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Randomized control trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques in rural occupied Palestine: effect on adolescent dissociation.

Author: Barron, I., Abdallah, G., & Heltne, U.

Inflammatory profile in depression and associated clinical and sociodemographic features in a Middle-Eastern North-African population.

Author: Bahrini, L., Ouanes, S., & Ghachem, R.

Early symptoms of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe smokers.

Author: Bahelah, R., DiFranza, J. R., Fouad, F. M., Ward, K. D., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W.

Parenting young Arab children: Psychometric properties of an adapted Arabic brief version of the Alabama parenting questionnaire.

Author: Badahdah, A., & Le, K. T.

The availability of services for children with autism spectrum disorder in a Saudi population.

Author: Babatin, A. M., Alzahrani, B. S., Jan, F. M., Alkarimi, E. H., & Jan, M. M.

CT genotype of 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism is protector factor of major depressive disorder in the Tunisian population: a case control study.

Author: Sayadi, M.A., Achour, O., Ezzaher, A., Hellara, I., Omezzine, A., Douki, W., Bousslama, A., Gaha, L., Najjar, M.F.

Adaptation and initial validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7 Questionnaire (GAD-7) in an Arabic speaking Lebanese psychiatric outpatient sample.

Author: Sawaya, H., Atoui, M., Hamadeh, A., Zeinoun, P., & Nahas, Z.

Demographic, maternal, and infant health correlates of post‐partum depression in Jordan.

Author: Safadi, R. R., Abushaikha, L. A., & Ahmad, M. M.

Psychological distress in Jordanian parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: The role of positive reappraisal coping.

Author: Rayan, A., & Ahmad, M.

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention on perceived stress, anxiety, and depression among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Author: Rayan, A., & Ahmad, M.

Prescription patterns of benzodiazepines in the Lebanese adult population: a cross-sectional study.

Author: Ramadan, W. H., El Khoury, G. M., Deeb, M. E., & Sheikh-Taha, M.

Postpartum depression in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: a longitudinal study in Bethlehem.

Author: Qandil, S., Jabr, S., Wagler, S., & Collin, S. M.

Stress reactivity, depressive symptoms, and mindfulness: A Gulf Arab perspective.

Author: Thomas, J., Raynor, M., & Bahussain, E.

Implicit out-group preference is associated with eating disorders symptoms amongst Emirati females.

Author: Thomas, J., Quadflieg, S., & O'Hara, L.

Compulsive buying and depressive symptoms among female citizens of the United Arab Emirates.

Author: Thomas, J., Al-Menhali, S., & Humeidan, M.

Association between mass media and body weight concern among Jordanian adolescents’ residents of Amman: the role of gender and obesity.

Author: Tayyem, R.F., Bawadi, H.A., AbuMweis, S.S., Allehdan, S., Agraib, L., Ghazzawi, H.A., Al Mannai, M.A., Musaiger, A.O.

Correlates of depression and burnout among residents in a Lebanese Academic Medical Center: a cross-sectional study.

Author: Talih, F., Warakian, R., Ajaltouni, J., & Tamim, H.

Restless leg syndrome in hospitalized psychiatric patients in Lebanon: a pilot study.

Author: Talih, F., Ajaltouni, J., & Kobeissy, F.

Consumption of fig fruits grown in Oman can improve memory, anxiety, and learning skills in a transgenic mice model of Alzheimer's disease.

Author: Subash, S., Essa, M.M., Braidy, N., Al Jabri, A., Vaishnav, R., Al Adawi, S., Al Asmi, A., Guillemin, G.J.

The effectiveness of an engaging program to reduce Saudi female university EFL students’ foreign language anxiety and to enhance their motivation to learn English at Taif University.

Author: Ismail, N. M.

Hepatitis C virus antibody titers associated with cognitive dysfunction in an asymptomatic community-based sample.

Author: Ibrahim, I., Salah, H., El Sayed, H., Mansour, H., Eissa, A., Wood, J., Fathi, W., Tobar, S., Gur, R.C., Gur, R.E., Dickerson, F., Yolken, R.H., El Bahaey, W., Nimgaonkar, V.

Les comorbidités psychiatriques dans le transsexualisme: étude sur une population de transgenres libanais.

Author: Ibrahim, C., Haddad, R., & Richa, S.

Mental illness research in the Gulf Cooperation Council: a scoping review.

Author: Hickey, J. E., Pryjmachuk, S., & Waterman, H.

The association between preschool classroom quality and children's social-emotional problems.

Author: Hassan Hemdan Mohamed, A., & Marzouk, S. A. A. F. M.

Validation of the Arabic version of Calgary depression scale for schizophrenia.

Author: Hani, Y., Ghuloum, S., Mahfoud, Z., Opler, M., Khan, A., Yehya, A., Abdulhakam, A., Hammoudeh, S., Al Mujalli, A., Elsherbiny, R., Al Amin, H.

Reliability, validity and factorial structure of the Arabic version of the international suicide prevention trial (InterSePT) scale for suicidal thinking in schizophrenia patients in Doha, Qatar.

Author: Hammoudeh, S., Ghuloum, S., Mahfoud, Z., Opler, M., Khan, A., Yehya, A., Abdulhakam, A., Al Mujalli, A., Hani, Y., Elsherbiny, R., Al Amin, H.

Cigarette and waterpipe smoking among adult patients with severe and persistent mental illness in Bahrain: a comparison with the National Non-communicable Diseases Risk Factors Survey.

Author: Hamadeh, R. R., Al Ansari, A., Jahrami, H., & Al Offi, A.

Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal factors associated with autism spectrum disorder.

Author: Hadjkacem, I., Ayadi, H., Turki, M., Yaich, S., Khemekhem, K., Walha, A., Cherif, L., Moalla, Y., Ghribi, F.

Erectile dysfunction in hemodialysis patients.

Author: Gorsane, I., Amri, N., Younsi, F., Helal, I., & Kheder, A.

Mind–body skills groups for posttraumatic stress disorder in Palestinian adults in Gaza.

Author: Gordon, J. S., Staples, J. K., He, D. Y., & Atti, J. A. A.