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Aim of the studyThe purpose of the present study is to explore the relationship between bullying behavior and depressive symptoms in adolescentsSubject or material and methodsMethods:The research study included 284 teenagers, of whom 145 (51.1%) females and 139 (48.9%) males. Students ranged from the age of 13 to the maximum at 18 years old. Average age of surveyed students (M = 15.5) years with a standard deviation SD 1.2. The data were collected through the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI, Kovacs, 1978) and the Reciprocal Relationship Assessment Questionnaire (PRQ) (Rigby & Slee, 1994).ResultsThe results revealed that there is a significant statistical relationship between the frequency of adolescent victimization and their depressive symptoms (Sig 2 tailed = 0.00 DiscussionThe relationship between victimizing behaviors and depressive symptoms in adolescents seems to be at the same time controlling the gender, age, and academic performance variables. The findings revealed that prey to depression symptoms were also adolescents included in the victim's and aggressor's profile.ConclusionsConclusions: Being a victim or aggressor compose a strong indicator relating to the likely chances to be affected by depression. In this aspect, variables such as age, gender and academic achievement seem to have no significant role in the bulling-depression binomial function.

The focus of the present study is to identify the most compromised aspects of cognitive impairment and how children with intellectual disabilities cope with them. A sample of 53 school aged children with intellectual disabilities (N = 24) female and (N = 29) male from 5 to 11 years old. Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale (MoCA) and Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (IQ) to children with intellectual disabilities were used for conducting research. Generally, children with intellectual disabilities experience high and moderate levels of cognitive impairments and a low IQ. There is a significant positive relationship between age and IQ among girls and boys. In addition to cognitive impairment, a positive relation between impaired cognitive function, a high level of global disability in children with intellectual disabilities and a poor executive and memory functions were associated with difficulties in daily life activities. IQ is also a significant index of cognitive impairment and how children interact with others. Cognitive impairment is a major cause of low adoption with the environment and a significant factor that affects rehabilitation outcomes. Yet, there have been a limited number of studies that have evaluated the psychometric MoCA in children with severe intellectual disabilities, but it is necessary to identify possible difficulties in children with ID related to cognitive functions in young patients with mild to moderate impairment.

The aim of this study is to research deeply on the post-traumatic stress disorder in sexually abused children. Proving the presence of forms of the disorder in children and the their treatment mode will be in the center of the study. The methods used to conduct this study will be a literature review on the focused issue referring to reviews of articles which focus on the defined peer group. For the purpose we have selected only articles focusing on sexually abused children treated for post-traumatic stress disorder. The results of the study reveal that all forms of abuse could bring consequences on children, even more, post-traumatic stress is the language with which the victims communicate their sorrow in the most typical mode. Sexual abuse as one of the major forms of abuse, is among the most severe which cause irreversible consequences over a category of children. In conclusion we can assume that post-traumatic stress in sexually abused children might appear through the most severe forms of psychiatric and psychological symptoms and for the recovery and rehabilitation of the child in many cases the pharmacological treatment seems as the best choice for the child. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n3s1p455

The purpose of this study is to identify whether the symptoms of post-traumatic stress are present on peacekeeping missions millitaries who are deployed in areas of armed conflict and which are the variety of post-traumatic stress symptoms in this contingency of militars. The present study is an explorative type based on quantitative data collected by Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL90-R) in peacekeeping mission militaries deployed in conflicted areas. Data revealed that post-traumatic stress symptoms were not present at the targeted sample,we generarly have the confirmation of a more severe symptomatology at that military category which were more than 3-4 times in peacekeeping missions in comparison with those who were once or twice. Post-traumatic stress symptoms have a low frequency in these missions militaries and they generarly are more obvious in those categories who worked in the field. As well as, another interesting finding relates to the fact that symptoms are more obvious in the military category who served more than two missions. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n2s2p11

Objectives: To examine the association between empowerment and quality of life among adult forensic patients. Method: The Empowerment Scale and the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile were used to assess perception on personal empowerment and quality of life in 98 detained adult forensic patients in Prison Hospital of Tirana. Results: The proportion of adult forensic patients scoring above personal empowerment and the quality of life was significantly low in the detained group for the five factors of empowerment Hierarchical multiple regression models showed that self-efficiency-self-esteem, power-powerlessness, community activism, righteous anger, and optimism-control over the future were significantly low among detained adult forensic patients, indicating that detention contributed to increased symptom levels of psychiatric symptoms. Conclusions: For adult forensic patients, even brief detention is associated with a low perception on personal empowerment and a quality of life that interfere in rehabilitation plans. Governments should consider the many viable alternatives to incarceration of adult forensic patients, such as temporary placement in a supervised residential facility, to minimize the risks of psychological harm to this vulnerable population. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n6p229

This study investigates the risk factors on rehabilitation process of forensic patients in the psychiatric department in Prison General Hospital in Tirana, Albania. A sample of 89 forensic patient was include on this study. Who-Das questionnaire was used to elicit information from the nursery staff. The result showed that a significant relationship exist between the dysfunctional behavior of each forensic patient, the level of severity of their disorder and the rehabilitation process. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n6p17