The brain and mind as a network: can neuroimaging and connectomics help us to better understand psychiatric disorders?
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Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - January 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Major depressive episode with catamenial epilepsy versus major depressive episode with menstrual migraine
Premenstrual attacks of somatic symptoms impair functioning of a young female patient. Major depressive episode developed with suicidal ideas. Proper diagnosis leads to proper management. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Psychiatric morbidity in Banha city foster homes
Conclusion: Children living in foster homes need attention because of the difficult conditions they live under. Psychiatric assessment should be performed routinely. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Rate of substance use among patients with first-episode psychosis
Conclusion: Substance use is common among patients with FEP. Stimulants, cannabis, and alcohol are the most commonly used substances. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Assessment of serum level of total glutathione in a sample of schizophrenic patients versus bipolar patients
Conclusion: This preliminary study detects low levels of serum GSH in both schizophrenic and bipolar patients compared with controls. Thus, total GSH seems to play a role in the pathophysiology of these disorders and it may be considered an important indirect biomarker for the oxidative stress theory in these patients for further studies and investigation in a large group sample. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
The biochemical profile for diabetes mellitus type I patients with comorbid depression
Conclusion: The biochemical markers can be of importance in predicting depression in DM type I patients. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Satisfaction with Ain Shams outpatient mental health services
Conclusion: Satisfaction of psychiatric outpatients is relatively high and significantly related to the patient’s waiting time and number of disease relapse. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Anxiety and depression in the caregivers of children with congenital heart disease: prevalence and predictors
Conclusion: Given the increased risk for depression and anxiety among the caregivers of children with CHD, it is advisable to institute routine psychiatric screening for those caregivers. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - October 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Harassment-related maladaptive cognitions in a sample of Mansoura University students, Egypt
Background: Despite being a common problem with many psychiatric consequences, sexual harassment is an under-researched topic. The psychiatric consequences are reported to be related to the way the victim perceives different aspects of the situation. Hence, for cognitive behavior therapy, identification of maladaptive cognitions is of prime importance. Because of the scarcity of data on this topic in our culture, the current preliminary descriptive study aimed at identifying some cognitions about sexual harassment from female victims and their male peers (including harassers), reflecting the cultural views that have an imp...
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Psychiatric sequel of repeated pediatric general anesthesia
Conclusion: Young pediatric patients undergoing repeated surgical procedures under general anesthesia are more likely to have subsequent behavioral and emotional disturbances. Proper perioperative pain management, psychological counseling, and social support could minimize these untoward consequences. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Comorbid anxiety in children with attention-deficits hyperactive disorder: a descriptive study
Conclusion: Children with ADHD seem to be more prone to comorbid anxiety disorders, at least in clinical samples referred to specialized units. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Depression in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of physical disability and family support
Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that increased physical disability was associated with an increased risk and severity of depression in female patients with RA and higher levels of family support were associated with decreased risk and severity of depression. Family support has an important role in improving the symptoms of depression and family therapy aiming to increase the family support may be very beneficial in improving depression and subsequently preventing the serious consequences of depression in those patients. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Change in the donors' quality of life after living-donor liver transplantation surgery: a prospective longitudinal study
Conclusion: The QOL and the psychological outcome were favorable in living liver-transplant donors after donation. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Obsessive–compulsive symptoms and obsessive–compulsive disorders in an Egyptian sample of substance use disorder patients
Conclusion: It was found that the comorbidity incidence of OCD or the association of OCS in our sample of substance abuse patients was not significant. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
Psychiatric morbidity and quality of life among adults with diabetes mellitus
Conclusion: The increased frequency of psychiatric morbidity among diabetic patients raises the need for early diagnosis and prompt treatment. (Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry)
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - July 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
