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Chronic diseases such as cancer in children can increase the risk of depression in different degrees. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of anxiety and depression in children under 16 years of age with cancer referred to the chemotherapy unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan, Iran.

In this cross-sectional study, 60 children from 7 to 16 years of age referred to the chemotherapy unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan, Iran, in 2019 were investigated using the available sampling method. Anxiety disorders were measured by the Hamilton Anxiety Questionnaire and depression disorders were measured using the Mariaquaks Depression Questionnaire. Data of age, sex, type of disease, first stage or relapse, oral or injectable drugs of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, history of invasive treatment and psychiatric diseases were also recorded.

The results showed a statistically significant difference between relapse, current treatment status and radiotherapy with anxiety and depression disorders (P<0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between the type of cancer and anxiety disorder, as well as between oral chemotherapy and history of family psychiatric disorders and depression disorder (P<0.05). The highest frequency of depression and anxiety were reported in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cancer.

The type of cancer, oral chemotherapy and history of family disorders can be related to children's anxiety and depression. Therefore, early diagnosis of mental disorders in children with cancer can prevent the development of anxiety and depression.

 Osteoporosis is a chronic disease characterized by decreased bone density and increased risk of bone fractures. Osteoporosis can affect the quality of life and lead to depression by causing fractures and associated complications such as reduced physical activity, weight gain, and reduced self-care. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the frequency of depression symptoms in people with osteoporosis who refer to the densitometry center of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan

In this cross-sectional study, 150 people were selected from among those referred to the densitometry center, who were registered in the information system and were suffering from osteoporosis, by systematic sampling. In order to collect information, a questionnaire including demographic information and Beck's depression questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and chi-square and independent T-test. 

In this study, 86% of people with osteoporosis had depressive symptoms, of which 42% suffered from severe depression. The rate of depressive symptoms in osteoporosis patients with a T score was also reported as 37.9% on average. In this study, the difference There was a statistical significance between the family history of depression and the use of psychiatric drugs and depressive symptoms (P<0.001).

The majority of people with osteoporosis had some degree of depression symptoms, which shows the importance of early investigation and treatment of depression in these patients.

The prevalence of COVID-19 significantly affected different aspects of the quality of life (QoL) in people, especially the medical staff, who are at the forefront of battle against the disease. This study aims to investigate the QoL of medical residents of hospitals affiliated to Kashan University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 140 medical residents of hospitals affiliated to KUMS in 2021. Their QoL was assessed using World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL). The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software, version 22 using Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U test, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson and Spearman correlation tests.

The physical health dimension had a statistically significant relationship with age, marital status, underlying disease, sports/arts activities, and year of residency (P<0.001). The psychological health dimension had a statistically significant relationship with marital status, underlying disease, sports/arts activities, and year of residency (P<0.001). The social relationships dimension had a statistically significant relationship with marital status, underlying disease, and year of residency. The environmental health dimension had a statistically significant relationship with sex, marital status, underlying disease, and year of residence (P<0.05).

Female residents had lower QoL. The residents in pathology, neurology and infectious diseases had higher QoL, while those in psychiatry had higher scores in the psychological health dimension.

Sexual dysfunction is a common complication of methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and buprenorphine maintenance therapy (BMT). The aim of this study was to evaluate of sexual function in addicted men under treatment with methadone and buprenorphine.

In this cross-sectional study, 30 men undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (n=15) and buprenorphine (n=15) were included in the study in Kashan addiction treatment centers. The Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 software and using Fisher's exact tests, independent t test and linear regression.

There was no significant difference in the mean total score of sexual performance between the methadone (38.40±13.58) and buprenorphine (38.33±14.56) groups (P=0.733).

The results showed that in both groups, sexual performance was at an unfavorable level, and therefore, it is recommended that future studies focus on providing strategies to improve sexual performance and satisfaction in patients undergoing maintenance treatment with methadone and buprenorphine.

Sleep is one of most essential cycle in a day that has a complex biological pattern. Sleep and sleep disorders have an important role in people's life. Sleep disorders have adverse effect on social performance in addition mental health threat .Prevalence of sleep disorders is increasing specially in young people. Some groups like students have more sleep disorders. This study aimed to assess the relation between mental healths with sleep quality in students.

