The impact of traditional healers on the treatment of psychotic patents in Alexandria, Egypt

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S399-S399
Author(s):  
S. Darwish
Keyword(s):  
Private Hospital ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionPsychotic symptoms in the Egyptian community have always been mixed up with supernatural phenomena. This makes patients and their families seek help from traditional healers who can abuse them physically, financially and sexually.AimThe aim of the study was to assess the impact of the traditional healers on the psychotic patients in the Egyptian community.ObjectivesTo measure the percentage of patients going to traditional healers and how much they pay and for how long.MethodsThe study was conducted on a total of 555 psychotic patients. Four hundred and fifty-five psychotic patients from the Mamoura Mental state Hospital and 100 psychotic patients from a private hospital in Alexandria in duration of three months in 2006. A special questionnaire was designed and was run for all patients and their families.ResultsA total of 67.4% of male patients consulted healers while 88.4% of the females consulted healers. Only 9.4% of the females who went to the healers were highly educated compared to 19.7% of the male patients. The majority of the patients who improved were illiterate or can only read and write. Lower socioeconomic groups tend to have a higher percentage in consulting healers and a longer duration of staying in treatment with them. Although therapy at the first session tended to be for free, from the second session forward patients pay more than they would pay seeing a psychiatrist.ConclusionsTraditional healers have a negative impact on the psychiatry practice and are sources of patient's abuse in Egypt.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Classes of University Students in Pakistan as Predictors of their Personality Traits: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-221
Author(s):  
Rafaqat Ali ◽  
Furrukh Bashir ◽  
Rashid Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Socioeconomic Class ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

The current study was heading for determining the impact of Pakistani university students’ socioeconomic classes on their personality traits. Demographic and personality questionnaires were filled by available university students online. The stepwise regression technique facilitated to generate regression models to define impacts of different socioeconomic classes on students’ different personality traits. Different regression models highlighted the significant negative impacts of the middle upper socioeconomic class on Agreeableness, Extraversion and Neuroticism personality traits. The lower socioeconomic class was found to have positive impact on only one personality sub-trait self-discipline. Whereas, the upper lower socioeconomic class caused positive impacts on students’ trust sub-trait, Conscientiousness trait and negative impact on excitement seeking sub-trait of personality. The importance of these impacts of socioeconomic classes on different personality traits and the possible implications are discussed with respect to university students’ academic performance and academic behaviour.

The psychological effects of unmarried women “a field study on a sample of unmarried women in Algeria”

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s902-s902
Author(s):  
L. Fekih ◽  
B. Mounis
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Late Stages ◽  
Confidence Scale

BackgroundThe present research was designed to determine the psychological stress as experienced by unmarried women in the education sector, and how to help them to discover the meaning of their presence in the framework, innovation and achievement, art, science, comprehension, love and adaptation in life.AimThis research aims to identify the various problems and mental disorders that unmarried women suffering from, and to determine the differences between unmarried women in terms of the psychological problems resulting from “unmarried” in: ages, kind and professional status.MethodThe method used in this research is purely descriptive following the collected data from the sample of 200 unmarried women. The tools that were used in this research as follow: Self-Confidence Scale, Psychological Stress Scale, “List of Information Collection for unmarried women”; we proceeded with some statistical techniques.ResultsThe findings of this research were:– emotional problems are the most common problems experienced by unmarried women;– the present study indicates the presence of depressive symptoms in 17%, which can evolve toward psychotic depression as dysthymia (loss of interest in daily activities, hopelessness, low self-esteem, self-criticism, trouble concentrating and trouble making decisions, effectiveness and productivity, avoidance of social activities, feelings of guilt and worries over the past, insomnia…);– the impact of unmarried on late stages have more negative impact, and psychological effect on them was more severe and the greatest harm.ConclusionThe advancement of women in the age without marriage or “unmarried women” is origin of psychological stress and low self-confidence.Dissclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

