Background: There is a myriad of risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in the psychiatric population. Objective: The review aimed at looking at the psychotropic medications induced weight gain or loss through the lens of age categories and psychiatric diagnoses. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42585
Background: Non-antipsychotic medications are frequently used in psychiatric patients with a variety of disorders. However, there is limited research concerning weight gain and metabolic changes in mentally ill population. Objective: This review aimed to critically describe non-a...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/41133
Background: First and second-generation antipsychotic medications are commonly prescribed to millions of psychiatric patients with psychosis around the world. Antipsychotic medications are associated with a variety of adverse effects including weight gain. Objective: This review...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/40876
Background: Pure delusional jealousy [DJL] is an uncommon disorder and is characterized by unshakable false belief of infidelity, lack of hallucination, thought disorder and mood disturbance, and not associated with alcohol or other drug abuse or any co-morbid illness. Objective:...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/22583
Naseem Akhtar Qureshi, Dalal Salem Al-Dossari, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Zaagi, Abdullah Mohammad Al-Bedah, Abdulrahman Nasser Saad Abudalli & Harold G. Koenig·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Background: The electronic prescribing system, either standalone or embedded in the electronic health record, is a powerful tool in the hands of healthcare providers, as it reduces half of medication errors caused by handwritten prescribing. Objective: This article synthesizes th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13490
Background: For several reasons, the use of traditional medicine (TM) related to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been rising globally. Therefore, the extent to which people are involved in TM/CAM therapies needs regular studies around the world. Objective: This c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32749
Ahmed Tawfik El-Olemy, Nashwa Mohammed Radwan, Walid Mostafa Dawoud, Hanaa A. Zayed, Ehab Abo Ali, Hala Elsabbagh, Dalal Salem Al-Dossari, Sara Osama Salem & Naseem Akhtar Qureshi·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2017
Background: The use of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is rising among public and patients around the world, and this epidemiological trend is attributed to multiple explanations including diverse cultural belief systems. Objective: The aim of this study was to...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/33484