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  1. It has been noted that there is high prevalence of depression among medical personnel whether it is a student or an on-duty doctor. However, no study has been done to highlight these two vulnerable groups. Acc...

    Authors: Muhammad Fazal Hussain Qureshi, Danish Mohammad, Sara Sadiq, Zain Jawed Abubaker, Ujalla Kumari, Joti Devnani, Nakeeta Dawani, Fahad Khalid Soleja and Ayesha Haroon
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:59
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  2. Cognitive impairment is an established feature of schizophrenia and is a strong predictor of eventual social and functional outcome. Few studies have investigated cognitive impairment in hospital long-stay pat...

    Authors: Tarek Ahmed Okasha, Hanan Hussein, Eman Shorub, Hamed Nagi, Ahmed A. Moustafa and Doha El-Serafi
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:58
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  3. The diagnostic infant and preschool assessment (DIPA) was one of the fewest available instruments which have been developed to assess young children up to 6 years old. The present study translated, validated, ...

    Authors: Nermine Shaker, Mohamed Fekry, Asmaa Mostafa and Walaa Sabry
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:57
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  4. Few, if any, studies evaluated the effect of violent parenting discipline on children’s psychological well-being in the Nile Delta region. The current study aimed to explore the spectrum of violent versus non-...

    Authors: Mohammad A. Seleem and Reham A. Amer
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:56
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  5. The COVID-19 outbreak is an unprecedented global public health burden, which popped up in China in late 2019 to early 2020 and distributed worldwide rapidly. Indeed, this pandemic transmission has raised globa...

    Authors: Saad Kazim Karim, Perjan Hashim Taha, Nazar Mohammad Mohammad Amin, Habeeb Shuhaib Ahmed, Miami Kadhim Yousif and Ammar Mohmmed Hallumy
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:55
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  6. Patients with schizophrenia suffer from diffuse cognitive impairment and high prevalence of cardiovascular metabolic risks, associated with poor clinical outcomes. We aimed in this study to test the presence o...

    Authors: Dalia Hegazy Ali, Doha Mostafa Elserafi, Marwa Abdel Rahman Soltan, Mohamed Fikry Eissa, Hanan Ahmed Zein and Heba Hamed Elshahawi
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:46
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  7. Early symptoms of dementia may not be apparent and are sometimes even concealed during short office visits initiated for other complaints. The aim of the study is to find out if the combined use of VF/CDT, VF/...

    Authors: Reem Mohamed Sabry ELbedewy and Mohamed ELOKL
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:42
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  8. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly in the world, and on 11 March 2020, WHO announced the outbreak a global pandemic. Given the severity of this major outbreak and the importance of preven...

    Authors: Ayah M. Barakat and Zeinab A. Kasemy
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:43
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  9. Depression is a common mental health disease, especially in mid to late adolescence that, due to its particularities, is a challenge and requires an effective diagnosis. Primary care providers are often the fi...

    Authors: Diogo Beirão, Helena Monte, Marta Amaral, Alice Longras, Carla Matos and Francisca Villas-Boas
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:50
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  10. Re-auditing mortality of inpatient psychiatric service for a span of time extending to 14 years is scarce in low-resource countries. We are reporting a 5-year mortality study to complete an audit cycle with a ...

    Authors: Abdelgadir H. Osman, Khalid A. Abdalhai, Israa Hassan, Mohammed A. Elmubark and Lubaba A. Elawad
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:44
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  11. Self-efficacy and future anxiety affect students’ performance. A relation between both is suggested and needs to be investigated. The aim of this study is designed to assess self-efficacy, future anxiety among...

    Authors: Samah Rabei, Sorayia Ramadan and Nahla Abdallah
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:39
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  12. Adaptive behaviour among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder determines wide range of self-independent and autonomous activities. Adaptive behaviour is a clearly defined measurable variable that c...

    Authors: Nashwa Ibrahim, Asmaa Maher Zein El-abdeen, Fiona Ng, Mohamed Zoromba and Aml Haikal
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:38
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  13. Cancer-care health professionals are at great risk of workplace stress and high burnout levels. Only a few studies were studying the prevalence of workplace stress and burnout in medical oncologists in Egypt. ...

    Authors: M. R. Soltan, S. S. Soliman, S. A. Al-Hassanin, W. A. ElSherief, M. S. Elnaggar and S. F. Gohar
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:40
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  14. Hospital settings are a highly challenging work environment because of the increased demands of most of the works assigned to do, changes in the everyday routine of work, unreasonable expectations of patients ...

    Authors: Rania A. Hamed, Shaimaa Y. Abd Elaziz and Amani S. Ahmed
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:36
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  15. High rates of depression and suicidality risk have been reported after renal transplantation. The study aims to estimate the prevalence of depressive disorders and suicidality risk among Egyptian renal transpl...

