Background & Aims:Therapeutic community(TC) is an approach that its primaryaim is to help people with problems of substance abuse. The aim of the present study was to examine the efficacy of TC in the improvement of life ...

Background & Aims: Shift work is programmed in various schedules, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The main purposes of this study were: a) to determine common shift schedules used in petrochemical industries, ...

Background & Aims: Metacognition is considered as an important factor in the genesis and continuation of various psychological disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. The aim of this study ...

Background & Aims: Nanosilver-based paint is a new technology with antimicrobial and antifungal characteristics. These characteristics were investigated in this study with regard to fungal contamination in hospitals. Method: ...

Background & Aims: Giardiasis is one of the human parasitic diseases caused by a flagellate protozoan named Giardia duodenalis (G.lamblia). Giardia is one of the most common organisms causing diarrhea in human and also ...

Background & Aims: In developed countries mental disorders are recognized by screening questionnaires and clinical interviews. Since there is a limited number of epidemiological studies about mental disorders in Iranian ...