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Depressive Symptoms, Somatic Complaints and Exemptions from Graduation Exams in Latvian Adolescents during the Final School Year

Inta Zile*; Liga Lismane; Renars Erts; Evija Silina; Lilian Tzivian

    The stress created by final examinations influences the mental, physical functioning, and the adaptation skills in many adolescents. In cases of dysfunctions, students could receive an exemption letter from the final exams.


A Multi-Layer Fuzzy Inference System for the Prediction of Depression and Anxiety Levels

Momina Imran; Mouz Ramzan*

    Talking about the most important thing in human life, it is the person's health. The healthier a person, the most efficiently he will work and think. And if we talk about the most important human organ, it is the brain. The health of the brain can be affected by many reasons.


Depressed Mothers and Stunting in children with Cerebral Palsy

Showkat Mohmad Bhat; Bashir Ahmad Charoo; Mohd Suhail Jogi*; Irshad Ahmad Bhat; Shazia Gurgani

    To assess the association of depression in mothers with health of children with Cerebral Palsy. Eighty mothers (care givers) and their CP children were approached for the study. Informed consent was obtained from all the mothers. The Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D scale) a tool that has been in the public domain since 1977 was used to assess depression score among mothers.


Effect of Plassiflora Incarnata (Mother tincture) on Ethanol Withdrawal Induced Anxiety and Depression in Experimental Mice

Dipti B Chavan; Rushikesh K Sonawane; Manoj S Mahajan; Aman B Upaganlawar; Swati S Jadhav*; Chandrashekhar D Upasani

    To assess the effect Passiflora incarnata mother tincture on ethanol withdrawal-induced anxiety and depression in mice. The mice were divided into six different groups. Each group contains six animals. They were treated with 10% ethanol (2000mg/kg; p.o) from day 1 to 6 days, later 24hrs, ethanol withdrawal reactions were evaluated using different behavioural models like Elevated Plus Maze (EPM), Light And Dark Test (LDT), Hole Board Test (HBT), Marble Burying Test (MBT), Tail Suspension Test (TST). On last day, mice treated orally with P. incarnata were tested for anxiety and depression. The P. incarnata shows the protective effect against ethanol withdrawal anxiety and depression in mice. All the doses of P. incarnata employed in this study showed significantly (p<0.05) increased time spent in open arm in EPM, time spent in light area in LDT, head dips in HBT. Also, there was significant (p<0.05) decreased marbles buried and reduced immobility duration in TST as compared to ethanol withdrawal group. In conclusion P. incarnata showed anxiolytic and anti-depressant activity in mice with ethanol withdrawal.


Functional Dissociative Seizures and Borderline Personality Disorder: Review of their Psychological and Neurobiological Relationships

Ángel JM Gargiulo*; Ana P Colombini; Antonella Trovato; Augusto Gargiulo; Juan Mateo Barbon; Luciana D´Alessio

    Functional Dissociative Seizures (FDS) are conversion disorders with seizures that present as paroxysmal events associated with disruptive changes in behavior, thought or emotion. On the other hand, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is defined as “a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in various contexts.”


Depressive Symptoms among Community Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects of Perceived Meaning

Allen C Sherman*; Stephanie Simonton-Atchley

    The COVID-19 pandemic prompted heightened concerns about adverse mental health consequences, as communities struggled with disconcerting changes and uncertainties. This study evaluated whether elevated levels of depressive symptoms among community residents were associated with theoretically distinct dimensions of perceived meaning.


How Anxious Our Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia

Hadita Sapari; Mohamad-Ikhsan Selamat; Salina Mohamed; Zailiza Suli; Mohamad-Rodi Isa*

    COVID-19 is a serious threat to the global, not only to health, economy and society but also is a great challenge to HCW’s mental health. Few studies were carried out and found HCWs’ psychological well-being has been severely affected during this pandemic. This study aims to assess how anxious our HCWs were during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hulu Langat district in Selangor, Malaysia.


Neuroprotective Effect of Monodora Myristica on the Lead and Aluminium-Induced Injury of the Cerebral Cortex, Cerebellum, and Hippocampus of Male Wistar Rats

Tamunoemi Lawyer; Orish CN*

    Humans are constantly exposed to heavy metals due to their ubiquity in the environment. Plant-derived products with antioxidant activity are useful in reducing heavy metalinduced neurotoxicity. This study investigated the neuroprotective and antioxidant properties of the aqueous Mondora myristica against heavy metal-induced neurotoxicity in male Wistar rats.


Subterfuge in Popular Music and Music Therapy

Rif S El-mallakh

    Music is a useful tool as an adjunct in therapy for caution may need to be exercised when popular music is used for purposes that extend beyond their original intention. For example, music has been found to be useful in the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders. However, there are many songs with hidden meanings which may complicate use of a specific piece.


Koro Symptoms in a Hispanic Male

Dan Tuinstra*; David Lyon

    We present the case of a 71-year-old Hispanic male in the Midwestern United States with no previous psychiatric history, presenting with Koro-like symptoms including fear of imminent death due to the belief that his penis was retracting into his abdomen, thus requiring admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit. To our knowledge, this is the first time this culture-bound phenomenon has been recorded in a Hispanic male...


Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: Phytoconstituent & Their Possible Pharmacological Activities

Shalaka V Dabhekar; Pranali A Chandurkar; Mayur B Kale; Nitu L Wankhede; Brijesh G Taksande; Milind J Umekar; Aman B Upaganlawar*

    Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a chronic, progressive neurological illness that is linked to ageing and is characterised by memory and cognition problems that progress to death. The pathogenicity is defined by tau protein hyperphosphorylation in neurons and the buildup of Amyloid-Beta Plaques (Aβ) and Neurofibrillary Tangles (NFT) in brain tissues, and the main cause is the oxidative stress-induced generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)...


Moral Injury in People Living in Armed Conflict and Natural Disaster Settings: A Narrative Review

Bives Mutume Nzanzu Vivalya*; Abamara Nnaemeka Chukwudum; David Foreman

    This review explores the moral injury in people living in regions affected by armed conflict and outbreaks. It is based on clinical presentation and measurements of moral injury, its prevalence, its theoretical perspective and implications on psychiatric practices. Poor assessment of moral injury, which is sometimes associated with post traumatic disorder, increases the incidence of substance use disorder, major depressive disorders and suicide in the aftermath of armed conflict and outbreaks...


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