A5044615542- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Sleep and related disorders
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Zayed University
2019-2024
University of Calgary
2012-2017
Allen Institute for Brain Science
2013
Sapienza University of Rome
2011-2012
National University of Singapore
2012
Positive religious coping has frequently been associated with better mental health outcomes when dealing stressful life events (e.g., natural disasters, domestic abuse, divorce). The COVID-19 pandemic, and the infection prevention control measures (curfew, quarantine, restricted travel, social distancing), represent a society-wide stressor. This study explored positive among Muslim Christian residents of United Arab Emirates (UAE) during early stages national response to pandemic....
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is likely to be significant. Identifying vulnerable groups during essential for targeting psychological support, and in preparation any second wave or future pandemic. Vulnerable are vary across different societies; therefore, research needs conducted at a national international level. This online survey explored generalised anxiety depression symptoms community sample adults (N = 1039) United Arab Emirates (UAE) between April 8th 22nd,...
Social cognition, the mental operations that underlie social interactions, is a major construct to investigate in schizophrenia. Impairments cognition are present before onset of psychosis, and even unaffected first-degree relatives, suggesting may be trait marker illness. In large cohort individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) healthy controls, three domains (theory mind, facial emotion recognition perception) were assessed clarify which impaired this population. Six-hundred...
Determining the potential barriers responsible for delaying access to care, and elucidating pathways early intervention should be a priority, especially in Arab countries where mental health resources are limited. To best of our knowledge, no previous studies have examined relationship between religiosity, stigma help-seeking an Muslim cultural background. Hence, we propose present study test moderating role toward illness religiosity attitudes among community people living different...
Background: The majority of research attention has been devoted to the link between religiosity and suicide risk, a considerable amount studies carried out on how stigma impacts individuals with mental health problems different kinds. However, interplay religiosity, literacy seldom empirically researched, especially quantitatively. We sought through this study redress imbalance by examining relationship stigma; indirect moderating effects relationship. Method: A cross-sectional web-based...
Background: Metacognition has been described as the knowledge of our own cognitive processes. Metacognitive deficits are common in schizophrenia, but little is known about metacognition before onset full-blown psychosis. Aims: This study aimed to longitudinally characterize a sample individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis, and determine if was related later conversion Method: Participants (153 CHR individuals; 68 help seeking controls, HSC) were part large multi-site PREDICT...
Interoception is the ability to sense internal bodily changes and research indicates that it may play a role in development of mental illness. In recent years, preliminary evidence has shown interoception impaired people with psychosis. Interoceptive sensibility, meta-cognitive aspect interoception, never been studied across psychosis continuum. The present study aimed at assessing interoceptive sensibility youth psychotic-like experiences.We invited sample young adults (N = 609; age 19-21...
Abstract Background Interoception is mental awareness, recognition and acknowledgement of physiological body signals. Understanding the role sleep interoception may provide a better understanding surrounding sleep-health connection. Our primary objective was to examine potential relationships between subjective quality multiple dimensions interoceptive abilities in large sample young adults, group who are vulnerable impairment its widespread health consequences. Methods We conducted an...
The value people attribute to rewards is influenced both by the time and effort required obtain them. Impairments in these computations are described patients with schizophrenia appear associated negative symptom severity. This study investigated whether deficits temporal cost can be observed individuals subclinical psychotic symptoms (PS) determine if this dysfunction already present a potentially pre-psychotic period. Sixty participants, divided into three groups based on severity of PS...
Introduction. Impaired depth perception, a fundamental aspect of early visual processing, has been shown in patients with schizophrenia suggesting disturbance to magnocellular and possibly parvocellular pathways. Despite some evidence showing visual-perceptive deficits people schizotypal personality traits (SPT), perception not evaluated these subjects. Methods. 12 clinically healthy schizotypy 17 control participants were examined using novel stereoscopic task. A mixed ANOVA design...
The COVID‐19 pandemic and the associated infection prevention control measures (e.g. quarantine, lockdown isolation), have had an adverse impact on mental health. To date, health status challenges of foreign workers during been neglected in literature. This cross‐sectional web‐based survey assessed levels post‐traumatic stress, depression, anxiety insomnia among international sample ( n = 319) resident United Arab Emirates (UAE). majority participants were female (76%), European (69%) highly...
Abstract Background Most mental health issues develop during adolescence, therefore identifying youth needs and pathways to care is critical improve prevention. To date, studies have typically focused on Western samples, while the impact of cultural diversity perception illness, care, remain poorly understood. address shortage conducted in Arab world, particularly United Emirates (UAE), present investigation aims identify characteristics accessing services Dubai. Methods Data was collected...