Aims: As one of the most prevalent cancers among women, breast cancer can severely affect the patients psychologically. Worry and anxiety can be one of these effects. Hence, this study is conducted to evaluate the most important worries and preoccupations of women with breast cancer. Methodology: In this qualitative study, 14 women with breast cancer under treatment are selected from Tehran's clinics and Shohada hospital and 7 psychotherapists and counselors are selected from consultation centers in Tehran in 2016 using purposive sampling method. The patients were interviewed using group-focused method and the therapists were interviewed individually using indepth interview. The data was recorded and along with data collection, the results were analyzed using content analysis.

Objective: Bipolar disorder is a severe, disabling, and recurring disorder. Some studies have shown that the frequency of bipolar disorder in patients with medical diseases is higher than healthy controls. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of bipolar disorders in medically ill patients hospitalized in Iranian general hospitals. Method: In this cross sectional study, 697 inpatients (342 men, 49.1%) from different wards of 3 general hospitals, with the mean age of 39.3+-10, were enrolled in the study using nonprobability sampling. Demographic questionnaire, Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) and Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS) were used. Inclusion criteria were as follow: informed consent, age 18-65 years, ability to speak Persian, and having at least middle school education. Results: The frequency of bipolar disorder was 12.1% and 20.8% based on BSDS and MDQ, respectively. The results of both tests were positive in 7.9% of hospitalized patients. The frequency of bipolar mood disorder was significantly higher in single patients and in those with comorbidity of alcohol and substance use disorders. Conclusion: Considering the high frequency of bipolar mood disorders in hospitalized medically ill patients and its probable effects on compliance and prognosis, early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of bipolar mood disorders is important in these patients.

Aim: This study was conducted to examine psychometric properties of   Iranian Man spousal Abuse Questionnaire. Methodology: This descriptive study was carried out within two steps using combined method including qualitative steps. Authors performed deep interview and determined the focused group of men’s spouse abuse concept then designed the questionnaire using phenomenology method. At second step, psychometric properties of questionnaire were addressed using exploratory factor analysis, validity of instrument and internal consistency. Statistical population consisted of married men living in Alborz and Tehran in Iran in 2017 who had referred to couple therapy clinics complaining about marital problems; 7 psychologists working in these centers also participated in this study.  400 married men living in Alborz were selected using convenient sampling method; these members filled the man abuse questionnaire out. Results: According to the results obtained from the 50-item questionnaire that measures 5 dimensions of men’s domestic violence including active aggression and sexual abuse, verbal abuse and negligence, emotional and verbal abuse, passive aggression and domination, these 5 factors could explain 67.05% of total variance. Moreover, the obtained Cronbach’s alpha (0.98) for all questions indicated high internal consistency of questions. Conclusion: Findings show that the questionnaire of domestic violence against men made it possible to evaluate various dimensions of domestic violence against men using 5 factors and it is a suitable instrument to assess men’ domestic violence in Iranian community considering results obtained from validity and reliability calculation.