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  Background and Objective : Neurologic patients' care givers are faced with many challenges and stresses, affecting on their health if they cope with an inappropriate style. The awareness of the care givers about coping strategies is necessary to prevent from their psychological problems, therefore the present study was conducted to determine the coping strategies of men and women care givers of Neurologic patients at home.

  Material and Methods : This descriptive-Analytical study was conducted on 200 subjects selected by convenience sampling method. The instrument was Jawiloice coping strategy scale­ having two dimensions of problem-focused­ part (15 ­questions) and
emotion-focused (24 questions). The data analysis was performed using estimates of central tendency, Chi-Square, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney test and Anova (P<0.05) by spss 16.

  Results: The participants were men (N=120) and women (N=80). The problem-focused subscale in men is 51.86 ± 6.3 and in women 52.86 ± 7.63, whereas in emotional-focused the result is 72.86 ± 13.89 in men and 69.68 ± 11.65 in women. In latter dimension, the difference is not statistically significant. ­In problem-focused between men and women, the difference is significant (p≤0.05). Considering coping levels to low, moderate, and high, there is no meaningful difference between males and females. Duration of involvement with patients is significantly correlated with emotional-focused (p≤ 0.05) and income status with problem-focused (p≤ 0.03).

  Conclusion: According to the findings, the care givers must be educated about effective coping strategies skills to decrease stresses due to care of the patients and to improve mental health.

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  Background and Objective : The relation between gender and emotional intelligence has been considered in different studies and it seems that females have higher emotional intelligence. ­We aimed to determine gender difference in emotional intelligence among students of Golestan University of medical sciences.

  Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted, 2008, on 180­ students selected randomly.­ For data collection, we used a valid and reliable­(r= 0.75 to 0.85)­emotional intelligence questionnaire named Cyberia shrink. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test
(p ≤ 0.05) were used to analyze the data, using SPSS-­16 software.

  Results: As the results show, There is significant difference­(P=0.03)­between Females’ emotional intelligence (104.2) and males’ (100.1). Female students have higher scores in their self control, self awareness and social awareness (P<0.05). There is no the self motivation and social skills between males and females are not significantly different.

Conclusion: ­ There is no difference in all components of emotional intelligence between two genders, but we can say self control and social awareness can be influenced by gender .

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Background and Objective: Mental health is one of essential needs that has a critical role in sustainable development.  Burnout , a physical and mental fatigue and a sense of reduced capabilities, is a leading factor in lowering mental health efficiency .this study aimed at determining the relationship between burnout and mental health in  Al –E-Jalil hospital`s staff.

Material and Methods: This descriptive - analytical research was conducted on 179 Al–E-Jalil hospital`s staff recruited via Census method in 2014. The data was collected by mental health questionnaire (G.H.Q-28) and Burnout (Maslach) questionnaires, and analyzed by kruskal Wallis, Mann-Whitney and Spearman correlation.

Results: Significant relationship between mental health and burnout (P=0.0001, r=-0.844) showed that mental health enhancement  reduced the level of  burn out. The mean mental health (19.28± 10.77)  was excellent . Two domains of “somatization" and "depression and suicidal tendencies" were better than "social dysfunction" and "anxiety and sleep disorders". The highest mean was related to  "Depersonalization" and "emotional exhaustion"  and the lowest one to " personal accomplishment".

Conclusion: The findings show that there is  a negative significant relationship between mental health and burnout that means by enhancing mental health the staff experiences lower level of  burn out.