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Affiliated with the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the Dept. of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, West Virginia University
 
Conference Proceedings 1
(Published online August 18, 2004)
 

 
Mental Health Care Practices in the Gulf (Kuwait)
December 8-10, 2003

   Guest Editor:
   Jude Ohaeri, M.D., FRCPsych (UK)
   Psychological Medicine Hospital, Kuwait
   E-mail: judeohaeri@hotmail.com



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  Biological Markers and External Validators in Psychiatry: Progress Report on the Validity of Psychiatric Diagnoses
Ahmed Aboraya, & Wilson Compton III

  Schedules for Clinicians' Interviews in Psychiatry (SCIP): Work in Progress
Ahmed Aboraya, & Allen Y. Tien

  A Randomized Clinical Trial of Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment for Iranian Opioid Dependents
Jamshid Ahmadi

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  Physical Therapy and Its Amelioration of the Psychological Distress of Victims of Torture
Abdul-Majed Al-Bannai

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  Profile of Subjects with Mental Retardation at the Kuwait Center for Mental Retardation
Waleed Al-Busairi, Fatema Al-Mulla, & Hosam Sabri

  People with Special Needs: Provision of Services for Individuals with Mental Retardation
Waleed Al-Busairi, Fatema Al-Mulla, Shawkat Al-Khattam, & Hosam Sabri

  Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of Faith Healers in Saudi Arabia
Tariq Al-Habeeb

   abstract
  Pilot Study of Faith Healers' Views on the Evil Eye, Jinn Possession, and Magic in Saudi Arabia
Tariq A. Al-Habeeb

  Adrenal and Thyroid Function in Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Patients as Compared to Patients with Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Abdullah Al-Hamadi

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  Medication Non-Compliance in Mental Health
Nabeel E. Al-Saffar

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  Evaluation of an Educational Intervention to Optimize Compliance Among Patients with Depressive Disorders in Kuwait
Nabeel E. Al-Saffar

  Annual Treated Psychiatric Morbidity: Demographic and Diagnostic Features
A. Al-Zayed, A. Sorour, & Z. Ashkanani

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  The Role of the Family Physician in Managing Depression
Homoud F. Al-Zuabi

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  Twelve-Month Diagnostic Stability of First-Episode Psychoses
Homayoun Amini, Javad Alaghband-rad, Abbas Omid, Vandad Sharifi, Rozita Davari-Ashtiani, Farzad Momeni, & Farzad Aminipour

  The Evolution of Psychiatric Services in Kuwait
Mohamed A. Aref

  Care of Alzheimer's Disease Patients and Their Families: The Egyptian Experience
Abdel M. Ashour

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  Violence Against Nurses: Prevalence and Effects
F.A. Atawneh, M.A. Zahid, K.S. Al-Sahlawi, A.A. Shahid, & M.H. Al-Farrah

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  Religious Coping and Anxiety
H. Azimi, & M. Zarghami

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  The Experience of the Hotline Telephone Service for Psychological Assistance in Aden, Yemen
Maan A. Barry

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  The Role of Family Factors in the Development of Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
Mohammad A. Besharat

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  Occupational Therapy: Moving Towards Higher Levels of Emotional Health
Alfred Charles

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  Faith in Healers: Impact on Psychiatric Practices
Tarek A. Darwish

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  Incidence of Psychological Problems in 91 Physically-Disabled Syrian Patients
Zaid Dehneh

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  The Role of the Islamic Religion in the Psychological Problems of Physically-Disabled Patients
Zaid Dehneh

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  Compliance, Concordance and Medicine Taking
Arvind A. Deshmukh

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  Techniques of Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Developing Countries
M. Parameshvara Deva

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  Choice of Treatment for Depression: A Review of the Reviews
Guy Edwards

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  Substance Abuse Among Psychotic Inpatients in Kuwait
Salah Eid, & Mohammed Aref

