Objective: Various psychological factors play a role in the development of nocturnal enuresis (NE) which causes significant distress both on children and their parents. However, current studies cannot attribute a role to the psychiatric conditions that cause or result from NE. This study aims to reveal some psychiatric parameters related to the parents of patients with NE which may play a role in the etiopathogenesis of NE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nocturnal Enuresis (NE) is considered as a multifactorial condition with a specific focus on psychological functioning regarding etiology. Various studies show that children with NE suffer from different types of self-esteem problems and insecure attachment styles. Nevertheless the relationship between these two psychological functions has not been adequately studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Despite the development of diagnosis and treatment methods, the psychological effects of infertility on women were not adequately addressed. This study investigated the effect of male and female factor infertility on women's anxiety, depression, self-esteem, quality of life, and sexual function parameters.
Methods: In this prospective, cross-sectional study, 480 women [n = 234, with male factor infertility (MFI) (MFI group) and n = 246, with female factor infertility (FFI) (FFI group)], who could not conceive despite unprotected intercourse for 1 year, and 242 fertile healthy women (control group) who had children within the last 1 year were included.
Perspect Psychiatr Care
October 2022
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for various psychiatric conditions. Although rare, prolonged post-ECT delirium is a serious adverse effect of ECT. Various factors, such as underlying brain pathologies, medications, seizure duration, and type of electrode placements play a role in the development of post-ECT delirium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPremature ejaculation is the most prevalent male sexual dysfunction and causes significant individual and relational distress in subjects. This study aimed to investigate the underlying psychopathologies of premature ejaculation using theory of mind, empathy and attachment parameters and included 91 participants: 46 with lifelong premature ejaculation and 45 without any ejaculatory complaints. Arabic index of premature ejaculation and stopwatch intravaginal ejaculatory latency times were recorded from all subjects in order to evaluate ejaculatory function.
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