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A feasibility study of a new method for electrically producing seizures in man: Focal electrically administered seizure therapy [FEAST]

Nahas Z.; Short B.; Burns C.; Archer M.; Schmidt M.; Prudic J.; Nobler M.S.; Devanand D.P.; Fitzsimons L.; Lisanby S.H.; Payne N.; Perera T.; George M.S.; Sackeim H.A. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2013)

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective acute treatment for severe major depression, but with significant risk of adverse cognitive effects. Unidirectional electrical stimulation with a novel ...
A global clinicians' map of mental disorders to improve ICD-11: Analysing meta-structure to enhance clinical utility

Roberts M.C.; Reed G.M.; Medina-Mora M.E.; Keeley J.W.; Sharan P.; Johnson D.K.; Mari J.D.J.; Ayuso-Mateos J.L.; Gureje O.; Xiao Z.; Maruta T.; Khoury B.; Robles R.; Saxena S. (LONDONTELEPHONE HOUSE, 69-77 PAUL STREET, LONDON EC2A 4LQ, ENGLAND, 2012)

Enhancing clinical utility is an emphasis of the World Health Organization's development of the mental and behavioural disorders chapter of the next International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Understanding how ...
A Probable case of peduncular hallucinosis secondary to a cerebral peduncular lesion successfully treated with an atypical antipsychotic

Talih F.R. (, 2013)

Peduncular hallucinosis is a rare phenomenon that has been reported in case reports and case series. The exact pathophysiology is unclear, but is postulated to involve disruption and dysregulation of the visual neuronal ...
Alteration of GABAergic and glycinergic mechanisms by lidocaine injection in the rostral ventromedial medulla of neuropathic rats

Saade N.E.; Al Amin H.; Tchachaghian S.; Jabbur S.J.; Atweh S.F. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2010)

Attenuation of neuropathic manifestations in experimental animals, by lidocaine injection in the rostral ventro-medial medulla (RVM), has been traditionally attributed to selective block of a descending pain facilitatory ...
Bias to negative emotions: A depression state-dependent marker in adolescent major depressive disorder

Maalouf F.T.; Clark L.; Tavitian L.; Sahakian B.J.; Brent D.; Phillips M.L. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2012)

The aim of the current research was to examine for the first time the extent to which bias to negative emotions in an inhibitory control paradigm is a state or trait marker in major depressive disorder (MDD) in adolescents. ...
Brainstem injection of lidocaine releases the descending pain-inhibitory mechanisms in a rat model of mononeuropathy

Saade N.E.; Al Amin H.A.; Barchini J.; Tchachaghian S.; Shamaa F.; Jabbur S.J.; Atweh S.F. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2012)

Lidocaine injections in the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) have been shown to produce significant reduction of neuropathic manifestations in rats. This effect has been attributed to selective block of a pain descending ...
Child and Adolescent Depression Intervention Overview: What Works, for Whom and How Well?

Maalouf F.T.; Brent D.A. (PHILADELPHIA1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA, 2012)

In this review, the authors provide a summary of the currently available research evidence on interventions in pediatric depression. The use of SSRIs as an effective intervention in the treatment of depression in childhood ...
Chronic dizocilpine or apomorphine and development of neuropathy in two animal models II: Effects on brain cytokines and neurotrophins

Al-Amin H.; Sarkis R.; Atweh S.; Jabbur S.; Saade N. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2011)

Dopaminergic and glutamatergic mechanisms are involved in the development and modulation of neuropathy. Cytokines and neurotrophins can be also involved in the supraspinal maintenance of neuropathic pain. We assessed the ...
Chronic dizocilpine or apomorphine and development of neuropathy in two rat models I: Behavioral effects and role of nucleus accumbens

Sarkis R.; Saade N.; Atweh S.; Jabbur S.; Al-Amin H. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2011)

Dopaminergic and glutamatergic inputs converge on nucleus accumbens (NAC) and affect the neuropathic pain. We tested the effects of daily systemic administration of dizocilpine (MK-801), a N-methyl- d-Aspartate (NMDA) ...
Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders

Khoury B.; Ammar J. (Co-Action Publishing; JARFALLARIPVAGEN 7, JARFALLA, SE-175 64, SWEDEN, 2014)

