophilia center in Turkey. Participants were screened for depression and anxiety during their annual clinic visit, which included administration of the Beck Depression Inventory and State-Trait Anxiety Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 90 patients, 22 (24.4%) met criteria for significant depressive symptoms and 67 (74.4%) met criteria for significant anxiety symptoms. There were no significant associations between depression and any psychosocial or clinical characteristics or adherence to hemophilia prophylaxis, except for educational status. No association was found between state and trait anxiety scores and psychosocial and clinical characteristics other than hemophilia type. After adjusting for confounding factors, multivariable analysis showed that high school education level was associated with depression (OR: 1.87, CI: 1.31-2.36, <i>P</i> = .010) and type B hemophilia was associated with anxiety (OR: 1.32, CI: 1.09-1.75, <i>P</i> = .042).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Depression and anxiety are major psychiatric comorbidities in patients with hemophilia in Turkey. Routine evaluation for mood and anxiety disorders are important in the routine care of patients with haemophilia.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"20-33"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9965243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Depression, anxiety, insomnia and dysmenorrhea in stressed fingolimod-treated women with multiple sclerosis.","authors":"Omar Gammoh, Wail Ennab","doi":"10.1177/00912174231190455","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231190455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined the prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and dysmenorrhea in stressed fingolimod-treated women with multiple sclerosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study recruited female patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and high stress scores from Al-Bashir Hospital in Jordan. Depression was assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); anxiety by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale; insomnia by the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI-A) scale; and dysmenorrhea severity by a measure assessing working ability, location, intensity, days of pain, and miscellaneous dysmenorrhea symptoms (WaLIDD).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 129 patients were recruited for the study. Severe depression was reported in 55.8%, severe anxiety in 62.0%, severe insomnia in 36.4%, and severe dysmenorrhea in 23.3%. Multivariate analyses revealed that depressive symptoms were associated with dysmenorrhea (OR = 3.55, 95% CI = 1.56-8.12, <i>p</i> = 0.003); anxiety symptoms with \"not using dysmenorrhea analgesics\" (OR = 2.74, 95% CI = 1.16-6.46, p = 0.02) and dysmenorrhea symptoms (OR = 4.74, 95% CI = 1.94-11.59, p = 0.001); insomnia symptoms with age above 30 years (OR = 4.34, 95% CI = 1.64-11.51, <i>p</i> = 0.003); and dysmenorrhea symptoms with the presence of chronic diseases (OR = 4.21, 95% CI = 1.28-13.92, <i>p</i> = 0.02), anxiety symptoms (OR = 3.03, 95% CI = 1.18-7.73, p = 0.02), and insomnia symptoms (OR = 3.00, 95% CI = 1.18-7.64, <i>p</i> = 0.02).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Stressed women with multiple sclerosis in Jordan experience high rates of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and dysmenorrhea. Characteristics related to these conditions may help clinicians to identify those at risk. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the causal nature of these associations.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"50-64"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9834747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Baran Tanrıkulu, Hilal Kaya, Mehmet Hamdi Örüm, Sümeyya Akyıldırım
{"title":"Prevalence and determinants of post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with schizophrenia 2 years after an earthquake in Turkey.","authors":"Ali Baran Tanrıkulu, Hilal Kaya, Mehmet Hamdi Örüm, Sümeyya Akyıldırım","doi":"10.1177/00912174231180467","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231180467","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>High rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been observed in earthquake survivors many years after the event. However, its prevalence among patients with schizophrenia is largely unknown. This study, which was conducted two years after the 2020 Elazığ earthquake, sought to identify risk factors for earthquake-related PTSD among patients with schizophrenia and healthy subjects.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adult patients with schizophrenia (<i>N</i> = 103) and healthy subjects (<i>N</i> = 103) who had survived the earthquake were recruited from affected areas in the Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey, Elazığ. A detailed questionnaire of earthquake-related risk factors, the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale for DSM-V (CAPS-5) scale were administered to participants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve percent of the patients with schizophrenia and 25% of the healthy subjects had earthquake-related PTSD diagnoses two years after the 2020 Elazığ earthquake. Healthy subjects had a significantly higher rate of earthquake-related PTSD when compared to patients with schizophrenia. Religious coping, self-blaming, less emotional support seeking, and going to a safer place on the night of the earthquake were found to be associated with PTSD in patients with schizophrenia. History of traumatic events, self-blaming, and less social support from family were found to be associated with a PTSD diagnosis in healthy subjects.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The earthquake in Turkey created a situation such that significant symptoms of PTSD remained present at two years following the event in both patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and healthy subjects. Patients with schizophrenia have different risk factors for the development of PTSD when compared with healthy subjects. Clinical interventions should consider risk factors, coping strategies, and perceived social support when seeking to prevent earthquake-related PTSD.