Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
June 11, 2025
Leila Kanafi Vahed, Zahra Hamidi Madani, Adele Isanazar et al.
Background: Propofol, the most commonly used anesthetic agent in general anesthesia (GA), has frequently been associated with dreaming and hallucinations. These experiences may lead to serious psychological distress for patients and result in complaints against medical practitioners. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the incidence and characteristics of dreaming in gynecological...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
December 20, 2023
Gholamreza KheirAbadi, Shirin Golkar
Background: Treatment-resistant Depression (TRD) does not respond to conventional treatments. Despite the efforts made to control depression, the outcomes are controversial and inconclusive. New strategies such as ketamine use are accompanied by promising outcomes; however, the best dosage remains a question. Objectives: The current study aimed to compare the effect of 1 and 2 mg/kg of oral...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
October 30, 2020
Faeze Alipour, Asghar Norouzi, Maryam Hasannezhad Reskati et al.
Context: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most prominent cause of disability worldwide. For the treatment of CLBP, Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBIs) such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness meditation (MM) are often used; however, their exact effect on pain intensity has not yet been determined for these people....
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
September 15, 2018
Abdollah Omidi, Sajedeh Hamidian
6 citations
Background: Comorbidity of anxiety and mood disorders is rather common, making the treatment of each disorder more difficult. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the anxiety disorders with a high degree of association with depression; PTSD-depression comorbidity can significantly affect the quality of life of the ones affected. Hence, using the best way to deal with each of these...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
September 8, 2018
Hamid Mohsenabadi, Mohammad Javad Shabani, Zahra Zanjani
17 citations
Background: In recent years, application and practice of mindfulness-based interventions to reduce adolescent psychological problems are increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to design and study tools that measure mindfulness and its effects. Objectives: One of the available tools to measure mindfulness in adolescents is the mindfulness attention awareness scale for adolescents (MAAS-A). The...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
August 6, 2016
Habibolah Khazaie, Marzieh Nasouri, M. R. Ghadami
Background Prazosin is significantly effective to reduce sleep disturbance and trauma nightmare in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, results of different studies were evaluated. Objectives The current randomized clinical trial aimed to assess the effects of prazosin on sleep parameters and nightmares among veterans with chronic PTSD. Materials and Methods Thirty-two...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
December 2015
Abbas Abolghasemi, Hossin Gholami, Mohammad Narimani et al.
Depression is characterized by a great risk of relapse and recurrence. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and cognitive therapy are efficacious psychosocial interventions for recurrent depression. The aim of the present research was to compare the effect of Beck's cognitive therapy (BCT) and MBCT on reduction of depression and sociotropic and autonomous personality styles in Iranian...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
September 23, 2015
Narges Shams-Alizadeh, Azad Maroufi, Karim Nasseri et al.
34 citations
BACKGROUND: One of the shortcomings of the available treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD) is the time delay between starting the treatment and achieving an antidepressant response. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine the effect of Ketamine as a synergistic antidepressant and anesthetic agent on MDD in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-two patients with MDD...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
October 15, 2013
Alireza Ghaffari Nejad, A. Mehdizadeh Zare Anari, F. Pouya
Objective: Cotard’s syndrome is a rare psychiatric syndrome. Its core symptom is nihilistic ideation or delusion. Case Report: A female patient with Cotard’s syndrome symptoms associated with out of body experience and depersonalization, and complicated grief was referred for evaluation. She believed that she was killed by a creature named "Aal" in the Persian folklore Conclusions: Cultural and...