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No association between an intronic polymorphism in the presenilin-1 gene and Alzheimer disease in a Tunisian population. 

Author: Rassas, A.A., Fredj, S.H., Khiari, H.M., Sahnoun, S., Bibi, A., Siala, H., Mrabet, A. and Messaoud, T.

Validity and reliability of the Tunisian version of section G of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, relative to schizophrenia.

Author: Rafrafi, R., Namouri, N., Ghaouar, M., Hsairi, M., Melki, W., & El, Z. H.

A descriptive study of the procedures of psychiatric admissions at Razi hospital. 

Author: Rafrafi, R., Bergaoui, H., Bram, N., Bahrini, L., Robbana, L., Melki, W., & El, Z. H. 

Sleep in elderly. 

Author: Rafrafi, R., Ben, I. R., Elkateb, M., & Bram, N.

Violence in schizophrenia: a study of 60 cases.

Author: Rafrafi, R., Bahrini, L., Robbana, L., Bergaoui, H., Melki, W., & El, Z. H.

Relationship between GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms and schizophrenia: A case–control study in a Tunisian population.

Author: Raffa, M., Lakhdar, R., Ghachem, M., Barhoumi, S., Safar, M.T., Jrad, B.B.H., Khelil, A.H., Kerkeni, A. and Mechri, A.,

Obsessive compulsive phenomenology in a sample of Egyptian adolescent population.

Author: Rady, A., Salama, H., Wagdy, M., & Ketat, A.

The narcissistic mask: An exploration of ‘the defensive grandiosity hypothesis’.

Author: Thomas, J., Hashmi, A. A., Chung, M. C., Morgan, K., & Lyons, M. 

Conformance to schizophrenia treatment guidelines in North West-Bank, Palestine: focus on antipsychotic dosing and polytherapy.

Author: Sweileh, W. M., Odeh, J. B., Sa’ed, H. Z., Sawalha, A. F., & Ihbeasheh, M. S.

Diabetes mellitus in patients with schizophrenia in West-Bank, Palestine.

Author: Sweileh, W. M., Dalal, S. A., Sa’ed, H. Z., Al-Jabi, S. W., & Al-Ali, I. 

Prevalence and risk factors for female sexual dysfunction among Egyptian women.

Author: Ibrahim, Z. M., Ahmed, M. R., & Ahmed, W. A. S.

Smoking cessation treatment and outcomes in medium to heavy cigarette smokers being treated for cancer in Jordan.

Author: Hawari, F. I., Obeidat, N. A., Ayub, H. S., Dawahrah, S. S., & Hawari, S. F.

Screening and Correlates of Depression and HbA 1 C in U nited A rab E mirates (UAE) Women With Diabetes.

Author: Hawamdeh, S., Almakhzoomy, I., & Hayajneh, Y. 

ssociation between plasma levels of transforming growth factor-β1, IL-23 and IL-17 and the severity of autism in Egyptian children

Author: Hashim, H., Abdelrahman, H., Mohammed, D., & Karam, R.

Reliability and validity of the Arabic Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) in a clinical sample.

Author: Hariz, N., Bawab, S., Atwi, M., Tavitian, L., Zeinoun, P., Khani, M., Birmaher, B., Nahas, Z. and Maalouf, F.T.,

Iodine deficiency in Egyptian autistic children and their mothers: relation to disease severity.

Author: Hamza, R. T., Hewedi, D. H., & Sallam, M. T. 

Autism in children and correlates in Lebanon: a pilot case-control study.

Author: Hamadé, A., Salameh, P., MEDLEJ, H. M., HAJJ, M. E., SAADALLAH, Z. N., & Rizk, F. 

Sleep disturbance in Moroccan patients with ankylosing spondylitis: prevalence and relationships with disease-specific variables, psychological status and quality of life.

Author: Hakkou, J., Rostom, S., Mengat, M., Aissaoui, N., Bahiri, R., & Hajjaj-Hassouni, N.

Adapting and evaluating a social cognitive remediation program for schizophrenia in Arabic.

Author: Gohar, S. M., Hamdi, E., Lamis, A., Horan, W. P., & Green, M. F. 

Behavioral changes in Egyptian children with nephrotic syndrome.

Author: Ghobrial, E. E., Fahmey, S. S., Ahmed, M. E., & Botrous, O.

Anxiety, cognitive, and depressive assessment in adolescents with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a pilot study.

Author: Ghazeeri, G., Fakih, A., Abbas, H. A., Harajly, S., & Awwad, J.

Role of impulsivity and other personality dimensions in attempted suicide with self-poisoning among children and adolescents.

Author: Ghanem, M., Gamaluddin, H., Mansour, M., Samiee', A. A., Shaker, N. M., & El Rafei, H.

Alcohol and illegal drug use behaviors and prescription opioids use: how do nonmedical and medical users compare, and does motive to use really matter?

Author: Ghandour, L. A., El Sayed, D. S., & Martins, S. S. 

Stigma and adolescents with psychosis in the Middle East: Implications for engaging in mental health treatment.

Author: Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M. J., & Ibrahim, R. W.

Prevalence and score of minor physical anomalies in patients with schizophrenia and their first degree relatives: a Tunisian study. 

Author: Gassab, L., Aissi, M., Slama, H., Gaha, L., & Mechri, A.

Apolipoprotein E genotypes associated with Alzheimer disease and concomitant stroke.

Author: Fekih-Mrissa, N., Klai, S., Mrad, M., Mansour, M., Zaouali, J., Gritli, N., & Mrissa, R.

Trauma profile in Egyptian adolescents with first-episode schizophrenia: relation to psychopathology and plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor.

Author: Fawzi, M. H., Kira, I. A., Fawzi Jr, M. M., Mohamed, H. E., & Fawzi, M. M.

Parent abuse by adolescents with first-episode psychosis in Egypt.

Author: Fawzi, M. H., Fawzi, M. M., & Fouad, A. A.

Pain and neurological sequelae of cluster munitions on children and adolescents in South Lebanon.

Author: Fares, Y., Ayoub, F., Fares, J., Khazim, R., Khazim, M., & Gebeily, S.

Depressive disorders in Moroccan chronic hemodialysis patients.

Author: Fadili, W., Ennasri, S., Knidiri, H., Touhami, M., Asri, F., & Laouad, I.