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Burden of anxiety, depression and stress among older adults living in South-East Asia: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Open

Jeetesh V. Patel, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Aliya Naheed, Paramjit Gill · 2025

Introduction Depression, anxiety and stress are major contributors to the global burden of diseases. The ageing population faces an escalating burden of these conditions, and half of the cases are largely undiagnosed. Yet a paucity of epid…

Influences on help-seeking for serious mental illness in Dhaka, bangladesh: a mixed-methods study Open

Sagar Jilka, Bulbul Siddiqi, Catherine Winsper, George Bouliotis, Ursula M. Read , et al. · 2025

Purpose Early intervention can improve mental health outcomes for people living with serious mental illness (SMI). Understanding what factors influence patients’ health help-seeking decisions are important in low and middle-income countrie…

Mental health care seeking behavior in Bangladesh: determinants and treatment gaps Open

Rumana Huque, Abul Kalam Azad, Khaleda Islam, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Robed Amin · 2025

Depressive, anxiety symptoms and their co-occurrence among women seeking antenatal care in Bangladesh Open

Md Hafizur Rahman, Ridwana Maher Manna, Nasimul Ghani Usmani, Pradip Chandra, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun , et al. · 2025

Anxiety and depression are significant concerns among antenatal women in Bangladesh. Despite the critical need for tailored mental health care in health facilities, studies on these symptoms in this demographic remain lacking. Therefore, o…

Depressive, anxiety symptoms and their co-occurrence among women seeking antenatal care in Bangladesh Open

Md Hafizur Rahman, Ridwana Maher Manna, Nasimul Ghani Usmani, Md Robed Amin, Muhammad Habib Khan , et al. · 2025

Background Anxiety and depression are significant concerns among antenatal women in Bangladesh. Despite the critical need for tailored mental health care in health facilities, studies on these symptoms in this demographic remain lacking. T…

People with severe mental illness are not adequately screened for non-communicable diseases: Findings of a multi-country cross-sectional study in South Asia Open

Kavindu Appuhamy, Faith Wiggins, Alex J. Mitchell, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mark Ashworth , et al. · 2025

Introduction People with severe mental illness die 10-20 years earlier than the general population. This is largely due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia increasing the risk of car…

Treatment and long-term outcome of mental disorders: The grim picture from a quasi-epidemiological investigation in 54,826 subjects from 40 countries Open

Konstantinos Ν. Fountoulakis, Grigorios N. Karakatsoulis, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed , et al. · 2025

In the community, the overwhelming majority of mental patients do not receive appropriate treatment or, even worse, no treatment at all. The outcome is unfavourable for the majority and only a few selective treatment options seem to make a…

Enhancing Access to Mental Health Services for Antepartum and Postpartum Women Through Telemental Health Services at Wellbeing Centers in Selected Health Facilities in Bangladesh: Implementation Research Open

Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Hafizur Rahman, Ridwana Maher Manna, Ema Akter, Sharmin Islam , et al. · 2024

Background Globally, 10% of pregnant women and 13% of postpartum women experience mental disorders. In Bangladesh, nearly 50% of mothers face common mental disorders, but mental health services and trained professionals to serve their need…

Climate change and women’s mental health in two vulnerable communities of Bangladesh: An ethnographic study Open

Jean-Marc Goudet, Faria Binte Arif, Hasan Owais, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Valéry Ridde · 2024

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges humanity faces in the 21st century, with its health impacts being profoundly felt in the most vulnerable countries. However, the mental health impacts of climate change, particularly…

Self-reported suicidal behaviour among people living with disabilities: prevalence and associated factors from a cross-sectional nation-wide survey in Bangladesh Open

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Aniqua Anjum, Rasma Muzaffar, Teresa Pollard, Taslima Akter , et al. · 2024

Background Disability marginalises a large portion of Bangladesh’s population. Global pre- and post-pandemic research evidently states that, this group is more prone to develop mental health problems, which increases the risk of self-harm …

Assessment of the feasibility of a community-based mental health training programme for persons with disabilities by non-specialists from different stakeholders’ perspectives in Bangladesh Open

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Enryka Christopher, Anan Nisat Nabela Hossain, Taslima Akter , et al. · 2024

Somatic multicomorbidity and disability in patients with psychiatric disorders in comparison to the general population: a quasi-epidemiological investigation in 54,826 subjects from 40 countries (COMET-G study) Open

Konstantinos Ν. Fountoulakis, Grigorios N. Karakatsoulis, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed , et al. · 2024

Background The prevalence of medical illnesses is high among patients with psychiatric disorders. The current study aimed to investigate multi-comorbidity in patients with psychiatric disorders in comparison to the general population. Seco…

Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes among COVID-19 Survivors: A Multi-Center Prospective Observational Study Open

Mohsin Ahmed, Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, Md. Arifur Rahman, AKMM Islam, Matiur Rahman , et al. · 2024

Care Seeking Behavior and Treatment Gap for Mental Health Conditions in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Mental Health Survey 2019 Open

Rumana Huque, Abul Kalam Azad, Khaleda Islam, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Md Robed Amin · 2023

Background: The study provides evidence of the existing pattern of mental healthcare-seeking behavior and treatment gaps among the adult population in Bangladesh, and identifies the factors that influence the decision of the patients with …

Kinematic Optimization and Comparison of Wheelchair-mounted Assistive Robots for Activities of Daily Living Open

Elias Jose Munoz Montenegro, Md Samiul Haque Sunny, Javier Sanjuan, Brahim Brahmi, Jawhar Ghommam , et al. · 2023

