This comment aims to bring Psychoanalysis as the precursor of a new vision about mental processes and the mind as a whole and allies this discovery to the change in the scientific thinking at the time of the beginning of Psychoanalysis, exemplified by the evolutions of quantum an...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i4437
Background: Depression is an emerging severe disorder and a serious public health problem, which can often go undetected. It is associated with many disease conditions. Increase in non-communicable diseases, suicide rate, has made its incidence to increase. These will have a nega...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3436
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of some energy drinks mixture with Flunitrazepam on endurance pattern and cognitomotor activities in male Wistar rats. 45 Wistar rats were divided into 8 groups. Group 1 received distilled water; Group 2 received energy drink (A...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3435
Aim: To determine how duration of disease and resilience as determinants correlate with life satisfaction amongst eye pathology patients Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional survey amongst eye patients at Guinness Eye Centre, Onitsha, South East, Nigeria using preteste...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3434
Emmanson Emmanson Godswill, Ogunwale Fawas Abiodun, Chiamaka Mercy Ogboji, Ojo Oluwakemi Janet, Anthonia. B. O, Sunday Kaura, Augustine Chibuike Olunwa & Godswill Obidike·International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal·2024
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), pose global health burdens due to their incurable and degenerative nature. Emerging evidence highlights the complex interplay between the gut mic...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3433
Renata Alves Carvalho, Adelmo Barbosa de Miranda Júnior, Ana Cristina Mendanha Sampaio, Marco Aurélio Miranda Soares, Fabiana de Andrade Bringel, Domenica Palomaris Mariano de Souza, Katyane de Sousa Almeida & Wagner dos Santos Mariano·International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal·2024
HIV infection among pregnant women has been on the rise, demanding efforts to prevent vertical transmission. This study analyzed the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive pregnant women treated at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases of the Federal University...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3432
This review explores the transformative impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on understanding schizophrenia. Structural MRI has unveiled significant alterations in brain regions like the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, offering detailed insights into anatomical irregular...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3431
We are confronted with violence daily, through the media and social networks. This scourge brings into play the presence of several factors favouring the potential for dangerousness in some people compared to others. The distinction between criminal dangerousness and psychiatric...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3429
Background: The war is a major poly-traumatic event, which leads to massive population displacements. The question of the evaluation and psychological care of psychotraumatised people is an urgent matter. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the ongoing war i...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2428
Introduction: Racism is considered to permeate the lives of the black population, with black nurses standing out in this context, across different stages of life, causing illness of all kinds, including mental illness. Objectives: Thus, this article aimed to understand the academ...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2427
Aim: This study investigated the relationship between iron metabolism and psychiatric disorder and whether iron saturation indices could predict disease severity. Study Design: The study was a case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted between Decemb...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2426
This original paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence and trends in mental health disorders (n=6,420) from 1990 to 2019. Utilizing a sourced dataset, statistical methods are used to explore the increasing rates of mental health disorders, with a focus on...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2425
In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed major depressive disorder (MDD) as the third most important cause of disease burden worldwide. Based on their projections, it is expected that by 2030, MDD will take the lead among the rest of the world’s health concerns. Brai...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2424
Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common neurologic disorder which leads to physical disability in children. Children with CP require more care and attention from their care givers. Hence the quality of life (QoL) of the care givers can be adversely affected. Aim: The aim of...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2423
Mohamed I.A. Ismail, Mohammed O.J. Almardi, Mohammed M.A. Jabir, Sara Lavinia Brair, Intisar. A. Bashir, Moneer A. Abdalla & Almoeiz Y. Hammad·International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal·2024
Aim: This research was designed to study addiction to the drug Tramadol among university students in Khartoum State. Introduction: Tramadol is an atypical opioid that binds to μ-opioid receptors on neurons. It has a bioavailability of 70% and undergoes extensive first-pass metabo...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2422