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30 articles
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Review Article 18 Feb 2026
From Brain Evidence to Neurorights: Rethinking Criminal Responsibility in the Age of Neurotechnology
The article, which raises never-before-bioethical and legal questions, is a consideration of the manner in which rapid advances in neurotechnology are reshaping criminal law. Neurotechnology is changing how we think abou…
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Case Report 27 Aug 2025
A Typical Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Presenting with Hyponatremia
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) is a rare but potentially fatal neurological complication of medications affecting the central dopaminergic system, especially antipsychotic agents. According to one theory, decreased…
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Research Article 27 Aug 2025
Unresolved Depression on Alleviating Health Research Burnout
Burnout is a widespread issue among health researchers, impairing both their well-being and research productivity. COVID-19 increased it. Through its psychosomatic effects, burnout diminishes researcher productivity, slo…
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Mini Review 27 Jul 2025
The Noesis Protocol An Ontological Framework for Recursive Epistemic Systems
This paper introduces the NoÄ“sis Protocol, a decentralized epistemic framework grounded in Spinoza's [1] metaphysics and formalized through the Theory of Relational Adequacy (TRA). The protocol redefines truth as recurs…
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Review Article 16 Jul 2025
Mental Health Burdens of the Israel-Hamas-Gaza War
Wars have enormous negative mental health consequences for the civilians involved. This is particularly true for the recent Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. We present an analysis of the current humanitarian situation in Gaza, …
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Mini Review 15 Mar 2025
Can Ketamine Treat Schizophrenia?
NMDAR antagonists, such as memantine and ketamine, have demonstrated efficacy in treating neurodegenerative diseases and major depression. Our recent findings reveal that these antagonists significantly enhance 20S prote…
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Mini Review 09 Dec 2024
Death Anxiety and Suicidal Behavior
In Joiner’s Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, those who are planning to die by suicide have to overcome their fear of death in addition to acquiring the capacity for self-harm. The present study sought to examine this p…
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Case Series 09 Nov 2024
Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Addictive Behaviors A Case Series of Parkinsonians Patients
Deep brain stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus (STN-DBS) is a recognized treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but knowledge is still limited regarding its possible impact on patients with Behavioral Addiction (BA)…
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Review Article 17 Oct 2024
The Fear Avoidance Scale of the Sickler
Background: Fear, one of the psychosocial parameters, has received much attention lately. Based on previous work done elsewhere in other disease states, we sought to investigate the fear – avoidance model, biofeedback …
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Research Article 11 Sep 2024
Reduced Number of Oligodendrocytes in the Cingulum in Schizophrenia: A Design-Based Stereology Study
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder with a neurodevelopmental origin whose pathophysiological processes are poorly understood. Magnetic resonance imaging studies have shown structural alterations, such as volume lo…
423 Views 108 Downloads 1 Citation
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Mini Review 30 Aug 2024
Developmental Trajectory of Mastery Motivation in Young Children with and without Developmental Delay: Mini-Review
Mastery motivation has been identified as key factor for future child competence in early childhood. Whether the development of children's mastery motivation is changeable or stable from toddlerhood to preschool age rema…
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Perspective 23 Jul 2024
Oh, I Need One Too! Integration of a Behavioral Medicine Specialist into Residency and Fellowship Programs
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Review Article 27 Nov 2023
Online Family Intervention for Caregivers of Persons with Severe Mental Disorder: Narrative Review of Current Landscape
Background: In recent decades, it has been observed that the literature and research on face-to- face family interventions for caregivers of people with Severe Mental Disorders (SMD) has decreased significantly. However,…
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Research Article 28 Jun 2023
The Stressful Effects of Organized Violence on Teenagers’ Mental Health and Coping Mechanisms
The study explored the impact of organized violence on teenagers' mental health and coping mechanisms. Various scales were used to assess between exposure to violence, coping strategies, and mental health. A sample of 3…
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Review Article 27 Jun 2023
Avian Models of the Neurobiology of Anxiety: A Systematic Review
Objective: Anxiety is partly driven by changes in neuroendocrine signaling, which continues to be an area of study. Birds are a useful model to study anxiety disorders due to their unique behaviors and social makeup, lea…
576 Views 88 Downloads
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Case Report 04 May 2023
Electroconvulsive Therapy for the Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis: A Case Report
