History and Objectives: The presence of mental problems among personnel of industrial factories is one of the major problems. Since there is little information on mental problems and its effect on performance, this study was carried out on personnel of Hamid porcelain factory in Kashan.

Materials and Methods: The descriptive protocol of this study was performed on all of the personnel in two stages. At first stage, after taking letter of satisfaction, GHQ test was applied with cutting marks of 21 and 22 for male and female individuals respectively and suspected ones were selected for diagnostic interview and then DSM-IV criteria were applied.

Results: This study was conducted on 145 cases and the incidence rate for mental abnormality was 34.5%. In order of prevalence, the disturbances were as follows: Global anxiety (MDD), major depression (MDD), dysthymic disorder (DD) and double depression. The incidence was greater with increasing age, knowledge and lack of interest.

Conclusion and Recommendations: There was a serious incidence of mental disorder among personnel and with regard to its prognosis and complications, it is recommended to carry out similar studies in other factories. In addition, it is recommended to consider the interacting factors in the development of such disorders.

Background: Suicide is a major public health problem in developing countries which depending on geographical area, several factors have been associated with its prevalence and incidence. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of attempted suicide and its related factors in Kashan during 2003-8.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on all suicide attempters referred to Kashan health centers during 2003-8. Patient's demographic information, manner, outcome and a previous history of suicide attempts were recorded on a questionnaire by interviewing patients or their families.

Results: There were 2867 suicide cases during the study period. Most of them were in age range of 25-35 years. Fifty-nine percent of patients were female and 56% married. Drug abuse was the most common method of suicide (79%). So, an overall attempted suicide rate was 119 per 100000 people in Kashan during 2003-8 and there were only 29 cases (1.1%) of successful suicide.

Conclusion: Although the rate of attempted suicide are high in this city, the rate for successful suicide is very low. Therefore, this problem and its related factors need to be considered by health managers.

Background: Falling is a common serious medical condition that affects the health of elderly persons and increases the health care costs. It also can lead to physical, psychological, social, and economic outcomes and even death. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the effect of Pilates training on psychological and social factors related to falling in elderly women in Shahrekord during 2011-2012.

Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 30 elderly women (age range, 70.23±5.9) referred to Farhikhtegan rehabilitation center in Shahrekord were randomly allocated into the experimental and control groups. To evaluate the psychological and social factors, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and WHOQOL-BREF (WB) questionnaire were used, respectively. Then the experimental group received a 12-week Pilates training exercise.

Results: Results showed a significant difference between the two groups regarding the depression (P=0.007) and quality of life in both the physical (P=0.0001) and environmental (P=0.017) dimensions.

Conclusion: Pilates training sessions can reduce the depression level and improve the quality of life in the elderly. It can therefore help them play a more significant role in the society and be more interactive in terms of social and cultural aspects.