Background: Schizophrenia can cause increased psychological distress and burden of care on care givers and family members who often play a vital role as caregivers in the long term management of these individuals. Aims: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of burd...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i1440
Background: Symptoms remission and significant improvements in functionality is predicated on good medication adherence. Non-adherence to medication in persons with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is the main reason for frequent relapses and poor treatment outcomes. Aims: This...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i3851
Background: Cannabis is one of the commonly abused psychoactive substances worldwide. The increasing abuse of this psychoactive substance is recognized as a significant public health problem in many developing countries. A proper assessment of the patterns and trends of cannabis...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i130153
Knowledge and beliefs a community holds about mental illness, has remarkable impact on help seeking path to care and stigmatizing attitudes expressed towards the mentally ill. Aims: This study examines causal attributions, the perceptions and attitudes towards mental illness and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330164
Background: Treatment of schizophrenia with antipsychotic medications is often associated with increased risks for weight gain, overweight and obesity but the associated risk factors in these patients are not fully known. Objective: The aim of our study is to determine the preval...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42792
A high level of medication adherence is required for effective treatment of bipolar disorder due to the chronic progressive nature of the illness requiring maintenance treatment. Aims: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of medication non-adherence of people with...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2017/39752
Introduction: Sexual dysfunction complications of diabetes mellitus are major public health problems because of their effects on individuals, families, and communities. The objective of this study was to describe the effects of sexual dysfunction on health-related quality of life...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40364