Mental disorders affect a great number of people worldwide. Four out of the 10 leading causes of disability in the world are mental disorders. Because of the scarcity of specialists around the world and especially in ...
Continuous perfusion with morphine of the orbitofrontal cortex reduces allodynia and hyperalgesia in a rat model for mononeuropathy

Al Amin H.A.; Atweh S.F.; Baki S.A.; Jabbur S.J.; Saade N.E. (CLARECUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, BAY 15, SHANNON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 2004)

Recent imaging reports demonstrate the activation of the orbitofrontal cortical (OFC) area during acute and chronic pain. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of chronic perfusion of this area with morphine on ...
Correlates of early assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders in Lebanon

Dirani L.A.; Salamoun M. (, 2014)

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders who receive early therapeutic interventions present a better developmental pathway than children who do not. Early assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders is the first step in ...
Dementia and depression among nursing home redisents in Lebanon: A pilot study

Chahine L.M.; Bijlsma A.; Hospers A.P.N.; Chemali Z. (CHICHESTERTHE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND, 2007)

Background: The proportion of elderly in the Lebanese population is 7.1percent and this is expected to increase to 10.2percent by the year 2025. The nursing home (NH) population in Lebanon has not been studied. The aim of ...
Detainment and health: The case of the Lebanese hostages of war

Farhood L.F.; Chaaya M.; Saab B.R. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2010)

The purpose of the current research was to compare former detainees of Khiam prison to a comparison group regarding depression, anxiety, presence of chronic diseases, smoking, and alcohol drinking. The sample consisted of ...
Developmental changes in the mRNA expression of neuropeptides and dopamine and glutamate receptors in neonates and adult rats after ventral hippocampal lesion

El-Rawas R.; Saade N.E.; Thiriet N.; Atweh S.; Jaber M.; Al-Amin H.A. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2009)

Background: The neurodevelopment of hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are known to influence different functions in normal and pathological conditions including cognition and sensorimotor functions. The neonatal lesion of ...
Do sub-syndromal manic symptoms influence outcome in treatment resistant depression in adolescents? A latent class analysis from the TORDIA study

Maalouf F.T.; Porta G.; Vitiello B.; Emslie G.; Mayes T.; Clarke G.; Wagner K.D.; Asarnow J.R.; Spirito A.; Keller M.; Birmaher B.; Ryan N.; Shamseddeen W.; Iyengar S.; Brent D. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2012)

Background: To identify distinct depressive symptom trajectories in the TORDIA study and determine their correlates. Methods: Latent Class Growth Analysis (LCGA) using the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) ...
Du rire aux larmes: Pathological laughing and crying in patients with traumatic brain injury and treatment with lamotrigine

Chahine L.M.; Chemali Z. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2006)

Pathologic laughter and crying (PLC) is the involuntary occurrence of laughter and crying in the absence of a corresponding change in affect. PLC resulting from structural brain damage in patients with traumatic brain ...
Effects of ventral hippocampal lesion on thermal and mechanical nociception in neonates and adult rats

Al Amin H.A.; Atweh S.F.; Jabbur S.J.; Saade N.E. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DG, OXON, ENGLAND, 2004)

The proper maturation of the hippocampus is essential for the development of different behaviours, including memory, pain responses and avoidance. The mechanisms involved in the neurodevelopment of nociception have also ...
Health care delivery systems for older adults: How do the Netherlands and Lebanon compare?

Hospers A.P.N.; Chahine L.M.; Chemali Z. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2007)

Older individuals are given low priority compared to other age groups in many societies and geriatric care is not well-developed in many countries. With the global trend in population aging, the increasing number of older ...
Health-related quality of life in adults with transfusion-independent thalassaemia intermedia compared to regularly transfused thalassaemia major: New insights

Musallam K.M.; Khoury B.; Abi-Habib R.; Bazzi L.; Succar J.; Halawi R.; Hankir A.; Koussa S.; Taher A.T. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2011)

Background: In patients with β thalassaemia intermedia (TI), the milder anaemia and transfusion independence imply better health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). However, the unbalanced pathophysiology of the disease ...

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