[Compression of coping responses and life events in males with coronary artery disease]

Cardiovascular disorders CVD account for a vast proportion of mortality in developed countries. There are various risk factors identified for such condition, including Psychological stressors which play on important role in creating exaggeration or prolonging the above disorders. This study aims to assess the different copping response style to recent life events in patient with CVD and control group. Study populations are inpatient clinic of Ghaem hospital. They are 50 men with CVD and 50 men without CVD who were matched in marital status, education, job, number of children, state, history of psychiatric assessment, mean systolic blood pressure and mean cholesterol. We use Belongs and Moos test and paykel recent life event questionnaire. Emotion oriented copying style was significantly higher in CVD group and the cognitive oriented reaction was significantly lower in this group. Social supports were higher in control than CVD patients, but this difference was nonsignificant. Also, Somatization was nonsignificantly more common in CVD group. No signifact difference was shown in vecent life events between two groups. It seems the change of copping methods and management of stressful events can help to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease

Study of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] prevalence in pre-school age childern from March 2003 to June 2003 in Mashhad

Introduction: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] is one of the most common disorders of childhood and if not treated can produce server complications such as decreased educational function and self esteem, disrupted peer relationship, anxiety, depression and substance abuse. According to its importance, the study has planned to evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in Young children of preschool age in Mashhad kindergartens and evaluation of the relevance to birth season, rank of birth, type of delivery and child gender

Material and Methods: Conner's 10 steps questionnaire with the cut offline 15 was chosen as the instrument. 34 kindergartens [20% of all] were selected randomly and from 1275 children, 1089 entered the study. SPSS software was used for data analysis

Results: In 1089 children, 133 gained the least 15 score needed for the study and the prevalence was obtained as 12.3 +/- 2.12 percent [P=0.05]. Prevalence was 18.1% in boys and 6.7% among girls

There was no relationship between ADHD and the birth season. There was also no relationship between the type of delivery and birth rank with the ADHD prevalence. ADHD was significantly more prevalent in boys than girls [M/F=3/1]

Conclusion: ADHD total prevalence rate was 2.3 +/- 2.12 which has a significant statistical correlation with gender of the cases only