Khalid I. Afzal

ORCID: 0000-0001-8498-8914
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Research Areas
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Child and Adolescent Health

University of Chicago
2013-2024

Midwestern University
2024

Services Institute of Medical Sciences
2024

Institute of Management Sciences Lahore
2024

National Institute of Mental Health
2024

University of Chicago Medical Center
2012-2019

University of Illinois Chicago
2019

Texas Tech University
2007

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2007

Gender disparity has been documented in advanced doctoral degrees, research, and academic positions, therefore, it can logically be deduced that the gender would found journals' editorial boards. In this study, we sought to determine distribution boards of psychiatry journals worldwide. We also studied achievements board members by comparing professional background, education level, research productivity indices. analyzed 119 from Clarivate Analytics' Journal Citation Reports. Our data...

10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.152119 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Comprehensive Psychiatry 2019-08-21

Suicide is one of the leading mental health crises and takes life every 40 seconds. Four out five suicides occur in low- middle-income countries. Despite religion being a protective factor against suicide, estimated number rapidly increasing Pakistan.Our review focuses on trends suicide means self-poisoning past three decades, management commonly used poisons.We searched two electronic databases (PubMed PakMediNet) for published English-language studies describing agents different regions...

10.1192/bjo.2021.923 article EN cc-by-nc-nd BJPsych Open 2021-06-17

The aim of this study was to identify the degree burnout among resident physicians enrolled in seven postgraduate training programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Paul L. Foster School Medicine, El Paso, Texas, as it related residents' age, gender, marital status, number hours worked per week, primary language, race/ethnicity, and cultural background.: Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Service Survey (MBI) administered measure level according prevalence emotional...

10.1097/smj.0b013e3181e20cad article EN Southern Medical Journal 2010-07-01

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, an autoimmune disease associated with antibodies against N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, is being diagnosed more frequently, especially in children and young adults. Acute neurological psychiatric manifestations are the common presenting symptoms. Diagnosing anti-NMDA encephalitis often challenging given wide range of clinical presentation, may be further complicated by its overlap symptoms, brain MRI changes, CSF findings other entities affecting...

10.1186/s12969-019-0310-0 article EN cc-by Pediatric Rheumatology 2019-02-18

Background and aims: Increasingly positive attitudes have been reported among young people in China towards mental illness, but little is known about Chinese medical students’ psychiatry, psychiatric services patients. Methods: We administered a bilingual survey to Wuhan University students the final years of their clinical training. Primary outcomes were composite scores on 21-item toward psychiatry (ATP) number correct responses diagnostic questions following series three case vignettes....

10.1177/0020764012467259 article EN International Journal of Social Psychiatry 2013-01-01

In the past three decades, several new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been marketed across world, although with a surprisingly modest improvement in overall seizure control. During same period, use of AEDs as mood stabilizing or impulse control agents has trending upwards, due to notable increase comorbid and behavior disorders children, desire address these pharmacologically. frequently associated adverse changes, along neuropsychiatric effects on attention, memory, cognition. this review,...

10.1055/s-0036-1584935 article EN Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy 2016-07-01

This case study examines the unique presentation of a young Palestinian-American Muslim female, who is part an ongoing longitudinal examining family and peer relationships, psychological adjustment, neuropsychological functioning in youth with spina bifida. Throughout ten years data collection, Palestinian-Arab culture Islamic faith have consistently emerged as important factors that can be considered when interpreting this participant's general level autonomy, medical adherence, adjustment....

10.1037/cpp0000250 article EN other-oa Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 2018-12-01

The stress and uncertainty surrounding pediatric cancer diagnosis treatment can be experienced as traumatic by both patients their parents (e.g., Landolt, Vollrath, Ribi, Gnehm, & Sennhauser, 2003 M. A., M., K., H. E. F. 2003. Incidence associations of parental child posttraumatic symptoms in patients. Journal Child Psychology Psychiatry, 44(8): 1199–1207. doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00201[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). Although previous studies have demonstrated an...

10.1080/02739615.2014.850855 article EN Children s Health Care 2013-10-22

To assert the importance of use healthcare matrix formulation for competency assessment in psychiatry residency training.We present a case from our inpatient psychiatric facility and format it form matrix, which was developed at Vanderbilt University incorporating Institute Medicine 'aims' Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education 'core competencies'. We also analyze elucidate its clinical practice.The provides us with practical tool to any complex episode patient care, like one...

10.1097/smj.0b013e3181ad55fe article EN Southern Medical Journal 2009-08-01

Cyberbullying is recognized as a serious public health problem in youth and increasingly linked with both short long term psychological, physiological social consequences. In the age of media, clinicians are expected to have low threshold suspicion for cyberbullying; however, an insufficient awareness its prevalence along lack available standardized interviewing techniques may become barrier uniform assessment. This editorial underscores importance learning differences between traditional...

10.4172/2375-4494.1000311 article EN Journal of Child and Adolescent Behaviour 2016-01-01

Background Suicide is a significant cause of death in the world, and Pakistan, low- middle-income country, no exception. Despite increasing number suicides, Pakistan does not have validated suicide risk screening tool to identify national language, Urdu, accurately. This study aims translate validate Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) into Urdu for Pakistan. Methodology We conducted this at Services Institute Medical Sciences (SIMS), large teaching hospital Lahore, after receiving...

10.7759/cureus.65763 article EN Cureus 2024-07-30

10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.268 article EN Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024-10-01

ABSTRACT A 15-year-old Hispanic female was started on risperidone for new-onset psychosis. The patient responded well to the gradual dose increase but developed rapid weight gain secondary polydipsia and polyphagia. She also begain complaining of nipple discharge griping abdominal pain left lower quadrant by third week treatment. Her prolactin level escalated three times normal with a 12 pounds in 16 days. Risperidone switched another antipsychotic. then dropped within 7 days she lost next 2...

10.1017/s1092852900015558 article EN CNS Spectrums 2007-11-01

Pediatric epilepsy is frequently associated with psychiatric comorbidities such as mood, anxiety, psychosis, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behavior disorder. The incidence of suicide also higher in this population. Psychi

10.3233/pep-13057 article EN Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy 2015-07-27

Abstract Background Anorexia Nervosa is highly comorbid with depressive, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. However, it has not previously been reported as antisocial personality traits, except when substance use disorder also identified. We present an unusual case of a patient resistant anorexia nervosa conduct disorder. This was unique in that the juvenile justice system involved during treatment. Case presentation A 13-year-old female admitted to our pediatric hospital...

10.1186/s13030-021-00227-w article EN cc-by BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2021-12-01

10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.526 article EN Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018-10-01
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