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Development of mental health services for lower-skilled migrant workers in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The largest group of migrants in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are lower-skilled migrant workers. GCC countries have witnessed significant healthcare infrastructure investments over recent decades. Despite this, ...
Mania and hypomania associated with COVID-19: a series of 15 cases seen by the consultation-liaison psychiatry service in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2021 , Article)
Background: A range of neuropsychiatric diagnoses have been reported in association with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, only sporadic cases of mania or hypomania have been reported in patients with COVID-19. ...
Mental wellbeing of healthcare workers working in quarantine centers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Healthcare workers managing Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) patients are at increased risk of poor mental wellbeing. The available literature on the psychological impact in the Arabian Gulf region is limited, and a ...
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ECT PRACTICE IN QATAR
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Medicinska Naklada Zagreb
, 2022 , Article)
There is paucity of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) utilization surveys from the Arabian Gulf region and none available from Qatar. There is no literature available on impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ...
Characteristics of 100 consecutive patients with COVID-19 referred to consultation-liaison psychiatry services in Qatar: A comparison of patients with delirium versus other psychiatric diagnoses
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HBKU Press
, 2022 , Article)
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with various neuropsychiatric manifestations. This study reports on patients with COVID19 who were referred to the consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatry services ...
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals With Pre-existing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the State of Qatar: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Published evidence about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is conflicting. Most studies suggest an increase in the severity of OCD in people with pre-existing OCD, whereas ...
Why mental health service delivery needs to align alongside mainstream medical services
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
There is significant individual human suffering and economic burden because of untreated mental health and substance use disorders. There is high psychiatric morbidity in primary and secondary medical care. At least one-fifth ...
Clozapine prescribing practice and trends in Qatar: First national observational study
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Clozapine is the gold standard in the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Despite its clinically proven efficacy clozapine utilization is variable globally and published evidence is suggestive of ...
Policy and legislation for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
There is a marked paucity of publications on the policy and legislation of mental health, and substance use disorders in the public domain in Qatar. Qatar National Vision provides a framework for national strategies and ...