Behavioral activation and inhibition system's role in predicting addictive behaviors of patients with bipolar disorder of Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital.

Background: Nowadays, prevalence of addictive behaviors among bipolar patients is considered to be a serious health threat by the World Health Organization. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of behavioral activation and inhibition systems in predicting addictive behaviors of male patients with bipolar disorder at the Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital.

Materials And Methods: The research method used in this study is correlation.

Outcome of Sub-Massive Pulmonary Thromboemboli in Patients Who Received Thrombolytic and or Non-Thrombolytic Therapy.

Background: Thrombolytic therapy in patients with sub-massive pulmonary embolism (SMPTE) needs further assessment.

Objectives: The current study aimed to assess a potential benefit of thrombolytic and non-thrombolytic therapy in patients with SMPTE.

Patients And Methods: One hundred-nineteen patients were enrolled with SMPTE from 2006 to 2010 in the tertiary care center of Rajaie medical and research center.

Effectiveness of Hope Therapy Protocol on Depression and Hope in Amphetamine Users.

Background: Addiction has surpassed the boundaries of health and treatment and turned into a social crisis and a debilitating and major concern in today's world. Amphetamine, one of the addictive drugs, is classified as psycho-stimulants drugs, which increase arousal, alertness, and motor activity. Humans report that this drug produces a significant euphoria and is highly addictive.

The Relationship between Metacognition and Obsessive Beliefs, and Procrastination in Students of Tabriz and Mohaghegh Ardabili Universities, Iran.

Objective: The aim of the current study is to investigate the relationship between metacognition and obsessive beliefs, and procrastination.

Methods: 285 students of Tabriz and Mohaghegh Ardabili Universities, Iran, were selected by random sampling, and completed the metacognition (MCQ-30) questionnaire, obsessive beliefs questionnaire (OBQ-44), and General Procrastination Scale. The research method was descriptive.

The Role of Meta-cognition in Students' Addiction Potential Tendency.

Background: Addiction for narcotics is a dangerous reality, especially in teenagers and young persons, and is one of the most important socioeconomic and health problems, threatens the human society and leads to social stagnancy in various aspects.

Objectives: The present study aimed at determining Meta-cognitive relationship with addiction potential tendency in students and determining the distribution of each Meta-cognitive dimension in predicting addiction potential tendency.

Materials And Methods: The descriptive-correlative method was used for conducting this research.

Role of behavioral addictions in predicting reactivity in bipolar mood disorder patients.

Background: Behavioral addictions (BAs) can be understood as disorders characterized by repetitive occurrence of reactivity and uncontrolled behaviors. Very few studies have investigated their association with bipolar mood disorders.

Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the role of behavioral addictions in predicting interpersonal behavioral addictions in bipolar mood disorder patients.

Effectiveness of stress management skill training on the depression, anxiety and stress levels in drug addicts after drug withdrawal.

Background: Stressful life events may cause initiation of drug use among people. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of stress management skill training on depression, anxiety and stress levels in drug addicts after withdrawal.

Objectives: The population included all drug addicts after withdrawal in 2012 in Alborz province.

Does early tetralogy of Fallot total correction give better final lung volumes?

Background: Pulmonary blood flow may affect lung development in adulthood. Early total correction of tetralogy of Fallot may affect development of final lung volumes. We evaluated the effect of age at total correction on lung volumes years after the operation.

Facial gel complication after dental injection: a case report.

Injectable gel is becoming increasingly popular for cosmetic reasons. The polyacrylamide gel (PAAG) is a permanent filler material used worldwide. In spite of the fact that the filler materials used today are considered quite safe, various complications have been reported in the literature.

Keratoameloblastoma, a very rare variant of ameloblastoma.

The keratoameloblastoma is a rare histologic variant of ameloblastoma. Fewer than 15 cases of keratoameloblastoma have been documented in the literature. We report a new case of keratoameloblastoma in a 21-year-old female patient with a unilocular radiolucent lesion between the roots of the right mandibular incisors.

Segmental lung lavage with fiberoptic bronchoscopy in a patient with special presentation of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is rare. It is characterized by the accumulation of proteinaceous materials in the alveoli. Typical appearance of BAL fluid (BALF) and positive PAS staining of BALF in conjunction with typical clinical and radiographic manifestations may be diagnostic of PAP.

High prevalence of personality abnormalities in patients seeking rhinoplasty.

Objective: To assess the effect of the patient's personality on his/her satisfaction with rhinoplasty.

Study Design: Personalities of 66 rhinoplasty candidates and 50 persons who served as control were evaluated using questionnaires. The results were validated using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test.