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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Assessment Priorities in Cerebral Palsy Using Icf Core Set by Iranian Occupational Therapists; [Identifier Les Aspects Auxquels Les Ergotherapeutes Iraniens Accordent La Priorite Lors De L’Evaluation De L’Infirmite Motrice Cerebrale a L’Aide De L’Ensemble De Codes De La Cif]
Vandad Sharifi
Vandad Sharifi

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Department Psychiatry

School of Medicine

Roozbeh Hospital

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

All Documents
1. Detection of Child Mental Health Problems by General Practitioners in a Low-Resource Setting, International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine (2025)
2. Individual Placement and Support; Service Development and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice in Iran, Discover Mental Health (2025)
3. Longitudinal Effects of Neighbourhoods’ Material and Social Deprivation on Psychological Distress of Adults in Canada, Canadian Journal of Public Health (2025)
4. Neighborhood Material Versus Social Deprivation in Canada: Different Patterns of Associations With Child and Adolescent Mental Health Problems, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2025)
5. Social Capital and Major Depressive Disorder Among Youth in Iran, BMC Psychiatry (2025)
6. The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review, International Journal of Social Psychiatry (2025)
7. Associations Between Negative Covid-19 Experiences and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression: A Study Based on a Representative Canadian National Sample, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada (2024)
8. Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Psychiatric Crisis Hotline During the Pandemic: A Pilot Study in a Middle-Income Country, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2024)
9. Efficacy of Individual Metacognitive Training in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Case Study, Journal of Iranian Medical Council (2024)
10. Food Insecurity Is Associated With Poor Mental Health in Canadian Children and Adolescents, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (2024)
11. Neighborhood Material Versus Social Deprivation in Canada: Different Patterns of Associations With Child and Adolescent Mental Health Problems, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2024)
12. Postdischarge Mortality in a Cohort Hospitalized With Anorexia Nervosa, International Journal of Eating Disorders (2024)
13. Trends in Vaping and Smoking Behavior Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Canada: Beneficial and Potentially Detrimental Changes, Addictive Behaviors (2024)
14. Development, Pilot Implementation, and Short-Term Outcome of an Outpatient Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Service for Patients With Suicide Risk, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2023)
15. Effect of General Practitioner Training in a Collaborative Child Mental Health Care Program on Children's Mental Health Outcomes in a Low-Resource Setting: A Cluster Randomized Trial, JAMA Psychiatry (2023)
16. Hospital Admissions for Personality Disorders Increased During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (2023)
17. Loneliness in the Presence of Others: A Mixed-Method Study of Social Networks of Caregivers of Patients With Severe Mental Disorders, International Journal of Social Psychiatry (2023)
18. Parental Objective, Subjective, and Contextual Socioeconomic Status and Children’S Mental Health in Iran: The Mediating Effect of the Subjective Measure, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2023)
19. Prevalence and Determinants of Opioid Use Disorder Among Long-Term Opiate Users in Golestan Cohort Study, BMC Psychiatry (2023)
20. Stigma As a Barrier to Suicide Prevention Efforts in Iran, Frontiers in Public Health (2023)
21. A Social Network Intervention to Improve Connectivity and Burnout Among Psychiatry Residents in an Academic Institution: A Quasi-Experimental Study, BMC Medical Education (2022)
22. Major Depressive Disorder in Iran: Epidemiology, Health Care Provision, Utilization, and Challenges, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2022)
23. Risk of Suicide and Severity of Depression in Patients With Severe Mental Disorders Receiving Home Care Along With Psychological Training, Anger Management, and Life Skills Training Versus Usual Clinical Care, Journal of Iranian Medical Council (2022)
24. Telepsychiatry During the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Experience in a Low Resource Setting, Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2022)
25. A Short Course Computer-Assisted Cognitive Remediation in Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2021)
26. Assessing Risk Behaviours in the Iranian General Population: Results From the Iranian Mental Health Survey; [Evaluation Des Comportements a Risque Dans La Population Generale Iranienne: Resultats De L’Enquete Iranienne Sur La Sante Mentale], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2021)
27. Assessing Risk Behaviours in the Iranian General Population: Results From the Iranian Mental Health Survey; [Evaluation Des Comportements a Risque Dans La Population Generale Iranienne: Resultats De L’Enquete Iranienne Sur La Sante Mentale], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2021)
28. Challenges of Implementing Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services: A Low-And Middle-Income Country Case Example, BJPsych International (2021)
29. Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health in Iran’S Primary Care: Perspectives of General Practitioners, School Staff, and Help Seekers, Global Social Welfare (2021)
30. Community Action Package in Iran's Comprehensive Mental and Social Health Services (The Seraj Program), Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
31. Development and Evaluation of Acceptability and Feasibility of a Web-Based Intervention for Patients With Bipolar Disorder in Iran: Implementation Study, JMIR Formative Research (2021)
32. Educational Needs for Implementing Iran's Comprehensive Mental and Social Health Services at the District Level, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
33. Factors Associated With Adherence to Follow-Up Among Patients With Depressive Disorders in a Collaborative Care Program in Iran, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2021)
34. Integrating Mental Health Services Into the Primary Health Care System: The Need for Reform in Iran, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
35. Iran's Comprehensive Mental and Social Health Services (Seraj Program): A Pilot Protocol, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
36. Reliability, Criterion and Concurrent Validity of the Farsi Translation of Diva-5: A Semi-Structured Diagnostic Interview for Adults With Adhd, Journal of Attention Disorders (2021)
