Status of mental health research concerning women in Iran over the past 3 decades

The purpose of this scientometric study was a quantitative analysis of mental health research concerning women in Iran. All scientific papers published in a 30year- period [1973-2002], in both national as well as international scientific journals, were brought into consideration for this study. Articles are indexed in the "Databank for Iranian Mental Health Researches [Iran Psych]. The articles in which the samples or the main subjects were females, considered as mental health in women. Authors assessed these studies for the following data: year of publication and language, specific fields and subject topics, research design, location of data collection, financial supports, gender and academic degree and the status of collaboration among authors. Out of 3031 articles, 239 [%7.9] were related to mental health in women. Most have been published in general medical journals and the overall trend of publications shows arise. The first authors in two - third of the articles were women and the most common area of research was psychology. The most common research topic was psychological factors affecting medical condition, especially gynecological and obstetrical problems. There were a few articles about old age female mental health or occupational mental health. There were no mental health professionals among the authors of 20% of the articles. It is suggested that collaboration should increase among mental health groups and other clinicians. Subject topics about women in rural area, health service, occupational mental health and elderly female need further research

Family violence pattern prevalence enacting or experiencing violence in men or women

To estimate prevalence rate of violence in spousal relationship and chronicity of enacting and experiencing violence Method: The data were gathered through a systematized multi-clustral sampling. 460 Men and Women from different parts of Tehran [the areas 2, 5, 12,18] were participated in study, after being informed from the object of the research. Conflict Tactics Scale-2 and a researcher developed questionniar for cultural and demographic data were completed by each participant. Conflict Tactics Scales is a simple behavior self-report instrument with 4 aspects: physical assault, injury assault, sexual coercion, psychological aggression and one aspect for using negotiation in interpersonal relationship. These scales, in the same time, measure a mutual violence [inacteted and experiencing]. Findings: Findings showed that in couple relationships men were more engaged in enacting violence than women. The chronicity of aggression was also higher in men comparing women. Some of cultural and demographic factors were related to family violence. Although men were more enacted but violence had a mutual base