Prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV, HPV and syphilis among female sex workers in Kurdistan, west of Iran.

Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in most societies run a high risk of health problems, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as viral infections and syphilis. The present study examines the prevalence of viral infections and syphilis among FSWs.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 100 female sex workers (April 2019 to April 2020) who visited the Counseling Center for Behavioral Diseases or were selected via purposeful (snowball) sampling.

Association between postictal suppression and the therapeutic effects of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and safe medical treatment for patients with severe mood and neuropsychiatric disorders. Since the advent of ECT, extensive research has been performed to identify the predictive factors for response to ECT. In recent decades, postictal suppression on an electroencephalogram (EEG) has been considered a potential predictor of response to ECT.

Trazodone as an Alternative Treatment for Neuroleptic-Associated Akathisia: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial.

Background: Akathisia is a distressing extrapyramidal complication that follows the use of antipsychotic medications. Early treatment of neuroleptic-associated akathisia (NAA) is of great importance because it may lead to poor therapeutic response and ultimately treatment noncompliance. Considering the lack of adequate response of some patients to conventional treatments and the assumption that serotonin might be involved in the pathophysiology of the disease in addition to dopaminergic mechanisms, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of trazodone as an antidepressant agent with strong antagonistic effects on serotonin receptors in the treatment of akathisia.

Effect of Donepezil on Cognitive Deficits Associated With Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Randomized Triple-blind Clinical Trial.

Objectives: Despite the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a wide range of psychiatric disorders, the role of memory-enhancing agents in post-ECT cognitive disturbances has remained controversial. In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of donepezil on improving the cognitive performance of patients undergoing ECT.

Methods: In a psychiatry hospital, patients who were admitted for ECT underwent a triple-blind randomized controlled trial.

Effect of Vitamin B6 Versus Propranolol on Antipsychotic-Induced Akathisia: A pilot Comparative Double-blind Study.

Akathisia is a common adverse effect of antipsychotic drugs and is characterized by subjective feelings of restlessness. First-line treatment usually consists of propranolol, a beta adrenergic antagonist. However, propranolol does not seem to be efficacious in up to 70% of patients.

Antidepressant Effect of Combined Ketamine and Electroconvulsive Therapy on Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Trial.

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 received Ketamine and Propofol as anesthetic agents compared with 20 patients as the control group who received Propofol in a double-blind randomized clinical trial.

Effect of Memantine on Cognitive Performance in Patients Under Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objectives: Various strategies such as adding cholinesterase inhibitors are used to reduce cognitive impairments during electroconvulsive therapy. In this study, we aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of memantine as an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist in the prevention of cognitive deficits due to ECT.

Methods: Thirty-eight adult patients with various mental disorders were randomized to memantine (10 mg/day initially and 20 mg/day at the end of the first week) or placebo during the ECT period.

Comparison of sexual dysfunction between diabetic and non-diabetic women.

Context: Sexual dysfunction (SD) among diabetic women is an important disorder. It has many negative effects on general health.

Aims: This study aimed to compare SD status between diabetic and non-diabetic women.

Prevalence and quality of anxiety in patients with epilepsy.

Background: Depression and anxiety are the most frequent psychiatric disorders identified in patients with epilepsy. We aimed to determine the prevalence of state and trait anxiety in patients with epilepsy compared with people without epilepsy.

Methods: We recruited patients and healthy controls in the outpatient neurology clinic of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during 2011.

Survey of the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in Kurdish women.

This study evaluates the prevalence of female sexual dysfunctions among Kurdish women. Participants in the study were 196 women between 15 and 55 years of age who attended the gynecological clinic of Be'sat Hospital in Sanandaj Province, Iran. The authors collected relevant data using the Female Sexual Function Index.

Granisetron as an add-on to risperidone for treatment of negative symptoms in patients with stable schizophrenia: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.

Some 5-HT3 antagonists such as ondansetron have shown beneficial effects on negative symptoms of patients with schizophrenia. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of granisetron (another 5-HT3 antagonist) add-on therapy in the treatment of negative symptoms of patients with stable schizophrenia. In a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled study, forty stable patients with schizophrenia (DSM-IV-TR), were randomized to either granisetron (1 mg twice daily) or placebo (twice daily) in addition to risperidone up to 6 mg/day for eight weeks.