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  Audits and Quality Assurance Studies in Psychiatry
Salah Eid

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  Mental Disorders: A Challenge for Active Aging
Salah Eid

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  Gender-related Psychological Differences in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Patients
T. El Gindy

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  Real-Life Psychiatry
Saleh El-Hilu

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  Social Stresses in Relation to Psychiatric Morbidity in Menopause
A. El-Hinnawey, A. Khafagi, & M.N. Gawad

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  Imipramine Plus Play Therapy in Selective Mutism
Alaa El-Hinnawey

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  Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial of Bupropion versus Methylphenidate for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
S. Emami, J. Alaghband-rad, M. Mohamadi, & P. Ghaeli

  Depression in Elderly Kuwaitis
Emad Esbaita, Adel Tawfeeq, Yehia Al-Abdul, Wadha El-Enezi, Fatma Al-Mulla, & Waleed Al-Buseire

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  Prescription Patterns of Benzodiazepines in the Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah: The Efficacy of a Psychoeducational Intervention
Hala Fakhry, Tourky M. Gamil, & M. Hamdy

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  Psychological Reactions Among Burned and Paraplegic Patients in Outpatient Clinics
Mohamed S. Faleh, Faiq T. Shaban, Waleed Shunaiqat, & Mousa Al-Doghmi

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  Patterns of Psychiatric Disorders Among Elderly Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics of the Kuwait Psychological Medicine Hospital
Abdul R. Fawzy, & Moammed Mostafa

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  Biological Correlates of Childhood Autism: Trace Elements
A. Fido, & S. Saad

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  In-Depth Survey of All New Male Referrals to the Addiction Unit of Kuwait's Psychological Medicine Hospital in 2001: An Audit Presentation
Greville H. Gundy

  A Study of the Relationship Between Global Self-Concept and Academic Achievement
Ramazan Hasenzadeh, Saieed H. Hussini, & Zobideh Moradi

  A Multi-Modal Treatment Approach Designed for the Treatment of Depression in Cerebrovascular Accident Cases
Lili Hayati

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  Mental-Health Status of Newly-Admitted Students of the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in the 1999-2000 Academic Year
S.H. Hosseini, & S.E. Mousavi

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  Prevalence Rates of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Secondary-School Students in Rural Egypt
Mahmood A. Humaida, Ibrahim A. Ismail, Mohamed Abd-Alfattah, & Abd-Alhady Eisa

  The Prevailing Sexual Activities of Substance Users in Egypt
Ibrahim A.E. Ismail

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  Difficulties and Home Modifications Following Spinal-cord Injuries
Bassam Raja'i Kamal

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  The Most Common Disorders in War-time Settings
Elie G. Karam, Lilian A. Ghandour, & Zeina N. Mneimneh

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  The Outcome of an HIV/AIDS Awareness Intervention in a Group of Kuwaiti Drug Addicts: Preliminary Findings
Tahir S. Khokhar, Grevilli H. Gundy, Jude U. Ohaeri, Anju John, Lorrain Conway, & Areej A.S. Baneisa

  Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Among Primary-School Students
Katayoun Khoshabi, Hamid R. Pouretemad, Ali Homan, & Mohammad R. Mohammadi

   abstract
  Behavioural and Cellular Actions of Psychotropic Substances: Are There Endogenous Psychogenic Substances?
Samuel B. Kombian

  Prediction of Violent Behaviour Among Mentally Disordered and Non-Mentally Disordered Offenders
W. Loza

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  Preliminary Report of the Effects of a Marriage Preparation Program on Changing College Students' Relationship Beliefs
M.A. Mazaheri, M. Heidari, H.R. Pouretemad, & N. Adib-Rad

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  The Lifestyle and Physical Health of People with Schizophrenia: The View from Nithsdale, Scotland
Robin McCreadie

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  Evidence-Based Dietary Supplement Therapy for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Bita Mesgarpour, Hamid R. Adhami, & Mohammad R. Mohammadi