The number of wheelchair users has increased at an alarming rate throughout the last decade due to the increased number of individuals with upper/lower extremity dysfunctions resulting from a stroke, spinal cord injury, trauma, accident, o…

Market Demand of Private University Graduates: An Empirical Analysis Using Skills Needed for Development Partner Open

Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mahmud Wahid - · 2023

In the onset of 1980, Government, educators, and employers prepared a series of reports identifying key skills and implementation strategies to guide students, workers towards meeting the demands of the changing world. Finally, the abridge…

Assessment of the feasibility of a community-based mental health training programme for persons with disabilities by non-specialists from different stakeholders’ perspectives in Bangladesh Open

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Enryka Christopher, Anan Nisat Nabela Hossain, Taslima Akter , et al. · 2023

Introduction: Bangladesh is a developing country where 11% of the population has at least one disability, but no community-level mental health service is available. There is limited evidence of the burden of mental health issues and health…

Prevalence of and factors associated with depression, anxiety and stress among adolescents in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based study Open

M Atiqul Haque, Afifa Anjum, Sabrina Mousum, Marium Salwa, Zubair Ahmed Ratan , et al. · 2023

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant mental health challenges among adolescents in Bangladesh. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and associated factors of depression, anxiety and stress among adolescent…

Predictors of 6-month follow-up Outcome of Drug Treatment in Schizophrenia in a tertiary hospital of Bangladesh Open

Shahid Ullah, M. A. Pathan, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Imam, M F Elsayed Khaled, Helal Uddin Ahmed · 2023

Background: Schizophrenia may have a better outcome in low- and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh short-term outcome of drug treatment of schizophrenia is also better. It is required to see the predictors of outcome of drug treatment …

Obesity among people with SMI in South Asia: Implication for research, policy and practice Open

Sukanya Rajan, Kavindu Appuhamy, Danielle Podmore, Jan R. Boehnke, Mark Ashworth , et al. · 2023

Intersecting Vulnerabilities: Unraveling the Complex Relationship between Women, Climate Change, and Mental Health in Bangladeshi Communities Open

Jean-Marc Goudet, Faria Binte Arif, Hasan Owais, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Valéry Ridde · 2023

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that humanity is facing in the 21st century, and its impact is being felt all over the world. It is well documented that the impacts of climate change have a significant effect on human healt…

Internet addiction: issues and concerns Open

Helal Uddin Ahmed · 2023

There is some addictive use of the internet which ultimately refers to a disorder. Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviors regarding computer use and internet access that led…

Role of Microcredit on Poverty Reduction: A Measurement on Present On-Going Process Open

Helal Uddin Ahmed · 2023

A large labor force with limited employment opportunity in formal sector induces people to get access to the available employment opportunity in the informal sector. The Public Private Partners (PPP) programs of the country give direction …

Mental Health Care Seeking Behavior in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Mental Health Survey 2019 Open

Rumana Huque, Abul Kalam Azad, Khaleda Islam, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Md Robed Amin · 2023

Objectives The study aims to explore the existing pattern of mental healthcare-seeking behavior among the adult population in Bangladesh, and to delineate the factors that influence the mental health patients' decision to receive mental he…

Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the health professionals (COMET-HP) study: depression, suicidal tendencies and conspiracism Open

Konstantinos Ν. Fountoulakis, Grigorios N. Karakatsoulis, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed , et al. · 2023

Facebook addiction and its related factors among medical students; a cross- sectional study in Bangladesh Open

Md Rizwanul Karim, Md Jawadul Haque, Shahnaz Akhter, Helal Uddin Ahmed · 2023

There is mounting evidence that Facebook Addiction is associated with poor mental health, physical symptoms, social dysfunction, and despair among the adolescent and youth population. The current study set out to identify the prevalence of…

A Novel Multi-Modal Teleoperation of a Humanoid Assistive Robot with Real-Time Motion Mimic Open

Julio C. Cerón, Md Samiul Haque Sunny, Brahim Brahmi, Luis Miguel Méndez Moreno, Raouf Fareh , et al. · 2023

This research shows the development of a teleoperation system with an assistive robot (NAO) through a Kinect V2 sensor, a set of Meta Quest virtual reality glasses, and Nintendo Switch controllers (Joycons), with the use of the Robot Opera…

Global research on syndemics: a meta-knowledge analysis (2001-2020) Open

Md Mahbub Hossain, Nobonita Saha, Tahmina Tasnim Rodela, Samia Tasnim, Tasmiah Nuzhath , et al. · 2023

Background: Syndemics or synergies of cooccurring epidemics are widely studied across health and social sciences in recent years. Methods: We conducted a meta-knowledge analysis of articles published between 2001 to 2020 in this growing fi…

Current Designs of Robotic Arm Grippers: A Comprehensive Systematic Review Open

Jaime Hernandez, Md Samiul Haque Sunny, Javier Sanjuan, Ivan Rulik, Md Ishrak Islam Zarif , et al. · 2023

Recent technological advances enable gripper-equipped robots to perform many tasks traditionally associated with the human hand, allowing the use of grippers in a wide range of applications. Depending on the application, an ideal gripper d…

Comparative efficacy of amisulpride and risperidone in schizophrenia with predominantly negative symptoms: A randomized clinical trial Open

Mohammad Tariqul Alam, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mekhala Sarkar, Niaz Mohammad Khan, Ahsan Aziz Sarkar · 2023

Introduction: Negative symptoms are core components of schizophrenia and can cause significant long-term functional handicap, severely impair the quality of life of both the patient and the caregivers and place a substantial burden on soci…

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