- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Disaster Response and Management
- Ethics in medical practice
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Film in Education and Therapy
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Topic Modeling
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Media Influence and Health
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
Westchester Medical Center
2021-2024
Columbia University
2020-2021
American University of Beirut Medical Center
2019-2021
Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious threat to global mental health. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that there is varying yet considerable increase in health issues among the general population and vulnerable groups.1 2 aftermath obscure speculative from social, economic, individual public perspective. Recently published studies support existence an emotional epidemic curve, describing high probability burden postpandemic era.3 4 Furthermore, previous major emergencies showed more...
There is an increasing movement toward international collaboration and global discussion in mental health. If provided with the right opportunities, early career psychiatrists (ECPs) researchers health can contribute meaningfully to this discussion. However, they often experience multiple barriers when attempting add their voices via academic publications. We represent a diverse group of ECPs from all six World Health Organization regions. In piece, we discuss these barriers, grounded our...
The general lack of awareness mental health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, particularly within its Arab countries, accounts for limited services stigmatization psychiatric conditions region. Suicide is a drastic consequence neglect. Suicidal attempts are one form presentation to emergency departments (ED) healthcare centers across countries MENA We collected data from various research studies region narrate such presentations. This epidemiological country-by-country...
The role of arts in moderating mental health-related stigma: views early career psychiatrists and trainees from different parts the world
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health has remained immense global in all senses. Various types of induced psychiatric disorders, both new episodes exacerbation the preexisiting ones been reported - starting from adjustment disorder to full psychotic illnesses.
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Back to table of contents Previous article Next Education & TrainingFull AccessA Call for Change: Reshaping the Reality Doctors in TrainingGerman Velez, M.D., Sarah El Halabi, M.S.German M.S.Published Online:25 Sep 2023https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2023.10.10.14AbstractTraining institutions have an ethical responsibility support their psychiatry residents and promote well-being practical ways as they juggle numerous challenges.Getty Images/iStock/FatCameraIn November 2022, Nakita Mortimer,...
Background: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease where antibodies attack the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves. The hallmark includes symmetrical quadriparesis, respiratory distress, and failure with subsequent need for mechanical ventilation. Most cases occur after a viral or bacterial infection. Other causes, such as intracranial hemorrhage, also exist, several case studies report association between these two pathologies. Case Report: In this report, we present elderly...