Lydia U. Egua, Afis A. Agboola, Nurudeen O. Ibrahim, Emmanuel S. Abayomi, Nafiu O. Adenle & Lere P. Oluwadare·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Cardiometabolic risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity), together with symptoms of depression and anxiety constitute a growing public health challenge in Nigeria. These conditions are increasingly prevalent among adults in peri-urban communities und...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91420
Depression is a profound burden far exceeding ordinary sadness. It manifests as a smothering blanket of despair, a hollowing out of pleasure (anhedonia), relentless exhaustion, and a worldview permanently shaded by pessimism. This condition devastates a person's capacity to funct...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i101302
Introduction: Mental health during pregnancy is an important aspect of maternal and fetal well-being. Various factors can influence this condition, including the employment status and parity of the pregnant mother. Aims: This study aimed to understand the factors related to the m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61257
Background and Purpose: Therapies based on acceptance, commitment, and mindfulness are recognised as efficient approaches to alleviating depression and anxiety symptoms in cancer patients. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) underscores acceptance of hard feelings and thought...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61238
Fatigue and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) are frequently conflated in everyday life, but they are separate concepts with distinct symptoms. Despite their potential to coexist or occur independently, their interplay with depression remains largely unexplored. This study inves...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71061
Objective: This study was conducted with the aim to determine whether there was any association between depression and quality of life among the urban elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study was conducted across some urban areas of Dhaka city namely Gulshan, Nik...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10880
Background: Primary dysmenorrhea, a painful uterine cramp without any pelvic pathology that occur before or during menstruation among reproductive women. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the psychological distress between adolescent female students with dysme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i8842
Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Fawzia Saleh Al-Hor, Muna Taher Aseel, Dana Khalid Al-Ali, Sumaya Abdulla Al-Maraghi, Sabah Saeed Saeed, Ahmed Othman Bawazir, Naheel Ismail Seyam & Nada Mohamed Emadi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background: Public awareness is a key element in the management of depression, public awareness campaigns have contributed to the improvement of public knowledge attitudes, and to reduction of stigma towards depression. Aim: The aim is to identify public awareness towards depress...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i6818
Aim: This literature review discusses the roles of fish lipids in health and disease. Duration and Location: It was done between July 2021 and September 2022 by the author at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Karatina University, Kenya. Results: Adipocyte overabundanc...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12605
Background: Depression and anxiety are familiar for most people these days . Almost no one in this world is free from these “Anxiety” and “Depression”. Demanding profession has been associated with poor psychological health due to multiple factors such as overworking hours and ni...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330448
Aims: This study aimed at determining the prevalence and significant factors associated with psychiatric morbidity in men with LUTS secondary to prostatic diseases in a tertiary health centre in a developing country. Study design: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030390
Background: Ageing has been associated with multiple medical conditions mainly due to impaired immune mechanisms and deteriorating physiological reserves such as declining physical health, increased risk for mental and emotional problems, economic constraints, changing roles and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930372
Background: With increasing morbidity and mortality rates throughout the world, COVID-19 has caused a universal psychological impact on the lives of people. Aims: To examine psychological wellbeing of frontline healthcare professionals and compare mental health among doctors, par...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i530324
Background: Depression and anxiety are mental health disorders which both result in high negative affect and are two of the most common mental health disorders globally. Stress is one factor implicated in the cause and aggravation of such mental disorders. Medicine is among some...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i430321
Objectives: Lockdown has resulted in unprecedented changes in daily behaviors including depression. We hypothesized that the lockdown would impact our daily behavior such as sleep-wake cycle, eating time, physical activities, work hours, sleep quality, etc. We also observed the d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i430316