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"65-82"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9577555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychological symptoms in patients with physical health problems.","authors":"Harold G Koenig","doi":"10.1177/00912174231214043","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231214043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"3-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71428633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence and correlates of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among women aged 18-25 in Turkey.","authors":"Ayşenur Turan, İffet Güler Kaya, Hilal Başak Çakır, Seçil Topaloğlu","doi":"10.1177/00912174231189936","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231189936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are experienced in the luteal phase among women of reproductive age and are known to affect quality of life. This study sought to determine the prevalence and correlates of PMS and PMDD in women aged 18-25 in Turkey.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2022 and May 2023, which recruited 1125 female college students. A personal information form, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) were administered. Participants who met criteria for PMS during three consecutive menstrual cycles based on the ACOG and PMSS scores were diagnosed as having PMS. Participants who met the criteria for PMDD during three consecutive menstrual cycles based on the DSM-V were diagnosed as having PMDD. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine correlates of PMS and PMDD.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>PMS was found in 49.2% and PMDD in 48.0% of the participants. Women having a blood group type B compared to those with blood group type A were more likely to have PMS (OR = 151.8, 95% CI = 54.5-422.6). In addition, women with PMS were less likely to be physically active based on the metabolic equivalent of task score (OR = 0.99, 95% CI= 0.98-0.99). Menstrual cycle duration was also longer among those with PMDD (OR = 1.47, 95% CI= 1.25-1.72), as was daily caffeine intake (OR = 1.01, 95% CI= 1.00-1.01). PMDD score was also found to be associated with major depressive disorder (OR = 1.06,95% = 1.05-1.07).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PMS and PMDD among young women in Turkey were associated with blood groups, MET scores, and other clinical characteristics that may help clinicians to identify these conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"101-111"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9832279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transdiagnostic therapy compared to progressive muscle relaxation on the emotional health of mothers with premature infants: A randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Sajjad Reisi, Seyed Mojtaba Ahmadi, Aliakbar Foroughi, Reza Bahrami, Aliakbar Parvizifard","doi":"10.1177/00912174231177629","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231177629","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to compare the effects of transdiagnostic therapy compared to progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on emotion regulation strategies, self-compassion, maternal role adaptation, and social and work adjustment in mothers of premature infants.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was a randomized controlled trial with two groups and pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up assessment. Included were 27 mothers randomly assigned to either the transdiagnostic therapy group or the PMR group (13 in the transdiagnostic group and 14 in the PMR group). The experimental group received eight sessions of transdiagnostic therapy while the control group received eight sessions of PMR. The participants completed the following scales: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Self-Compassion Scale, Maternal Role Adaptation Scale, and Work and Social Adjustment Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Transdiagnostic therapy was significantly more effective than PMR in improving emotion regulation strategies, self-compassion, maternal role adaptation, and social and work adjustment based on the between-group comparison conducted at post-test and follow-up (<i>p</i> < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Transdiagnostic therapy was shown to be effective in improving the emotional health of mothers with premature infants and was more effective than PMR techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"112-130"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9504397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amir Abbas Taheri, Ali Akbar Parvizifard, Sajjad Reisi, Mahsa Jafari, Yokhabe Mohammadian, Khatereh Heshmati, Aliakbar Foroughi, Masoome Eivazi, Mohammad Ghasemi
{"title":"Associations between the perception of dental pain and pain anxiety, mental pain, and dental anxiety in Iranian sample.","authors":"Amir Abbas Taheri, Ali Akbar Parvizifard, Sajjad Reisi, Mahsa Jafari, Yokhabe Mohammadian, Khatereh Heshmati, Aliakbar Foroughi, Masoome Eivazi, Mohammad Ghasemi","doi":"10.1177/00912174231180855","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00912174231180855","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined the perception of dental pain and its relationship to pain anxiety, dental anxiety, and mental pain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted on 328 patients referred to dental clinics in Kermanshah (Iran) from 2020 to 2021. The instruments used in this study included scales assessing pain anxiety, dental anxiety, mental pain, and pain perception.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant relationship (<i>p</i> = .001) between pain perception with dental anxiety (r = .38), pain anxiety (r = .45), and mental pain (r = .25).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Psychological factors are associated with the perception of dental pain. Given the importance of dental care to overall health, psychological interventions may help to reduce the perception of dental pain and fear of seeing dentists in Iran.</p>","PeriodicalId":50294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"34-49"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9562467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}