Substance abuse is a global public health problem with physical, social, psychological, economic, and health implications. Adolescent age is an important transitional period and comes with a high level of vulnerability, curiosity, experimentation, and making choices that may be d...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v18i130214
In animal models for screening for anticonvulsant activity, it has been scientifically established that medicinal herbs used in traditional medicine for the treatment of epilepsy possess promising anticonvulsant properties and can be a source of newer anticonvulsants. This study'...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v18i130212
Objective: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. It often shows a chronic course, and pharmacological treatment is rather ineffective for maintaining abstinence. New non-invasive brain stimulation techniques could help to improve AU...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430211
Aim: To determine the prevalence and correlations of depression and problematic drinking among undergraduates in a Nigerian University. Study Design: The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional survey Methodology: The study was conducted among 412 full-time undergraduates...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430210
Background: Complications from alcohol abuse are the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Hospital length of stay (LOS) for patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) has become of particular concern and effective treatment protocols are ne...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430209
Shimaa Ahmed Ibrahim Elgamal, Maha Hazem Khalil, Omar Abd-Elsalam Ahmed, Adel Galal El-Badrawy, Ahmed Esmael, Shady Khalil El-Rashedy & Tamer Mohamed Ebrahim Belal·International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal·2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to detect changes in white matter in patients with Parkinson's disease applied by diffusion tensor imaging to predict cognitive impairment. Methods: Montreal cognitive assessment was applied to 50 Parkinson's disease patients to confirm cognit...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430208
One of the challenges of antipsychotic medication is the occurrence of Extrapyramidal Symptoms. These cannot be easily eliminated considering the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and the established mechanism of action of classical antipsychotics. The antipsychotics help improve...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430207
The majority of epileptic patients takes numerous anticonvulsant medications and is still not treated successfully. These medications' produce chronic side effects and drug interactions, which restrict their use, constitute their major drawback. On the other hand, the fact that n...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i330206
Introduction: Nocebo works on the human belief system, believing that one can be infected with Covid can be understood by Nocebo. Purpose: The purpose of this research study was to see if the media showing coronavirus news can influence the development of covid-19 symptoms witho...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i330205
Aims: To specify the demographic and risk factors and type of the substance use disorders most common with suicidal behaviors and self-harm. Study Design: Observational cross-sectional research. Place and Duration of Study: Neuropsychiatry Department and Psychiatry, Neurology and...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i330201
Aims: To evaluate SD in depressed married premenopausal women and to study mood in married women with primary sexual complain. Study Design: Cross-sectional case control research. Place and Duration of Study: Neuropsychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology departments at Tanta Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i330202
Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and other neurodegenerative disorders are most exploring areas of clinical research in Geriatric Psychiatry. Presently neuroimaging, blood and CSF biomarkers are expensive and invasive to perform and are considered impractical for research...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i330200
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the early years of life. Post-TBI physiological alterations vary across adult and pediatric patients and severity. This disease affects the quality of life of most people. Acute hem...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i230198
Introduction: The present study is aimed at assessing the effect of bitter cassava on blood biochemical parameters of konzo disease induced Wistar rats. Nutritional modification with suphur rich amino acids was used as a measure to correct the impact in rats induced konzo disease...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i230197
Aims: We presented 3 similar cases of 1st episode psychosis that occurred after Corona Virus Disease -2019 (COVID-19) infection which we treated at our institute’s on going post-COVID-19 mental health clinic, to provide more evidence to the existing literature and to describe whe...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i230196