    Authors: Naglaa El-Mahalawy, Ahmed Saad, Samah Rabei, Hanan Elrassas, Ahmed Abdelgawad, Marwa Elmissiry and Rami Aly
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:41
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  16. Vitamin D is involved in many brain processes including neurological immune process, regulation of neurological factors, and neuroplasticity. Some studies have linked low serum vitamin D to major depressive di...

    Authors: Tarek A. Okasha, Walaa M. Sabry, Mostafa A. Hashim, Mai S. Abdeen and Abdelhamid M. Abdelhamid
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:34
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  17. Major depressive disorder is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses. It is counted as an important suicide-attempting factor. Beside common and known suicide methods such as pesticide poisoning and hangi...

    Authors: Nima Derakhshan, Shekoofeh Yaghamei and Nejla Mostafeenezhad
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:33
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  19. Although there is a strong association between enuresis and psychopathology, little is known about the prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders. We investigate the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperacti...

    Authors: Noran Abd-Elmoneim, Eman Elsheshtawy, Mohamed Elsayed, Zeinab Gomaa and Mahmoud Elwasify
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:32
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  20. Teachers’ awareness about and attitude towards students’ with mental health issues are often affecting their practical role in proper care of students with mental health problems. This is a cross-sectional stu...

    Authors: Ahmed Kamel, Hassan Kasim Haridi, Thikra Mohammed Alblowi, Asmaa Saleh Albasher and Nwayer Abdulaziz Alnazhah
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:30
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  21. Although, the relation between inflammation and major depressive disorder (MDD) looks like firm, it may not exist in all patients with depression. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to compare serum C-r...

    Authors: Amany Elshabrawy Mohamed, Rafik Reda Abd El-Latif, Amira Mohamed Youssef and Abdallah Saad Ibrahim
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:35
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  22. Tramadol hydrochloride is a centrally acting analgesic drug that has turned out to be a drug of growing interest due to its success in the management of pain in humans. By considering the twin mechanism of act...

    Authors: Alaa-Eldin Darweesh, M. Agban, Mona H. Mohammed and Romany H. Gabra
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:37
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  23. Statistics reveal that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer is increasing in Egypt. It is seen as a terrifying disease due to its high mortality rate and its impacts on the self-image and the sexua...

    Authors: H. A. Alagizy, M. R. Soltan, S. S. Soliman, N. N. Hegazy and S. F. Gohar
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:29
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  24. One of the most consistent findings in childhood psychopathology literature is that children with dyslexia frequently presented with additional psychiatric disorders. Over 60% of children with dyslexia meets c...

    Authors: Alaa M. Darweesh, Yasser M. Elserogy, Hossam Khalifa, Romany H. Gabra and Mohamed A. El-Ghafour
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:28
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  26. Executive function (EF) domain deficits which most reported include in particular set shifting and inhibition, which are considered main deficits in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). So, this research aimed...

    Authors: Amira Mohamed Youssef, Wa-il AbouHendy, Amany Elshabrawy and Shimaa Ibrahim Amin
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:27
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  28. Several studies using event-related potential (ERP) methods have reported a relationship between the cognitive dysfunction of patients with psychosis and P300 latency and amplitude. P300 follow-up studies in p...

    Authors: Wageeh A. Hassan, Alaa Eldin M. Darweesh, Ahmed A. Abdel-Rahman, Hossam Eddin Khalifa Ahmad, Shehab H. Hassaan, Mostafa M. Noaman and Iman F. G. Fahmy
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:23
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  29. Burnout is a special type of work-related stress—a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity (Lancet 388:2272-2281, 2016).

    Authors: Mohamed Abu zied, Mohamed Fekry, Nesreen Mohsen, Mahmoud Morsy, Doha El Serafy and Mohamed Salah
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:25
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  30. Several evidences from epidemiologic and treatment studies indicate that anxiety disorders, depression, and substance use disorders commonly co-occur, and the interaction is multifaceted and variable. Epidemio...

    Authors: Ikram I. Mohamed, Hossam Eddin Khalifa Ahmad, Shehab H. Hassaan and Shymaa M. Hassan
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:22
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  33. The prediction of violence in patients with psychiatric disorders remains a challenging aspect in the field of clinical research. Many studies search the linkage between aggressive behavior and certain genetic...

    Authors: Mohamed Elsheikh
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:17
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  34. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities with unknown etiology. Recent studies suggest the contribution of immune dysfunction and oxidative stress in its pathophysiology. ...

