[Domestic violence against women and preventive intervention in the Minoodar and Kosar regions of Qazvin [2005-2006]]

study conducted by the Iran and the world show that the domestic violence against women while increasing the amount, caused damage of social and psychological many for its victims. study in order to determine the kinds of symptoms and the domestic violence against women, its side effects and the amount of influence communication skills training, solve the problem and deal with psychological pressure to reduce women in it. This study on the interference of 301 women 20 to 50-year-old resident in Minoodar and Kosar regions of Qazvin in the 2007-2008. Study population included the mothers of pupils from selected primary schools chosen through a multi-staged random sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 3 sections including a section on demographic characteristics of both wife and husband, another section containing 60 questions based on Likert scales over different patterns of violence against women, and lastly, a section on complications of victims of domestic violence. Data were recorded both at the beginning and a year later post-intervention and further processed and analyzed using t-test for dependent samples. after the intervention, the average violence against women by their husbands had reduced 11.5% to 8.54%, yet the difference between mean values was shown to be insignificant, statistically. However, when assessing every single example of violence separately, some patterns of violence were found to be significantly decreased [p<0.05]. The most common types of complications among victims of violence were psychoneurotic disorder [11%], abortion [4%], some bruising around eyes [2.66%]. Additionally, the most and the least common types of violent behaviors against women were verbal abuse and tying up by 41.2% and 0.07%, respectively. The research showed that women to escape the violence in the domestic skills to many, especially his skills in connection with his wife and relations between the individual. In addition, for the reduction in this kind of violence is necessary to men as agents violence connection between the individual skill to learn

[Investigating the mental health of the first- and last-year students of QUMS [2005]]

According to the World Health Organization, mental disorders are among the first ten major causes of disabilities worldwide. These disorders can decrease the success rate of educational progress in students and prevent their further achievements. The aim of this study was to identify the student's problems and vulnerable individuals suspicious of developing mental disorder. This was a cross-sectional study in which the identification of mental disorder among the students of the first- and last year of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences was attempted. The SCL-90-R questionnaire [Symptom Checklist 1990 Revised] was used for data collection. Statistical analysis was performed using ?2, t-test, ANOVA and correlation coefficient. Out of a total of 607 students, 30.7% were found to be in normal mental health whereas 69.3% suspiciously recognized of having different degrees of mental disorder [53.5% light, 14.3% mild and 1.5% severe]. There was a statistical association between the study field and mental health [P=0.042]. The percentage of healthy students and those with light, mild and severe mental disorder among the first-year students were 27.1%, 54.5%, 16.9%, and 1.6%, respectively. In the same way, the similar figures among the last-year students were 34.5%, 52.6%, 11.6% and 1.4%, correspondingly. The differences were insignificant, statistically. According to our results, consideration of a policy to reduce the effect of predisposing factors leading to mental disorders is recommended