A broken heart

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S422-S423
Author(s):  
M.J. Gordillo Montaño ◽  
S. Ramos Perdigues ◽  
S. Latorre ◽  
M. de Amuedo Rincon ◽  
P. Torres Llorens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Function ◽  
Mood Stabilizer ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Cardiac Syndrome ◽  
History Of ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
High Doses ◽  
Depressive Episodes ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionWithin the various cultures and throughout the centuries has observed the relationship between emotional states and heart function, colloquially calling him “heartbroken”. Also in the medical literature are references to cardiac alterations induced by stress.ObjectiveTakotsubo is a rare cardiac syndrome that occurs most frequently in postmenopausal women after an acute episode of severe physical or emotional stress. In the text that concerns us, we describe a case related to an exacerbation of psychiatric illness, an episode maniform.MethodWoman 71 years old with a history of bipolar I disorder diagnosed at age 20. Throughout her life, she suffered several depressive episodes as both manic episodes with psychotic symptoms. Carbamazepine treatment performed and venlafaxine. He previously performed treatment with lithium, which had to be suspended due to the impact on thyroid hormones and renal function, and is currently in pre-dialysis situation.She requires significant adjustment treatment, not only removal of antidepressants, but introduction of high doses of antipsychotic and mood stabilizer change of partial responders. In the transcurso income, abrupt change in the physical condition of the patient suffers loss of consciousness, respiratory distress, drop in blood pressure, confusion, making involving several specialists. EEG was performed with abnormal activity, cranial CT, where no changes were observed, and after finally being Echocardiography and coronary angiography performed when diagnosed Takotsubo.Results/conclusionsIn this case and with the available literature, we can conclude that the state of acute mania should be added to the list of psychosocial/stressors that can trigger this condition.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Regional Economic Growth in Malaysia: Does Aggregate Overqualification Matter?

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Zainizam Zakariya ◽  
Kristinn Hermanssons ◽  
Kho Yin Yin ◽  
Noor Fazlin Mohamed Noor
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Dynamic Panel Data ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Regional Economic Growth ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Job Level ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the impact of aggregate overqualification on regional economic growth in Malaysia from 2005 to 2017 using Dynamic Panel Data (DPD) approach. The aggregate overqualification was gauged as the percentage of workers with at least a bachelor’s degree qualification who employed in an occupation below than the professional job level. Following the method, while the incidence stood at 1 percent, it was however higher in Kuala Lumpur (4.4 percent) and Selangor (3.9 percent) and was much lower in Perak (-0.26 percent) and Perlis (-0.12 percent). Moreover, the incidence was higher after 2010. Empirical findings revealed strong evidence of negative impact of the aggregate overqualification on regional economic growth. Yet, the magnitudes of the effect were smaller, between 0.02 and 0.03. Further analysis revealed the negative impact was greater in most developed states and for the period after 2010. The findings depict that there is a growth penalty for not being fully utilised the knowledge and skills of highly educated workers at the regional labour market.

Behavioral disorders in emergencies. Differential diagnosis and treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S465-S465 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Bañón González ◽  
N. Ogando Portilla ◽  
M.G. García Jiménez ◽  
R. Álvarez García ◽  
F. García Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionThe clinical case has been submitted because it presents a number of difficulties in diagnosis. After seven psychiatric hospitalizations, it does not present a definitive diagnosis, poor prognosis and multiple relapses.ObjectivesBoth analyze clinical, psychopathological and epidemiological characteristics of behavioral disorders in relation to a clinical case and review causes, incidence, prevalence, diagnostic, therapeutic tools and the importance of an appropriate differential diagnosis to reach a correct therapeutic approach.MethodsReview of the impact literature for the last five years concerning behavioral disorders: prevalence, incidence, pathogenesis and its relationship with psychiatric disorders encoded in DSM-V.ResultsIt is evident that the patient has behavioral disorders and psychotic symptoms in the context of cocaine intoxication. Although sometimes the dose of cocaine has been very small and probably not justifies in all cases a toxic psychosis, it is true that withdrawal periods have been short; therefore difficult to assess. Also mania-like symptoms have been discussed because the patient has an increased activity, dysphoric mood, anxiety and decreased need for sleep.ConclusionsResponse to treatment and hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention characteristics make us consider the diagnosis of adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD in adults and adolescents have significant comorbidity with substance abuse, particularly cocaine, amphetamines and psychostimulants, also alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, and with other psychiatric disorders: oppositional defiant, personality (especially cluster B: antisocial, etc), anxiety (generalized anxiety, phobias, panic..), affective or eating disorders.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The impact of servitization of manufacturing on the human capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 02016
Author(s):  
LiXian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Capital Intensity ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Financial Data ◽  
Sales Personnel ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Technical Personnel ◽  
The Impact