    Authors: Naglaa A. Abd-Allah, Ola M. Ibrahim, Heba A. Elmalt, Manal A. Shehata, Rania A. Hamed, Nisrin M. Elsaadouni and Bahaa Hawary
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:11
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  35. Childhood psychosocial dysfunction (CPD) is an important cause of morbidity among children, and its frequency in primary care is growing. The information about its prevalence and risk factors is weak in many d...

    Authors: Eman S. Soliman, Rehab S. Mahdy, Heba A. Fouad, R. A. Abbas and Amel Fayed
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:16
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  37. Stigma is a basic component of the negative discrimination that people with mental illness experience every day. It blocks access to facilities that have been created to help people with mental illness. Furthe...

    Authors: Abeer M. Eissa, Mahmoud M. Elhabiby, Doha El Serafi, Hanan H. Elrassas, Eman M. Shorub and Alaa A. El-Madani
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:18
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  38. Hemodialysis has been shown to have an adverse impact on the emotional status of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Common associated psychological problems include depression, anxiety, fatigue, dec...

    Authors: Ayman Abdulfattah Elhadad, Afaf Zein El Abedin Ragab and Salma Abdelsamed Abdelsamed Atia
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:9
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  39. The oncologists are facing more challenges than ever before in their work with cancer patients. The aim of the study is to assess the level of work-related stress among oncology clinicians and to compare it wi...

    Authors: M. R. Soltan, S. A. Al-Hassanin, S. S. Soliman and S. F. Gohar
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:19
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  40. There is evidence supporting a pathophysiological role of oxytocin in attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) especially hyperactive and combined subtypes. It is known that children with ADHD show a high...

    Authors: Hani H. Dessoki, Omnia R. Amin, Mohamed R. Soltan, Mohammed M. Abbas and Mariam E. Dawoud
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:15
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  41. Conduct disorder (CD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder in youth with heterogeneous presentations and hazardous outcomes on family and society. Identifying potential biological markers may help in better und...

    Authors: Mohammad A. Seleem, Rasha El-Shafey, Lamis T. Shahin, Lina E. Abdel-Aziz, Noura M. Elkonaisy, Yomna K. Marey, Mina Rizkallah and Michael Baghdadi
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:14
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  42. There is emergent evidence that disturbed eating behaviors, including emotional eating and obesity, co-occur with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. The hypothesis that disturbed eati...

    Authors: Heba E. Essawy, Ahmed A. Abdelgawad, Marwa E. Khamis and Alaa Zakaria
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:8
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  43. Mental illness is associated with misunderstanding and unfavorable attitude worldwide. The belief in its spiritual nature made traditional healers the main service consultants for mentally ill patients. The pr...

    Authors: Romany H. Gabra, Omnya S. Ebrahim, Doaa M. M. Osman and Ghada S. T. Al-Attar
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:10
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  44. Little is known regarding the standardized neuropsychological tests available in Arabic. The aim is to determine the diagnostic performance and the best cutoff value for the clock drawing test (CDT), animal ca...

    Authors: Reem Mohamed Sabry ELbedewy and Mohamed ELokl
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:5
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  45. The World Health Organization estimates that 75% of patients with mental and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries do not have access to the care needed. In the Arab World, approximately ...

    Authors: Joseph R. El Khoury, Evelyne A. Baroud and Brigitte A. Khoury
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:7
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  46. Neurological soft signs in remitted state of bipolar disorder may represent trait deficits and the aim of this study was to examine the extent of neurological soft signs in euthymic patients with bipolar I dis...

    Authors: Eman Roshdy El Safy, Nagda Mohamed El Masry, Amany El Shabrawy and Ahmed Rafik Reda Abd Ellatif
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:6
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  47. The problem of substance use is becoming one of the most serious and rapidly growing phenomena all over the world. Efficient and well-designed prevalence studies for mental illnesses including substance use pr...

    Authors: Menan Rabie, Nermin M. Shaker, Eman Gaber, Mahmoud El-Habiby, Dalia Ismail, Maha El-Gaafary, Amina Lotfy, Noha Sabry, Wael Khafagy and Richard Muscat
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:4
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  48. High rates of history of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms have been found in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) adults. Both, when comorbid, cause the clinical course to be u...

    Authors: Lamis Ibrahim, Wail Abouhendy, Nelly Raafat and Amira Ahmed Fouad
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:3
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  49. Disturbed sleep and menstrual symptoms are prevalent health conditions with limited successful treatments. This study aimed to detect the association between sleep problems and menstrual symptoms among young w...

    Authors: Ahmed Arafa, Omaima Mahmoud, Entisar Abu Salem and Abeer Mohamed
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:2
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  50. Many international studies have reported a high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in alcohol-dependent individuals and highlighted the clinical, prognostic, and treatment implications of such findings. How...

    Authors: Tangella Ravikanth and Sadia Sultan
    Citation: Middle East Current Psychiatry 2020 27:1
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