37. Screening for Mental Health Problems in Epidemics: Is It Justifiable?, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2021)
38. Short-Term Social Skills Training in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Clinical Trial in an Outpatient Setting, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2021)
39. Specialized Outpatient Services: Community Mental Health Centers (Cmhcs), Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
40. The Community Action Program Works to Improve Mental Health at the District Level: The Evaluation of the Community Action Program in Districts of Iran, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
41. The Effectiveness of the Pilot Implementation of Iran's Comprehensive Mental and Social Health Services (The Seraj Program): A Controlled Community Trial, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
42. Distinct Aspects of Decision Making in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Application of Unconscious Thought Theory, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2020)
43. Effects of Telephone Versus Paper-And-Pencil Self-Administration of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Sdq) in Child and Adolescent Outpatients: Evidence From Iran, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2020)
44. Self-Immolation Among Women in Iran: A Narrative Review, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2020)
45. Collaborative Care for Child and Youth Mental Health Problems in a Middle-Income Country: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Training General Practitioners, Trials (2019)
46. Current Status of Health and Social Services for Children With Autism in Iran: Parents’ Perspectives, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
47. Developing a Comprehensive Evidence-Based Service Package for Toddlers With Autism in a Low Resource Setting: Early Detection, Early Intervention, and Care Coordination, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
48. Emergency Psychiatric Services in Roozbeh Hospital: A Qualitative Study of the Staff's Experiences, Perspectives in Psychiatric Care (2019)
49. Experience and the Meaning of Stigma in Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Their Families: A Qualitative Study, Japan Journal of Nursing Science (2019)
50. Province-Level Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders: Application of Small-Area Methodology to the Iranian Mental Health Survey (Iranmhs), Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
51. Adaptation and Validation of Short Scales for Assessment of Psychological Distress in Iran: The Persian K10 and K6, International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (2018)
52. Bipolar Features in Major Depressive Disorder: Results From the Iranian Mental Health Survey (Iranmhs), Journal of Affective Disorders (2018)
53. Incidence and Cost of Non-Fatal Burns in Iran: A Nationwide Population-Based Study, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion (2018)
54. Major Anxiety Disorders in Iran: Prevalence, Sociodemographic Correlates and Service Utilization, BMC Psychiatry (2018)
55. Methods for Calculation of Per Capita Alcohol Consumption in a Muslim Majority Country With a Very Low Drinking Level: Findings From the 2011 Iranian Mental Health Survey, Drug and Alcohol Review (2018)
56. Patient and Family Psychoeducation: Service Development and Implementation in a Center in Iran, International Journal of Social Psychiatry (2018)
57. Prevalence and Costs of Complementary/Alternative Medicine Among Traumatic Patients in Iran: A Nationwide Population-Based Study, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2018)
58. Twelve-Month Course and Outcome of Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis Compared With First Episode Primary Psychotic Disorders, Early Intervention in Psychiatry (2018)
59. Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the “Quality of Life Scale” in Schizophrenia, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2018)
60. Alcohol Use Disorders in Iran: Prevalence, Symptoms, Correlates, and Comorbidity, Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2017)
61. Autism Research in Iran: A Scientometric Study, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2017)
62. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of an Aftercare Service Vs Treatment-As-Usual for Patients With Severe Mental Disorders, Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics (2017)
63. Direct and Indirect Costs of Nonfatal Road Traffic Injuries in Iran: A Population-Based Study, Traffic Injury Prevention (2017)
64. Explaining Socioeconomic Inequalities in Illicit Drug Use Disorders in Iran, Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2017)
65. Out-Of-Pocket Cost of Drug Abuse Consequences: Results From Iranian National Mental Health Survey; [Cout Des Paiements Directs Engendres Par L’Abus De Substances Psychoactives: Resultats De L’Enquete Nationale Iranienne Sur La Sante Mentale], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2017)
66. A Collaborative Care Program for Management of Common Mental Disorders Among Diabetic Patients in a Primary Healthcare Setting, Journal of Public Health (Germany) (2016)
67. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in Iran: Current Status and Future Directions, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2016)
68. Epidemiology of Illicit Drug Use Disorders in Iran: Prevalence, Correlates, Comorbidity and Service Utilization Results From the Iranian Mental Health Survey, Addiction (Abingdon# England) (2016)
69. Evaluation of the Performance of General Practitioners in a Collaborative Care Program by Employing Simulated Patients, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2016)
70. Incidence of Fall-Related Injuries in Iran: A Population-Based Nationwide Study, Injury (2016)
71. Psychiatric Disorders Are Associated With an Increased Risk of Injuries: Data From the Iranian Mental Health Survey (Iranmhs), Iranian Journal of Public Health (2016)
72. The Effect of a Computer-Assisted Cognitive Remediation on Improving Cognitive Functions in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Before-After Study, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2016)
73. Transition to Psychosis: Evaluation of the First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Schizophrenia, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2016)
74. Latent Class Analysis of Dsm-5 Criteria for Opioid Use Disorders: Results From the Iranian National Survey on Mental Health, European Addiction Research (2015)
75. Population-Based Incidence and Cost of Non-Fatal Injuries in Iran: A Consistent Under-Recognized Public Health Concern, Public Health (2015)
76. Psychotic Experiences and Risk of Death in the General Population: 24-27 Year Follow-Up of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study, British Journal of Psychiatry (2015)
77. Twelve-Month Prevalence and Correlates of Psychiatric Disorders in Iran: The Iranian Mental Health Survey, 2011, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2015)