[Comparison of psychopathology in medical and non medical College students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences]

Some psychopathologies and high rates of stress have been reported among medical students higher than others in some reseavehes. Based on importance of mental health in physicians and their responsibilities we designed this study to assess the role of field of study in psychopathology of college students. In this cross-sectional study, 69 medical interns and 57 MSC and PhD students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, were assessed by a questionnaire concerning age, sex, marital status, habitat and income. Psychiatric evaluation was performed by the use of SCL-25 pnestionaire. The two groups were selected by simple cluster method, then they were compared in their 9 subscore of SCL-25 onestionair Relation between the age, sex, and other variables and psychopathology was assessed. There was no signification difference between the two groups in 9 sub scores of SCL-25 one stionaire [p>0.05]. Psychopathology in general and interpersonal hostility in especial were higher among male students of the two groups. Somatization in married students and depression in single members of both groups was highest. Phobia and paranoid ideas were not related to age, sex, and marietal status. Based on this study no endence was Round to rvove the velation between psychopathology and standing Medicine but other factors like sep and marietnl field of academic study does not related psychopathology and such factors as sex and marietal status seem to need move resemches and have move important role

[ comparison of psychopathology and suicidal ideas between junior and senior medical students of Mashhad university of medical science]

There are some risk factors for suicide such as psychiatric disorders like depression, schizophrenia, etc. One of this factors is acceptation and unemployment. Some studies have shown that physicians and medical students are in higher risk for suicide than others. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of suicidal ideas and suicidal attempt in medical students of Mashhad University of medical sciences. In this study, 200 medical students of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences in winter of 2004 were asked to fill general health questionnaire, scale for suicide ideation [SSI] and demographic questionnaire. Anxiety and somatization were higher in female students than male and in basic sciences students the rate was higher than externs and interns. In studens with pervious or present suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety and somatization were also found more than student without this thought. No significant difference between suicidal ideation and attempt in junior and senior students was found. In this study found that risk of psychopathology in junior students was higher than senior students and pervious studies in other countries have shown this result. Risk of psychopathology also higher in female than male

[Treatment of chronic dystonia with electroconvulsive therapy [A case report]]

Dystonia, a serious side effect of antipsychotic drugs, has two kinds of acute and chronic [tardive]. The tardive kind has been the focus of attention recently, but a proved therapy has not been found. This kind is more serious and has poorer prognosis than the early onset type. The patient who is presented, is a man with 23 years of age who was hospitalized for the first time in 2002 while having paranoid schizophrenia symptoms. During the same period he has recieved antipsychotic drugs [Rispridon, perphenazin] and after being discharged, just a daily dose of 16 mg perphenazin was used. Since March of 2003 he has been afflicted with progressive neck tilting which was very disturbing and troublesome and was hospitalized with the diagnosis of tardive dystonia. The proposed drugs in psychiatric refrences were not effective finally he received ECT for 6 sessions which showed dramatic improvement. There was no relapse of symptoms after discharging the patient and restarting antipsychotic drug [Clozapin]. There has not been any relapse in his dystonia afterward. The purpose of this article was to introduce an effective treatment for tardive dystonia