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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Treatment of Parental Depression and Reduced Risk in Offspring-Does It Have Anything to Do with Offspring Gender?

Bibi Alamiri, Ahmed Naguy

Objective There is an increased risk for depression in the offspring of depressed parents. This is in part mediated by maladaptive parenting. Females are more vulnerable to parenting behavior and were found to be at...

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Are Standardized Tests Sensitive to Early Cognitive Change in Parkinson’s Disease?

Travis H Turner, Daniel H Lench, Robin Adams, Sandra Wilson, Christina Marsicano, Federico Rodriguez-Porcel

Introduction Cognitive deficits within the first years of Parkinson’s disease (PD) diagnosis are commonly reported, and progression to dementia greatly impacts independence. Identifying measures sensitive to early changes is critical for trials of symptomatic therapies...

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GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

Clinical Indications of Memantine in Psychiatry-Science or Art?

Muhammad Aljuwaiser, Nadyah Alayadhi, Victoria Ozidu, Shenouda Anwar Shafik Zakhari, Reda Rushdy, Ahmed Naguy

Background Memenatine is USFDA approved for dementia of Alzheimer’s disease. Apart from this indication, trend of its use in psychiatry is on the rise addressing a multitude of disorders. Study question Memantine remains one of...

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GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

Captagone & Morbid Jealousy

Amr Said Shalaby, Osama Mohamed Badr Nassar, Abdullah Osama Bahanan, Mishal Hasan Alshehri, Nasr Farid Nasr Abou Elzahab

This study aimed to explore the relationship between Captagon usage and the development of delusions of infidelity. The study sample; 101 male patients, was recruited from patients admitted to Eradah Complex for Mental Health and...

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REVIEW ARTICLE

ADHD-A Clinician’s Bird’s Eye View of Current Status and New Vistas!

Ahmed Naguy, Saxby Pridmore, Salem Alwetayan, Dalal Elsori, Bibi Alamiri

Objectives Literature on ADHD has taken long strides recently as heaps of new data are pouring in through countless papers. Here, authors try to outline changing paradigms in ADHD practice. DSM-5 changes regarding the typology...

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The Future of Schizophrenia Psychopharmacotherapy: More Antipsychotic Atypicality? Guess So!

Ahmed Naguy, Saxby Pridmore, Bibi Alamiri

No single neurotransmitter aberration could explain the heterogeneity of schizophrenia syndrome and thus, treatment strategies capitalizing solely on a single neurotransmitter system (e.g., DA blockade) is less likely to be fully successful on clinical grounds....

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VOL 53 No. 1

Articles in This Issue

Treatment of Parental Depression and Reduced Risk in Offspring-Does It Have Anything to Do with Offspring Gender?

Are Standardized Tests Sensitive to Early Cognitive Change in Parkinson’s Disease?

Clinical Indications of Memantine in Psychiatry-Science or Art?

Captagone & Morbid Jealousy

ADHD-A Clinician’s Bird’s Eye View of Current Status and New Vistas!

The Future of Schizophrenia Psychopharmacotherapy: More Antipsychotic Atypicality? Guess So!

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