This paper uses the PSM-DID method to investigate the impact of servitization of manufacturing on enterprises’ human capital based on Chinese listed manufacturing corporations’ financial data. The empirical results show that servitization of manufacturing has a negative impact on the proportion of production and sales personnel, but has a positive influence on the proportion of technical personnel and highly educated personnel, which both by increasing path variables productivity and capital-intensity.

scholarly journals M153. THE RELATION BETWEEN PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCES AND SLEEP IMPAIRMENTS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S193-S194
Author(s):  
Sanne Brederoo ◽  
Jacqueline De Vries ◽  
Janna De Boer ◽  
Mascha Linszen ◽  
Maya Schutte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Psychotic Experiences ◽  
Daytime Functioning ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Impaired Sleep ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Although previous studies reported a link between sleep dysfunction and psychotic symptoms, more detailed information is needed to translate this association into clinical practice. This study investigates the impact of different aspects of sleep quality on prevalence, type and severity of psychotic-like experiences, in a large general population sample. In doing so, we distinguish between hallucinations in the auditory (AH) and visual (VH) domains and delusions, to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the detrimental effects of impaired sleep. Methods An online survey was used to gather information on self-reported psychotic-like experiences and sleep quality in a sample of 10.301 Dutch participants (median age 32 yrs; 68.9% females). The Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences (QPE) was used to assess aspects of AH and VH. A subset of the participants also filled-out a second part of the QPE regarding occurrence of delusion. Furthermore, a measure of general sleep quality was derived based on seven sleep domains as assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Binomial logistic regression was used to investigate the effects of the seven sleep domains on the likelihood that participants had experienced hallucinations in the preceding week, using 3324 participants with and a random subsample of 3391 participants without such experiences. The same analysis was performed on the data regarding delusions, using 438 participants with and a random subsample of 445 participants without delusions in the past week. Reported odds ratios (OR) reflect the increment in likelihood of occurrence of hallucinations and delusions. To further assess whether impaired sleep affects the level of distress caused by hallucinations, participants were divided into ‘good’ and ‘poor’ sleepers using a cut-off score of 5 points on the total PSQI score. Chi-square tests were then used to compare the two groups on occurrence of distressing vs non-distressing AH and VH. Results Impaired sleep showed to entail significant predictors of the prevalence of hallucinations. Specifically, sleeping less than 5 hours a night (OR 1.88), having sleep disturbances more than 3 times a week (OR 5.81), the use of sleep medication more than 2 times a week (OR 1.61) and decreased daytime functioning more than 3 times a week (OR 1.87) increased the odds to experience hallucinations, as compared to participants without these sleep difficulties. Furthermore, experiencing sleep disturbances more than 2 times a week (OR 9.24) and decreased daytime functioning more than 2 times a week (OR 5.53) also strongly increased the odds to experience delusions. Subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, and sleep efficiency were not significant predictors for the prevalence of hallucinations or delusions. Importantly, sleep impairment also affected the experienced distress as caused by hallucinations. A larger proportion of the poor sleepers than of the good sleepers experienced distressing AH (p < .001) and reported that the AH had a negative impact on their functioning (p < .001). Likewise, a larger proportion of the poor sleepers than of the good sleepers reported distressing VH (p < .001) and reported a negative impact of VH on their functioning (p < .001). Discussion Sleep impairments were associated with increased prevalence of psychotic-like experiences, and with more severe distress as caused by hallucinations. Sleep restoration should be explored as a first line intervention for people suffering from psychotic-like experiences. In case of delusions, such interventions should be directed at decreasing the number of nightly disturbances, while for individuals suffering from hallucinations additional focus should be put on increasing the achieved hours of sleep.

