A5071392734- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Resilience and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Disaster Response and Management
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Middle East Politics and Society
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
American University of Beirut Medical Center
2019-2024
Cleveland Clinic
2024
American University of Beirut
2011-2023
University of Balamand
2021
Eating disorders are among the most severe psychiatric disorders. Medical students subjected to high levels of stress and have a risk developing burnout mental health problems, including eating Due societal stigma lack awareness, it is plausible that disordered behaviors may go unrecognized under-reported. The current study aimed evaluate prevalence possible factors associated with medical at American University Beirut in Lebanon (AUB).This cross-sectional descriptive was conducted 2017 AUB....
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant mental health toll on healthcare workers in Lebanon. We examined pandemic-related psychological distress among tertiary care medical center. One hundred and fifty participants completed an online questionnaire. About half showed high risk of acute (58.7%) the GHQ-28, while most (89.3%) scored low/moderate stress PSS-10. IES-R revealed concern for post-traumatic one-third participants, significantly nurses (
Abstract This article studies the outdoor comfort in city of Beirut to improve quality open spaces and better explain people's tolerance acceptance environmental conditions. Field experiments were conducted develop statistical correlations for thermal sensation people outdoors parameters. A transient bioheat model was developed study effect wind speed frequency physiological responses human body its on overall state. The experimentally validated simulated three different frequencies 0.15,...
With the uncertainties of COVID-19, people infected with coronavirus present diverse psychiatric presentations. Some institutions have had to manage their patients existing protocols, others create them. In this article we aimed report challenges and good practices in management conditions delirium coexisting COVID-19 across continents.
Quarantine, although essential during contagious outbreaks, has been correlated with poor psychological outcomes in the general population. Such include low mood, suicide, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Studies have mostly looked at mental health of citizens, healthcare workers, or infected survivors, limited research targeting university students. This study aimed to understand distress experienced by self-quarantined undergraduate students Lebanon COVID-19 outbreak.Undergraduate...
Purpose Resilience is defined as the ability to face adversities with positive outcomes. Various scales have been utilized, including 25-item Connor-Davidson Scale (CD-RISC), evaluate resilience among populations. research scarce, particularly in Lebanon no such validated. Thus, present work, we aimed assess psychometric properties of Arabic version CD-RISC. Patients and methods The study was conducted at Women’s Health Center American University Beirut Medical Lebanese women presenting...
On August 4, 2020, Lebanon faced one of the deadliest mass casualty explosions world has witnessed during twenty-first century. The human and emotional tolls were heavy on attending physicians, clinical fellows, residents, interns, medical students, registered nurses, who working in dramatic conditions, triaging, treating thousands blast-related casualties. We evaluated risk developing post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSS), among these healthcare workers (HCWs) from different...
Beirut Port blast’s magnitude is considered the third after Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. This blast occurred in densely populated section of Beirut, leaving more than six thousand injured patients. The psychological disturbances were assessed survivors who presented to Emergency Department (ED) at American University Medical Center (AUBMC). was a cross-sectional study ED AUBMC. Identified patients contacted consented participate study. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)...
Abstract Background Delirium is a very common occurrence in hospital settings and frequently missed by the primary care team. It remains, however, poorly studied Middle East despite abundant global reports. In this study, we aimed to estimate prevalence of delirium diagnosis tertiary center Lebanon investigate potential predictors diagnosis. This was retrospective study adult patients admitted American University Beirut Medical Center between March 2019 December assessed consultation-liaison...
Key points Psycho‐oncology, a multidisciplinary field that addresses the patients' and their caregivers' physical, psychological, social, behavioral well‐being, is extensively integrated in cancer care high‐income countries Psycho‐oncology services remain underdeveloped, fragmented, poorly implemented low‐ middle‐income countries, particularly those Arab Middle East North Africa region To upgrade these services, accommodation to both (i) unique needs of (ii) best practices psycho‐oncology...
Failure to identify and treat depression anxiety affecting 10% of patients with cancer, increases the disease burden.This study aimed assess psychological well-being newly diagnosed in a tertiary healthcare centre Lebanon.In this crosssectional study, data were collected for 187 adult patients, from medical records interviews using standardised questionnaires (Personal health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) generalised disorder-7).Karnofsky performance status was also assessed, incidence calculated...
In this study, we aimed to explore the prevalence and determinants of common mental health disorders (CMHDs, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], depression, anxiety) in Syrian refugees Lebanon. Specifically, examined how associations between cultural adversities (discrimination, unemployment, separation from family) CMHDs are modified by levels religiosity sex.
Introduction Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a growing public health concern in the Arab world. To our knowledge, no previous study Lebanon assessed characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with SUDs seen managed by consultation-liaisoin psychiatry (CLP) service. Objectives This explores characteristics management individuals who were referred to CLP service tertiary care center Lebanon. Methods As part Consultation-Liaison at American University Beirut (CLAUB) analysis, we...