Quality of sleep in a sample of Egyptian medical students
Conclusion: Poor sleep quality is highly prevalent among medical students in Egypt. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Living donor liver transplantation: risk factors associated with anxiety symptoms in an Egyptian sample: a prospective study
Conclusion: Psychiatric assessment for living donor liver transplantation during the postdonation periods allows early identification of anxiety symptoms and recognition of the possible risk factors that may subject donors to experience anxiety after donation. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Parenting discipline styles and child psychopathology in a sample of Egyptian children with accidental ocular trauma: a case–control study
Conclusions: Childhood behavioral disorders, such as ADHD, and parental tendency to use physical punishment as a pattern of discipline might predispose to serious accidental injuries, including eye trauma. Proper evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for ADHD, together with community program that enhances nonviolent discipline techniques, will help in both primary and secondary prevention of ocular trauma. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Frequency and correlates of anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunctions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case–control study
The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunctions among COPD patients and to find possible risk factors.
Methodology: A total of 80 COPD patients were assessed using severe combined immunodeficiency for establishing psychiatric diagnosis, Beck depression inventory for assessment of severity of depressive symptoms, Hamilton anxiety scale for severity of anxiety symptoms, trail making tests (TMTs) A and B for cognitive functions, and spirometry and arterial blood gases for ascertainment of COPD, and they were matched to 80 healthy controls.
Results: In all, 17.5% of ...
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Teachers as partners in the diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among kindergarten children
Conclusion: Overall, 7.8% of the children included in the present research were ADHD cases. An early diagnosis is a priority in kindergarten stage for better management and follow-up. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Could obesity mediate psychopathology and suicidal ideation in adolescents? An Egyptian study
Introduction: Adolescence is a critical developmental phase characterized by intense physical and psychological changes. Physical changes and increased body weight are important preoccupations of adolescents and may predispose them to mental health consequences. Moreover, suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents. In Egypt, increasing rates of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents have become a public health concern. Numerous studies have investigated the causes of adolescent suicidal ideation. However, the relationship between obesity and suicidal ideation and behaviour is not well-underst...
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Understanding medication nonadherence in a sample of Egyptian patients with schizophrenia in relation to illness severity and insight
Conclusion: Medication nonadherence is considered a highly prevalent problem among Egyptian patients with schizophrenia. The present study supported earlier findings in Western countries on the role of insight and illness severity in medication nonadherence among schizophrenic patients. Thus, it is mandatory to assess patients’ insight and implement various interventions to improve it very early in the management plan. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
The association of circadian typology with cognition and smoking status: a cross-sectional Egyptian study
This study is based on the hypothesis that circadian typology is a risk factor for smoking and for higher levels of nicotine consumption, dependence, and associated cognitive changes in smokers.
Aim: This study aimed to estimate the possible associations between circadian typology and smoking. Measures quantifying nicotine dependence and smoking status were applied to the recruited sample. In addition, cognitive assessment of the sample was carried out.
Participants and methods: A representative sample of smokers (total N=100) of both sexes were randomly selected. All patients had been smoking for at least 5 years. An ag...
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Help-seeking patterns in an Egyptian sample of substance use disorder patients
Conclusion: Help-seeking through family was the most common pattern in our study. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Sleep during high-risk pregnancy: an Egyptian study
Conclusion: Sleep problems are common during high-risk pregnancy; screening for these problems during antenatal care visits should be a routine clinical practice. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Correlates and types of criminal behavior in a sample of hospitalized Egyptian mentally ill patients
Conclusion: There is a substantial rate of criminal behavior among Egyptian mentally ill patients. Personal crimes are more common in mentally ill patients compared with property crimes. Patients with substance use and hostility had a greater tendency to exhibit criminal behavior. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Cognitive dysfunction in β-thalassemia major and intermedia patients and its clinical correlates
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that both thalassemia types are equally affected as regards multiple cognitive domains, with no correlation with blood transfusion or serum iron levels, questioning any role for hemosiderosis as a cause for cognitive impairment. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Relation between insomnia and stress, anxiety, and depression among Egyptian medical students
Conclusion: Stress, anxiety, and depression are common among medical students in Egypt, and are correlated with insomnia. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Work stress: psychological impact and correlates in a sample of Egyptian medical residents
Conclusion: Medical residents showed high level of work stress-related anxiety and depressive symptoms and high level of abnormal salivary cortisol sequence rise, which was correlated to their residency rank. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Female sexual dysfunction and body image dissatisfaction in Egyptian obese patients
Conclusion: The prevalence of sexual dysfunctions among overweight female patients seeking treatment for obesity is relatively high and significantly related to body image dissatisfaction and not with BMI. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - April 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