Making mental health part of the solution for reducing the negative impact of austerity – a perspective from England

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S5-S5
Author(s):  
S. Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Psychosocial Resilience ◽  
The Impact

This paper will describe four initiatives in England to protect the mental health of the population.1. Lobbying government – presenting the evidence about how mental health services can reduce the impact of austerity on families and communities.2. Building psychosocial resilience in schools through well being programmes and through “enabling environments” in the workplace.3. Delivering sustainability in mental and physical healthcare:– prevention – don’t get ill in the first place;– patient empowerment – if unwell patient to self manage where possible;– lean service design – if healthcare services necessary, these should be efficient and high value;– low carbon – reducing carbon footprint and waste.4. Working across medicine – choosing wisely:– promoting conversations between doctors and patients to choose care that is:– supported by evidence,– not duplicative of other tests of procedures already received,– free from harm,– truly necessary.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Inequality-Related Health and Social Factors and Their Impact on Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a National Survey in the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1014
Author(s):  
Daniel Tzu-Hsuan Chen ◽  
Yi-Jen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
The Impact

Background: Lower socioeconomic groups and disadvantaged populations across the world suffer disproportionately from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to examine the impact of health- and social-inequality–related factors on well-being in order to further distinguish each of their effects during the pandemic. Methods: A nationally-representative sample of 5077 UK respondents aged 18 years or older was recruited through an online survey panel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their subjective well-being was measured using the 11-point Cantril Ladder of Life Scale. The impact of inequality-related health and social factors (pre-existing medical conditions, household size and occupation), as well as COVID-19–related risk factors (symptoms, confirmed infections, and social distancing behaviours) on well-being were analysed using multiple linear regression models. The associations between the COVID-19–related risk factors and well-being according to the respondents’ household size and occupation were modelled in order to test the differences by their socioeconomic profile. Results: We identified inverted V-shaped associations between household size and subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to single-person households, respondents from households of two to four persons showed better well-being (β = 0.57; CI (0.44, 0.72)), whereas living in crowded households of five persons or more was associated with decreased well-being (β = −0.48; CI (−0.71, −0.25)). Furthermore, lower-skilled occupations (elementary occupations: β = −0.31; CI (−0.58, −0.03); logistics and transport services: β = −0.37; CI (−0.74, −0.01)) and chronic medical conditions (cardiometabolic or respiratory diseases: β = −0.25; CI (−0.41, −0.1); and mental health conditions: β = −1.12; CI (−1.28, −0.96)) were factors associated with reduced well-being during the pandemic. Interactions between a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, symptoms, and crowded households were identified (β = −0.95; CI (−1.76, −0.14) and β = −4.74; CI (−9.87, −1.61), respectively). Conclusions: In a national sample, the levels of general subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns were disproportionately distributed across different groups within society. Preventive policies should explicitly focus on reaching lower socioeconomic groups; more emphasis should be placed on the coordination of multisectoral support in order to tackle existing health and social inequalities.

Mood disorder in epilepsy: A case report

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S337-S337
Author(s):  
R.A. Baena ◽  
I. Mesián ◽  
L. Mendoza ◽  
Y. Lázaro
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Mood Disorder ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Psychiatric Problem ◽  
Mood Instability ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Patients With Epilepsy ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionA lot of studies have described that up to 50% of patients with epilepsy develop psychiatric disorders: depression, anxiety and psychotic symptoms. We can classify these symptoms according to how they relate in time to seizure occurrence, i.e. pre-ictal/prodromal, ictal, post-ictal or inter-ictal. In this case, we have a 76 years old woman that develops a maniac-episode previously that she has an episode.ObjectivesMake a review about the prevalence, risk factors of psychiatric problem in epilepsy (biological, psychosocial and iatrogenic) and report of clinical case.MethodsReview the bi-directional associations between epilepsy and bipolar disorder (epidemiological links, evidence for shared etiology, and the impact of these disorders) with a integrated clinical approach.ResultsTheoretically, epilepsy and bipolar disorder share an important number of clinical and neurobiological features. Classic neuropsychiatric literature focused on major depression with data on bipolar disorder remains limited. However, actually there are many evidences that mood instability, mixed irritability even mania is not uncommon in patients with epilepsy.ConclusionsIt is important develop more sensitive and specific screening instruments to identify mood disorder in epilepsy's patients. Future research becomes decisive for a better understanding of the similarities between epilepsy and BD, and the treatment of both.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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