Anti-NMDA encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system. We report a case of a 22-year-old male patient with a history of prodromal flu-like symptoms followed by brief aggression epis…
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Research Article 27 Mar 2023
Determinants of Suicide Behavior among the Mentally Ill in a Tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria
Background: Suicide has been recognized as one of the commonest causes of death globally and mental disorders have been found to contribute about 70% to 80% of causes of suicide. A number of factors can predict or increa…
485 Views 70 Downloads
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Review Article 17 Oct 2022
Shedding Light on Child Physical Abuse and its Ramifications: A Review
Physical child abuse has been practiced since the early days of humanity, but it is only in the past twenty years that it has been recognized that hitting or physically maltreating a child is actually abusing them. This …
712 Views 67 Downloads
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Mini Review 23 Sep 2022
Psychobiotics and Dietary Supplementation in the Clinical Practice: A Mini Review
Mental health defined as a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make meaningful co…
2,663 Views 82 Downloads 3 Citations
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Review Article 15 Aug 2022
The Intricacies of Research in Human Sexuality
Research in sexuality is relatively new and has faced various obstacles, social frowning, and academic rejection. This paper reviews the early days of sexuality, the church’s negative view of it, and how it progressed …
6,533 Views 71 Downloads 1 Citation
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Review Article 16 Jul 2022
Systematic Review of Pattern and Prevalence of Drug use Associated with Domestic Violence
Background: Abuse of substance is now recognized as a significant public health problem worldwide. Domestic violence is as serious a cause of death and incapacity among women aged 15-49 years as cancer. Associations have…
1,691 Views 75 Downloads 2 Citations
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Research Article 25 May 2022
Caregiver Expressed Emotion, Quality of Life and Medication Adherence among People Living with Schizophrenia in Nigeria
Background: People Living with Schizophrenia (PLWS) are expected to live longer than before the advent of psychotropic drugs. Relationship of Caregiver Expressed Emotion and Medication Adherence to Quality of Life in Afr…
1,048 Views 96 Downloads 3 Citations
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Short Communication 05 Feb 2022
A Moderated Mediation Analysis between Burnout Components and Hair Cortisol
In this research the relationship between hair cortisol and burnout was evaluated through the study of third-variables effect. Hair cortisol concentration was measured in 234 health workers. All participants completed pe…
2,483 Views 92 Downloads
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Opinion 04 Jan 2022
Assessment of Psychiatric Issues in Post-concussion Syndrome
The term "Post-Concussion Syndrome" (PCS) refers to a group of non-specific symptoms that occur after a concussion or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) and last longer than expected. Headaches, weariness, vertigo/dizzin…
1,615 Views 107 Downloads
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Case Report 30 Oct 2021
Fovilles Syndrome a Case to Remember Case Report
The Foville’s Syndrome is a rare clinical feature of stroke or brain hemorrhage. This is very rare brain stem syndrome and only few cases have been reported worldwide. A case of Foville's syndrome secondary to infarcti…
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Research Article 13 Aug 2021
Effects of Heavy Metal Toxicity on Anxiety Disorder
Background: Several heavy metals are found naturally in the earth crust and are exploited for various industrial and economic purposes. Among these heavy metals, a few have impact on the human body. Though some of these …
9,507 Views 125 Downloads 1 Citation
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Short Communication 31 Jul 2021
Psychological Factors of Metabolic Syndrome
Several factors are involved in the etiology of metabolic syndrome, the most important of which are insulin resistance, obesity (especially abdominal obesity), lipid abnormalities, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertensio…
1,640 Views 81 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 21 Jun 2021
Validation of the Arabic Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (A-COPSOQ II) among Workers in Oil and Gas Industrial Sector
Introduction: The undisputed increase of the relevance of measuring the work-related psychosocial factors is confronted with a lack of qualified well-documented measuring instruments covering all important aspects.Aim: T…
1,333 Views 123 Downloads 2 Citations
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Research Article 11 Nov 2020
Impact of Short Term Mobile Phone Abstinence on Undergraduate Medical Students: A Qualitative Study
Background: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the perceptions of completely abstaining oneself from using a smartphone for one whole day among medical students. This study is a unique initiative and it w…
2,779 Views 272 Downloads
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Research Article 11 Sep 2020
The Diary of a Suicidal Youth: A Linguistic Analysis
A Linguistic Analysis using a Computer Program (LIWC) for the 58 entries over the last year of life of a young woman who died by suicide revealed 3 significant changes and 5 trends over time. In particular, the woman sho…
4,420 Views 148 Downloads
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