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Association between polymorphisms in the genes for tumor suppressor protein p53 and its regulator NAD (P) H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and schizophrenia in a Syrian study cohort.

Author: Lajin, B., Alachkar, A., Michati, R. and Sakur, A.A.

Patterns of Parental Warmth, Attachment, and Narcissism in Young Women in United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Author: Lyons, M., Morgan, K., Thomas, J. and Al Hashmi, A.

Current state of psychiatry in Saudi Arabia.

Author: Koenig, H.G., Al Zaben, F., Sehlo, M.G., Khalifa, D.A. and Al Ahwal, M.S.

 Life events in bipolar patients: a comparative study with siblings and healthy controls.

Author: El Kissi, Y., Krir, M.W., Nasr, S.B., Hamadou, R., El Hedda, R., Bannour, S. and Ali, B.B.H.

The dynamics of cumulative trauma and trauma types in adults patients with psychiatric disorders: Two cross-cultural studies.

Author: Kira, I.A., Fawzi, M.H. and Fawzi, M.M.

case study of a female patient with anxiety disorder and depression: psychotherapy within a lebanese cultural framework. international case studies in mental health

Author: Brigitte Khoury

Where all and nothing is about mental health: Beyond posttraumatic stress disorder for Displaced Syrians.

Author: Bou Khalil, R.

 Adaptation of cognitive processing therapy for treatment of torture victims: Experience in Kurdistan, Iraq.

Author: Kaysen, D., Lindgren, K., Zangana, G.A.S., Murray, L., Bass, J. and Bolton, P.

Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and hyperactivity symptoms in Egyptian children with autism spectrum disorder.

Author: Karam, R.A., Rezk, N.A., Abdelrahman, H.M., Hassan, T.H., Mohammad, D., Hashim, H.M. and Fattah, N.R.A.

Dementia: A Review from the Arab Region= الخرف: ملخص من العالم العربي.

Author: Karam, G. and Itani, L.

The bereavement exclusion: Findings from a field study.

Author: Karam, E.G., Tabet, C.C. and Itani, L.A.

Treatment processes of counseling for children in South Sudan: a multiple n= 1 design.

Author: Jordans, M. J. D., Komproe, I. H., Tol, W. A., Nsereko, J., & De Jong, J. T. V. M. 

Les facteurs liés aux actes d’homicide chez les patients tunisiens atteints de schizophrénie. = factors related to homicide in tunisian patients with schizophrenia.

Author: Bouhlel, S., Nakhli, J., Meriem, H. B., Ridha, R., & Ali, B. B. H.

Gender difference on patients’ satisfaction and expectation towards mental health care.

Author: Bener, A., & Ghuloum, S. 

A study of reasons of non-compliance of psychiatric treatment and patients’ attitudes towards illness and treatment in Qatar.

Author: Bener, A., Dafeeah, E. E., & Salem, M. O. 

Somatic symptoms in primary care and psychological comorbidities in Qatar: neglected burden of disease.

Author: Bener, A., Dafeeah, E. E., Chaturvedi, S. K., & Bhugra, D.

Diagnostic overlap of depressive, anxiety, stress and somatoform disorders in primary care.

Author: Bener, A., Al‐Kazaz, M., Ftouni, D., Al‐Harthy, M., & Dafeeah, E. E. 

Psychological distress among postpartum mothers of preterm infants and associated factors: a neglected public health problem.

Author: Bener, A.

Substance use disorders in Saudi Arabia.

Author: Bassiony, M.

Randomized control trial of a CBT trauma recovery program in Palestinian schools.

Author: Barron, I.G., Abdallah, G. and Smith, P.

Prevalence and factors associated with the use of illicit substances among male university students in Kuwait.

Author: Bajwa, H.Z., Al-Turki, A.S., Dawas, A.M., Behbehani, M.Q., Al-Mutairi, A.M., Al-Mahmoud, S., Shukkur, M. and Thalib, L.

Prevalence and severity of insomnia in chronic low back pain patients.

Author: Bahouq, H., Allali, F., Rkain, H., Hmamouchi, I., & Hajjaj-Hassouni, N. 

Death distress among two samples of lower and higher stress in health care professionals.

Author: Ayyad, F.

Prevalence of depression and associated factors among elderly Sudanese: a household survey in Khartoum State. 

Author: Assil, S. M., & Zeidan, Z. A.

Inverted U shaped effect of nicotine on the severity of depressive symptoms: a population-based survey.

Author: Ashor, A. W. 

Genetic variants of neurotransmitter-related genes and miRNAs in Egyptian autistic patients.

Author: Salem, A.M., Ismail, S., Zarouk, W.A., Abdul Baky, O., Sayed, A.A., Abd El-Hamid, S. and Salem, S.

 Predictors of postpartum depression in a sample of Egyptian women.

Author: Saleh, E.S., El-Bahei, W., del El-Hadidy, M.A. and Zayed, A.

The Young Adults' Cigarette Dependence (YACD) score: an improved tool for cigarette dependence assessment in university students.

Author: Salameh, P., Jomaa, L., Farhat, G., Zeghondi, H., Gerges, N., Issa, C., Sabbagh, M.T., Chaaya, M., Barbour, B., Waked, M. and Salamé, J.

Prevalence of childhood maltreatment among college students in Erbil, Iraq.

Author: Saed, B. A., & Talat, L. A.

 Influence du trouble bipolaire sur les facteurs cognitifs et affectifs: étude dans une population de patients adultes libanais.

Author: Richa, N., & Richa, S.