Helal Uddin Ahmed

ORCID: 0000-0003-0463-1822
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
  • Coronary Artery Anomalies
  • Neurological and metabolic disorders
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Medical and Biological Ozone Research
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Ain Shams University
2024

National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital
2020-2023

National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
2022

Abstract Objectives In addition to risking their physical well-being, frontline physicians are enduring significant emotional burden both at work and home during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims investigate levels of anxiety depressive symptoms identify associated factors among Bangladeshi COVID-19 outbreak. Methods design A cross-sectional using an online survey following a convenience sampling technique was conducted between April 21 May 10, 2020. Outcomes...

10.1017/gmh.2022.30 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2022-01-01

Background: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created several challenges including financial burdens that may result in mental health conditions. This study was undertaken to gauge difficulties during the and gain an insight into wage earners' health. Method: cross-sectional conducted through online survey. A t total of 707 individual Bangladeshi earners were enrolled between 20 30 May 2020. questionnaire had sections on sociodemographic information, related questions, PHQ-9 GAD-7 scales....

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.635884 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychiatry 2021-09-20

Abstract Mental health challenges are widespread among medical students worldwide, exacerbated by a lack of help-seeking behavior within this population. In resource-constrained healthcare systems like Bangladesh, face additional barriers to expressing their struggles or seeking support. This study is the first in Bangladesh use MINI, confirmatory clinical diagnostic tool, assess prevalence depression students. cross-sectional employed convenient sampling technique, with 529 from across...

10.1101/2025.01.30.25321378 preprint EN cc-by medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025-01-31

The study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the experiences private-sector working women during a crisis, focusing on COVID-19 period. Using qualitative approach and Reuben Hill’s ABCX family crisis model, this delves into nuanced struggles these how they faced adversities; such findings often get obscured in aggregate nature quantitative analysis. Utilizing eighteen interviews, which included sixteen Bangladeshi white-collar from private sector their early mid-level careers two...

10.3329/ssr.v41i2.80870 article EN Social Science Review 2025-04-15

In addition to risking their physical well-being, frontline physicians are enduring significant emotional burden both at work and home during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims investigate levels of anxiety depressive symptoms identify associated factors among Bangladeshi outbreak. A cross-sectional using an online survey was conducted between April 21 May 10, 2020. Outcomes assessed included demographic questions, related Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). The completed by 412...

10.1101/2020.12.08.20245829 preprint EN medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2020-12-09

Background: COVID-19 is imposing threat both on physical and mental health since its outbreak. Bangladesh adopted lockdown strategy with potential consequences day to life, this study aims explore the impact of wellbeing among Bangladeshi students. Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted between 9th 23th April 2020 505 college university Data collected by using online questionnaire including DASS 21 IES. Descriptive analysis bivariate linear regression were performed examine association...

10.31234/osf.io/97s5r preprint EN 2020-05-15

Background:The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created several challenges including the financial burden which may result in mental health conditions. Aim:This study was undertaken to gauge difficulties during gain an insight into wage earners’ as they are responsible for maintaining finance of their families this critical situation. Method:This cross-sectional conducted through online survey, a total 707 individual Bangladeshi earners were enrolled between 20 May 2020 and 30 2020. The...

10.31234/osf.io/q3ehv preprint EN 2020-09-12

Obesity is one of the major contributors to excess mortality seen in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and low- middle-income countries SMI may be at an even greater risk. In this study, we aimed determine prevalence obesity overweight investigate association sociodemographic variables, other physical comorbidities, health-risk behaviours. This was a multi-country cross-sectional survey study where data were collected from 3989 adults three specialist health institutions Bangladesh,...

10.1017/jns.2023.100 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Nutritional Science 2023-01-01

Aims The cultural narratives around Jinn Possession are deeply intertwined with the societal understanding of mental health in Bangladesh, often blurring lines between supernatural beliefs and clinical psychiatric diagnosis. This study aims to delineate community-based differentiation serious disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar mood major depressive psychotic symptoms, perceived by traditional faith-based healers Korail slum. We attempted unravel nuanced approaches use distinguish...

10.1192/bjo.2024.86 article EN cc-by-nc-nd BJPsych Open 2024-06-01

Abstract Background COVID-19 is an endothelial disease, and the consequent endotheliopathy responsible for inflammation, cytokine storm, oxidative stress, coagulopathy. Vascular cadherin (VE- cadherin) a strictly specific adhesion molecule located at junctions between cells. Aim: serum levels of VE-cadherin was assessed as marker dysfunction among patients compared with healthy controls. Methods Thirty median age 5.6 (3.3-7.0) years old were enrolled. They 30 Covid-19 polymerase chain...

10.1093/qjmed/hcae175.775 article EN QJM 2024-10-01

Female sex workers are degraded by society all over the world.Most of them suffered from depression and different sorts mental disorders developed among them.To find out psychiatric female worker seeking medical treatment in a STI/RTI centre run Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Dhaka.This cross-sectional study was conducted at outdoor an NGO Dhaka city January 2019 to December period one year.Fifty were selected for this study.The mean age respondents 33.2 ± 7.9 years within range 21 -47...

10.36346/sarjps.2020.v02i05.002 article EN South Asian Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2020-10-02

The purpose of the research was to assess emotional and behavioral presentation among adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic visiting outpatient departments Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) compare extent symptoms with key factors related COVID-19. A cross-sectional study conducted from 11–17 years age attending six October December 2020. purposive sampling technique applied total 146 samples were selected. validated Bangla SDQ scale youth self-report measure (11 17 years)...

10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i1030499 article EN Asian Journal of Medicine and Health 2022-06-22

Background: Physical comorbidity is quite common in older adults. When psychiatric and medical conditions co-occur, the combination associated with elevated symptom burden, functional impairment, decreased length quality of life, increased costs treatment. To estimate proportion patterns physical elderly patients. Methods: A retrospective observational study was carried out Geriatric Clinic National Institute Mental Health Hospital (NIMHH). Patient registry clinic used to collect required...

10.3329/bjm.v33i1.56788 article EN Bangladesh Journal of Medicine 2021-12-06
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