Background: There is now an abundance of global evidence demonstrating serious developmental and psychological problems associated with placement in residential care which refl ected in the form of poor self-esteem, aggressive behavior, academic failure and later on, personality disorder. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of social skill training program on self-esteem and aggression among children in residential institutions in Port-Said City. Subjects and Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used. The present study was carried out at all governmental residential institutions in Port Said city namely, Al-Nessaieya le Tahseen Al-Seha, Dar Alkaserat, Kafalit Al-Yateem, and Apnaa Ramses. The subject of the study compromised 57 children, 36 were males and 21 were females. Three tools were utilized to collect data in this study which are Socio-demographic data questionnaire, Self-esteem inventory scale, and Aggressive behavior scale for children. Results: The study revealed that almost half of the studied children had low self-esteem and the mean scores of verbal aggression among the studied children were slightly higher than mean scores of physical aggression Also, there was a positive effect of the social skills training program in enhancing self-esteem levels and slightly decreasing physical aggression but there was no effect found regarding verbal aggression. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a signifi cant effect of social skill training program on enhancing self-esteem and slightly decreasing physical aggression, while it had no effect on verbal aggression. Recommendations: broad-based psychosocial intervention programs for resident children and rehabilitation programs are mainly recommended to enhance self-esteem and minimize aggressive behavior among children.

Background: selfie capture phenomenon is one of recently discussed issues, which attract much of different categories of persons especially adolescents. Previous researches correlated it with narcissistic behaviors and feeling of inadequacy. Aim: to explore the relationship between adolescents' uses of selfie photos and their self objectification and self esteem levels as well as their personality traits. Methods: A total number of 1432 adolescent students from preparatory (N= 274), secondary (N= 193) and university schools (N= 965) were included in the study, they were recruited from five preparatory schools, seven secondary schools and six faculties from Port-Said city, Egypt. Six previously published questionnaires and scales with approved psychometric properties were used to

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Background: Although numerous empirical researches corroborated the efficacious and prosperous impact of Coronavirus preventive measures, it may arouse non-deliberately negative communicative clues and feelings such as the feeling of ignorance, loneliness, exclusion from the community. Aim: The study aimed to compare patients' level of aggression and severity of symptoms before and after the utilization of covid-19 precautions. Subjects and method: Design: Triangulation mixed method design. Setting: Alhasa for mental health hospital, Saudi Arabia. Subjects: a total number of 125 patients and 72 nurses. Tools of data collection:Structured observational assessment sheets adopted from the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia as well as unstructured questionnaires with open questions developed by the researcher used to assess patients' symptoms and level of patients' aggression before and after corona pandemic.Results: Nurses confirmed that, patients' psychotic symptoms and level of aggression increased in rate after utilizing covid-19 precautions, while psychiatric patients exposed feelings of insecurity, sadness, and anger as consequences of utilizing these measures. Conclusion:Comparative results assessing patients' positive and negative symptoms as well as aggressive acts before the utilization of precautions and after applying it reflected statistically significant differences that nurses and other health team members should consider and scrutinize.Recommendations: Further researches designing a modified covid-19 preventive precautions manual for psychiatric patients is recommended.

Background: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a modality of cognitive behavioral therapy, which directs the process on the synthesis of opposites and the modification of maladaptive behaviors. It cognizes individuals with four significant compounds of skills to manage massive emotions, and innervate coping skills. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dialectical behavioral therapy on depressed patients' suicidal attempts and non-suicidal self-injuries.