Mental Health Research in the Arab World

Prospective study of depression among dialysis patients in Saudi Arabia.

Author: Al Zaben, F., Sehlo, M.G., Khalifa, D.A., Al Shohaib, S., Shaheen, F., Alzaben, L., Ahmad, R.G., Ashy, J.A., Felemban, R.G., Koenig, H.G.

Depression in patients with colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia.

Author: Shaheen Al Ahwal, M., Al Zaben, F., Khalifa, D. A., Sehlo, M. G., Ahmad, R. G., & Koenig, H. G.

Burnout among middle-grade doctors of tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Author: Agha, A., Mordy, A., Anwar, E., Saleh, N., Rashid, I., & Saeed, M.

Homozygosity analysis in subjects with autistic spectrum disorder.

Author: Adi, A., Tawil, B., Aldosari, M., Shinwari, J., Nester, M., Aldhalaan, H., Alshamrani, H., Ghannam, M., Meyer, B., Al Tassan, N.

Novel presenilin 1 mutation (p. I83T) in Tunisian family with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Author: Achouri Rassas, A., Ben Ali, N., Fray, S., Hadj Fredj, S., Kechaou, M., Zakraoui, N.O., Cherif, A., Chabbi, S., Anane, N., Messaoud, T., Gouider, R., Belal, S.

Khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) dependence potential and pattern of use in Saudi Arabia.

Author: Abdelwahab, S. I., Alsanosy, R. M., Rahim, B. E. E., Mohan, S., Taha, S., Mohamed Elhassan, M., & El-Setouhy, M.

Association of 5-HT2A receptor gene polymorphisms with gastrointestinal disorders in Egyptian children with autistic disorder.

Author: Abdelrahman, H. M., Sherief, L. M., Alghobashy, A. A., Salam, S. M. A., Hashim, H. M., Fattah, N. R. A., & Mohamed, R. H.

Management of vaginal penetration phobia in Arab women: a retrospective study.

Author: Muammar, T., McWalter, P., Alkhenizan, A., Shoukri, M., Gabr, A., & Muammar, A. A. B.

Secondary association of PDLIM5 with paranoid schizophrenia in Emirati patients.

Author: Moselhya, H., Eapen, V., Akawi, N.A., Younis, A., Salih, B., Othman, A.R., Yousef, S., Clarke, R.A., Ali, B.R.

Assessment of hair aluminum, lead, and mercury in a sample of autistic Egyptian children: environmental risk factors of heavy metals in autism.

Author: El Baz Mohamed, F., Zaky, E.A., El Sayed, A.B., Elhossieny, R.M., Zahra, S.S., Salah Eldin, W., Youssef, W.Y., Khaled, R.A., and Youssef, A.M.

Secondhand smoke in waterpipe tobacco venues in Istanbul, Moscow, and Cairo.

Author: Moona, K.A., Magid, H., Torrey, C., Rule, A.M., Ferguson, J., Susan, S., Sun, Z., Abubaker, S., Levshin, V., Çarkoğlu, A., Radwan, G.N., El Rabbat, M., Cohen, J., Strickland, P., Navas Acien, A., Breysse, P.N.

Bipolar disorder and quality of life: A cross-sectional study including 104 Tunisian patients.

Author: Marrag, I., Hajji, K., Hadj, M. A., Zarrouk, L., Kachouri, R., & Nasr, M.

Association of HLA-DR/DQ polymorphism with Alzheimer’s disease

Author: Mansouri, L., Messalmani, M., Klai, S., Bedoui, I., Derbali, H., Gritli, N., Mrissa, R., Fekih Mrissa, N.

Adaptation of community health worker-delivered behavioral activation for torture survivors in Kurdistan, Iraq.

Author: Magidson, J.F., Lejuez, C.W., Kamal, T., Blevins, E.J., Murray, L.K., Bass, J.K., Bolton, P., and Pagoto, S.

Substance use by Egyptian youth: current patterns and potential avenues for prevention.

Author: Loffredo, C.A., Boulos, D.N., Saleh, D.A., Jillson, I.A., Garas, M., Loza, N., Samuel, P., Shaker, Y.E., Ostrowski, M.J., Amr, S.