Background: Cupping (Al-Hijamah) therapy is a traditional complementary and alternative medicine practice used in diverse diseases with the variable outcome since ancient times. The precise selection of cupping points is a core component of cupping therapy techniques and one of t...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/39269
The current study proposed the in vivo antidepressant and anxiolytic activities of the aqueous extract from Solanum melongena fruits (AESM) in mice. The mice were administered with AESM 100 and 200âmg/kg, p.o. for anxiolytic (elevated plus maze test (EPMT) and locomotor action),...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v31i630371
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