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  Diagnostic Dilemmas: Organic Psychiatric Problems
Yousuf Mirza, & Shahnawaz Khan

  Psychological Aspects of Low-Back Pain
S. Mahmoud Mirzamani, Ahmad Sadidi, Javad Sahrai, & Mohammad R. Mohammadi

  Investigation of Religious Values in a Group of Psychiatric Patients
S. Mahmoud Mirzamani, & Mohammad R. Mohammadi

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  Behavioural Phenotypes in Institutionalized Syndromes
Mona Mobasher, Shaawkart Al-Kattam, Zainab Abdulrazak, Fatma Al-Mulla, & Waleed Al-Busain

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  Cognitive Test Anxiety in Kuwait and the United States
Ayoub H. Mohammad

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  Efficacy of Theophylline Compared to Methylphenidate for the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents
M.R. Mohammadi, S. Akhondzadeh, L. Kashani, E. Sahimi Izadiani, & S. Ohadinia

   abstract
  Mental Health in Iran
M.R. Mohammadi, M.T. Yasamy, A. Bagheri Yazdi, & B. Mesgar

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  Psychological Profile of Adolescent Girls with High Levels of Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempts
Parvaneh Mohammadkhani, Ebrahim R. Dogaheh, Mohammad A. Nazari, & Mohammad R. Mohammadi

  Self-Esteem and Traumatic Symptoms in Iranian Abused and Non-Abused Children
Parvaneh Mohammadkhani, Mohammad R. Mohammadi, Mohammad A. Nazari, & Ebrahim R. Dogaheh

  Sleep Disorders in the Elderly
Y. Abdel Mohsen

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  Examining the Association Between Obstetric Complications and Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders
Ziauddin Nadeem

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  Substance Abuse and Its Socioeconomic Consequences in Nigeria
Olabisi A. Odejide, & Jide Morakinyo

  Subtypes and Factors of Schizophrenia in an Acutely-ill Nigerian Sample
Jude U. Ohaeri, & David I. Otote

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  The Future of Psychiatry: Biological Perspectives
David C. Owens

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  Home-based Intensive Behavioural Treatment for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs)
Hamid R. Pouretemad, Kataun Khoshabi, Pari Golabi, & Mohammad R. Mohammadi

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  Three-Dimensional Personality Questionnaires in a Sample of Arab Substance Abusers
M. Rashed, & Y. Abdul-Razek

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  The Necessity to Review Local Psychiatric Curricula
Mohamed O. Salem

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  Neural Substrates of Relapse to Drugs of Abuse
Ronald E. See

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  Holotropic Therapy
Mohammed Shaalan

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  Rehabilitation and Long-Term Management of Schizophrenia: A Review
Ramez T.M. Shamaa

  The Prevalence Rate of Depression Among College Students in Iran
Ghahari Sharhabanoo

  Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS): A Report of Two Cases
M. El Hassan Mohd Tawfik, & N.A. Quershi

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  Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Iranian Adolescents Through Downward Social Comparisons
Jalal Younesi, & Mohammad R. Mohammadi

  Psychiatric Morbidity Among Housemaids in Kuwait: Vulnerability Factors
M.A. Zahid

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  Amineptine Abuse: A Study of 203 Patients Abusing Amineptine
M.A. Zahid, A.M. Al-Fekki, H. Abdul-Einin, H. Badr, & A.A. Shahid

  Iranians and Immigrant Psychology: Acculturation, Adjustment, and Addiction
Masood Zangeneh

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  The Development of Culturally-Appropriate Service Models for Addressing Mental Health and Addictions Issues with Ethno-Cultural and Multicultural Communities
Masood Zangeneh, & Domenica Luongo

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  Immigration Psychology: Acculturation, Adjustment, and Service Access Among Iranians in Toronto
Masood Zangeneh