ABSTRACT
Background: a psychological reaction such as depression and anxiety is a complication of a heart attack. The aromatherapy is one of the processes in Complementary medicine to maintain mental health of diseases
Objective: this study aimed to investigate the effect of inhalation of essential oil on depression and anxiety in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Methods: this Clinical trial study was conducted in 70 heart attack patients by purposive sampling method and randomly divided in two groups [Intervention and control] who were hospitalized in intensive care units of Sirjan in year 2015. Data were collected by self-report DASS-21 questionnaires. In intervention group 0.2 ml of peppermint oil mixed with 2 ml of Normal saline and in control group 2 ml of normal Saline was poured on a gas and attached with clamp to the collar of patients for 20 minutes and inhaled it for 5 days. Before and after the intervention patients completed DASS-21 questionnaire. After collecting the data Inter to SPSS 21 software and using chi-square tests, t-test were analyzed
Results: the age of control and intervention groups was 57.62+/-11.48, 54.94+/-10.53 respectively. After aromatherapy in the intervention group in comparative of before intervention and control group, the level of anxiety and depression in patients significantly showed decreased [P=0.001]
Conclusion: according to the results of this study, treatment with peppermint oil can reduce depression and anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction, so its use is recommended in clinical situations
ABSTRACT
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] is one of the most common childhood mental disorders. To determine the prevalence and associated factors of ADHD in 2004 This cross-sectional study was performed on 1085 students selected through a multistage random sampling. The data were collected using two questionnaires a CSI-4 [teacher and parent version] questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. Based on reports by parents, 13.4% of students were found to have ADHD. Of these 6.8% were inattentive type, 9.2% hyperactive-impulsive type, and 3.1% with combined type. The prevalence of ADHD according to the teachers' report was 18%. Additionally, the prevalence rates for inattentive type, hyperactive-impulsive type, and combined type were 12.5%, 9.3% and 4.1%, respectively. Factors such as gender, education satisfaction, history of educational failure, and age were shown to act as associated factors for ADHD reported by parents and teachers. The prevalence of ADHD in Yazd is similar to those of other studies thus, the school consultants and psychiatrists are recommended to pay serious attention in identification of ADHD with further therapeutic intervention to prevent the progress of such condition