Methods and Materials: In this case-control, dormitories students of kashan university of medical science were studied from 2013 to 2014. We selected 200 students include 100 person with sleep disorder and 100 students without sleep disorder by randomized sampling. Three questionnaires used includes: Demographic information, Pittsburgh and GHQ. All data improved with EPIINFO program and were analyzed by SPSS 16. We used chi-square and t-test for analysis of dependent and independent changeable data and regression methods used to control confounding data.

This persons were108 female (54%) and 92 male (46%). 22 person were married, and 177 person were single. Mean age in person with sleep disorder was 22.61, and without sleep disorders was 22.35 without significant difference. Psychological disorders like anxiety, depression and physical health have significant relation with sleep disorders (P<0.01). GHQ score was 31.52% in people with sleep disorder and 18.49% without sleep disorder. Sex, dormitory, Marital status, Field of Study, Degree, Grade Point Average, age and time of sleeping have no relation to sleep disorders (P>0.05). Suicidal ideation was 35% in people with sleep disorders and 7% without sleep disorders. Ideation of suicidal attempts was 32% in people with sleep disorder and 7% without sleep disorder (P<0.001)

Sleep quality have important role in different items of mental health. Pay attention to improve sleep quality of dormitories students, and necessary actions like advice and training of sleep health is important to improve health status.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) occurs concurrently with many psychiatric disorders.  Considering lack of information about comorbid psychiatric disorders in Iranian children, this study was performed to evaluate the prevalence and pattern of psychiatric disorders comorbidity in the children with ADHD.

In a cross sectional study, frequency of comorbid psychiatric disorders in a randomly selected sample of children with definitive ADHD referred to child and adolescent psychiatry clinic of Kashan University of Medical Sciences, IRAN, was determined through clinical interview using Kiddie's Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia.

The mean age of participating children was 7.35±1.23 years and 132(66%) children were boy.  Among 200 children, 107 (53.5%) had at least one comorbid psychiatric disorder which Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder was most prevalent psychiatric disorders following with Enuresis, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder respectively.  There were statistically significant relationships between age and the type of comorbid psychiatric disorders.

Considering the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders comorbidity such as OCD, Enuresis and ODD in children with ADHD, precise diagnosis and proper treatment is essential. More studies are recommended for detection and proper treatment of these psychiatric disorder comorbidities.

Conversion disorder is a type of motor or sensory dysfunction that does not conform to the concepts of anatomy and physiology of the central or peripheral nervous systems. This disorder, more prevalent among the young women, may appear after the stress, creating several non-prevalent clinical signs usually associated with mood and anxiety disorders. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effect of aversion therapy on a patient with conversion disorder associated with mood and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Case Report: The case is a 49-year-old woman with conversion disorder associated with mood and obsessive-compulsive disorders and a recent history of twitching in three fingers of her left hand. Finally, the disorder was improved as a result of the aversion therapy.

In conversion disorder, considering the co-morbid mental disorders is very important for an effective treatment and aversion therapy can also be considered as a method of treatment.

Substance abuse is associated with high prevalence of psychiatric disorders including mood disorders (especially depression), personality disorders and psychosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of methadone and its result on substance induced depression-symptoms among IV drug abusers of Kashan prison in 1384.

This is a semi-experimental study. A two part questionnaire including demographic data and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were administered to participants by the prison clinical psychologist. After insuring privacy, performing the questionnaire, and interviewing with each participant done by three psychologists, oral methadone was prescribed to non-excluded participants. After three months of taking methadone, they were re-evaluated by BDI and re- interviewed by psychologists for making diagnoses based on DSM-IV. Data were analyzed by paired T-test. &nbsp;

Based on clinical interview, from the 35 participants, 26(74.2%) were diagnosed as having Major Depressive Disorder , 2 of whom were excluded from the study and referred for further follow up because of suicidal thinking .The rest 9 participants (25.7%) were not depressed. After the intervention, of all 24, 19 ones(79.16%) showed relative improvement and 5(20.83%) remained unchanged. A significant reduction was found in the mean BDI score after the intervention(p

This study showed that methadone can reduce depression severity in IV drug abusers.