A5067812841- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Disability Education and Employment
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Mind wandering and attention
University of Sharjah
2021-2024
University of Sheffield
2013-2022
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
2020-2021
Newcastle University
2005-2012
North Tyneside General Hospital
2011
Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
2010
Royal Victoria Infirmary
2008
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental and amongst the most prevalent psychiatric disorders. MDD remains challenging to diagnose predict its onset due heterogeneous phenotype complex etiology. Hence, early detection using diagnostic biomarkers critical for rapid intervention. In this study, mixture of AI bioinformatics were used mine transcriptomic data from publicly available datasets including 170 patients 121 healthy controls. Bioinformatics analysis gene set enrichment (GSEA)...
The Val158Met single nucleotide polymorphism of the COMT gene has been implicated in aetiology schizophrenia, although results from different populations have conflicting.The aim present study was to investigate possible association between schizophrenia and a novel Arab population Syria.71 unrelated schizophrenic subjects (45 men) 102 healthy controls (62 were recruited take part this case- control study. genotyped for patients controls, using new optimized PCR-RFLP method.the demonstrated...
Background Positron emission tomography and post-mortem studies of the number somatodendritic 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A (5-HT ) autoreceptors in raphé nuclei have found both increases decreases depression. However, recent genetic suggest they may be increased and/or function. The current study examined effect buspirone on electroencephalographic (EEG) centroid frequency, a putative index 5-HT receptor functional status, cohort medication-free depressed patients controls. Method A total 15 (nine...
Aims : To update the benchmark from 2006 National Survey, comparing users of NHS psychiatric intensive care (PICU) and low secure (LSU) services, to define 'locked rehabilitation' (LRU) patient characteristics.<br/> Method A cross-sectional census day questionnaire (November 2016) with a six month follow-up ending in May 2017.<br/> Results 104 units responded: 73 PICU, 644 patients; 17 LSU, 190 14 LRU, 183 patients. The typical PICU is younger, employed, stays for shorter...
We report a consanguineous family in which schizophrenia segregates manner consistent with recessive inheritance of rare, partial-penetrance susceptibility allele. From 4 marriages between 2 sets siblings who are half first cousins, 6 offspring have diagnoses psychotic disorder. Homozygosity mapping revealed 6.1-Mb homozygous region on chromosome 13q22.2-31.1 shared by all affected individuals, containing 13 protein-coding genes. Microsatellite analysis confirmed homozygosity for the...
Aims Adapting to academic and social demands may be challenging for university students. Healthcare students are thought at high risk of burnout Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) due the their training emotional toll caring patients. This extends well into physician years, suggesting persistence an abnormal psychological state developed during years. We aimed investigate prevalence severity depressive symptoms, burnout, resilience in healthcare students, examine correlation with salivary...
Aims Nomophobia, defined as the fear of being without one's mobile phone, and FOMO (Fear Missing Out) are on rise thought to be linked increased mental health problems. In information era, separated from smartphones may cause anxiety, while expectation continuous updates social media increase feelings inadequacy distress when comparing life with selected highlights others. The extent nomophobia in Middle East whether these experiences associated psychiatric disorders yet ascertained. purpose...
Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a set of time series each which can be represented as 2D image (spectrogram), so that EEG recording mapped to the C-dimensional (where C denotes number channels in and equals electrodes montage). In this paper, novel approach for automated feature extraction from spectrogram representation proposed. The method involves usage autoencoder models based on 3-dimensional convolution layers 2-dimensional deformable layers. Features, extracted by autoencoders, used...
Abstract Background : Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric characterised by repetitive, undesirable thoughts or acts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authorities worldwide urged people to take proper measures. It expected that such sudden change would cause excessive hygiene habits in predisposed OCD. Methods: This was quantitative cross-sectional study used an online survey platform collect responses from UAE residents. The self-administered questionnaire...
Major depressive disorder is a disabling condition that impacts on function and well-being. It one of the leading causes disease burden in high-income countries. Treatment this can be challenging because significant minority patients do not respond to initial pharmacotherapy. There has been on-going debate about ‘efficacy’ antidepressants given large placebo response trial data. In nonsystematic review discussed recent studies are quoted point more effective ways interpreting antidepressant...
Aims Nonorganic visual loss, or functional blindness, is estimated to account for up 5% of all presentations blindness. This form blindness can be ascribed either a psychogenic aetiology malingering. Psychogenic often manifestation conversion disorder, in which psychiatric condition impairs the normal physical functioning affected individual. could lead both motor and sensory defects, given that they are not better explained by an organic cause, should ruled out investigations prove intact...
Aims One of the top causes death and injury among adolescents young adults is suicidal behaviour. Indeed, suicide second leading cause individuals aged between 15 24 years worldwide. Studies on prevalence university students in UAE are scarce. Importantly, extent awareness experience suicidality this group still unknown. We aimed to ascertain knowledge attitudes towards warning signs symptoms amongst UAE. Methods An online self-administered questionnaire platform was used collect data from a...