Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) can profoundly affect individuals' psychological functioning and internal meaning systems in later life. In this interaction, the individual's coping style and tend…

Animal-assisted services (AAS) depend on volunteer handler-dog teams, yet the emotional and relational impacts on volunteers when their therapy dog dies or retires remain largely unexplored. This stud…

BACKGROUND: The evidence of a low-biomass microbial community in the amniotic fluid (AF) is challenging the traditional concept of a sterile womb. To clarify microbial presence and host responses, a c…

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and has multidimensional impacts, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. Spiritual well-being (S…

: Emotion dysregulation is central to many psychiatric disorders. Laboratory-based tasks designed to assess emotion processing and regulation often rely on standardized affective stimuli whose ecologi…

BACKGROUND: Fasting, practiced in clinical, cultural, and faith-based contexts, has emerged as a non-pharmacological strategy capable of modulating multiple physiological systems. Contemporary evidenc…

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a significant public health challenge in Iran, where cultural and religious factors influence both suicidal behavior and assessment approaches. This study aimed to validate the …

Ultra-processed food (UPF) production and consumption, associated with chronic disease and environmental degradation, is increasing globally. The UPF concept has gained public attention in recent year…

In ambulatory oncology settings, some of the most meaningful healing occurs not during active treatment but within the quiet spaces surrounding it. This reflective essay explores therapeutic silence a…

Stemming from physics and later applied to other fields such as ecology, the theory of critical transitions suggests that some regime shifts are preceded by statistical early warning signals. Reddit's…

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide, and patient perceptions significantly influence shared treatment decisions. Artificial intelligence-driven analysis of soc…

Mental health is increasingly discussed in online forums, especially in countries where access to formal services remains limited or stigmatized. This study explores how mental health discourse unfold…