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Perspectives on Sexual Health Management among Tunisian Primary Care Physicians Open
Introduction Sexual health significantly influences individual well-being. It is thus crucial for primary care physicians to address these concerns effectively. Objectives To evaluate the perspectives and approaches of primary care practit…
Association between G6PD deficiency and schizophrenia A case report Open
Introduction G6PD is essential for the production of NADPH, which is a cofactor for many enzymes involved in antioxidant defense and neurotransmitter synthesis. A deficiency in this enzyme could lead to increased oxidative stress, impaired…
A rare case of trauma related dissociative identity disorder Open
Introduction Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a debilitating and controversial psychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence estimated around 1,5%. It remains underdiagnosed despite recognition in international classification of m…
Aggressiveness and emotion dysregulation among adolescents first degree relatives of schizophrenia patients Open
Introduction Schizophrenia is a severe debilitating condition, with elevated level of aggressiveness reaching 33% in a large sample of patients. Unaffected biological relatives of schizophrenia patients share similar though less severe neu…
A case-control study of aggressiveness in adolescents with schizophrenia family history Open
Introduction Violence is a common behavioral and health concern among adolescents, aged 12 to 18 years old. In fact, aggressiveness may result in severe outcome in a critical age characterised by biological, psychological, and social chang…
Role of nurses and the nursing assistants in the implementation and monitoring of physical restraint in psychiatry Open
Introduction Physical restraint is a therapeutic procedure allowing to immobilize an agitated patient.Although it is an effective method especially in the states of psychomotor instability, its practice is not devoid of risks which imposes…
COVID 19 survivors : Feeling suicidal ? Open
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with several psychiatric manifestations leaving undoubtedly psychological consequences. However by escaping death ,do COVID-19 survivors present a higher risk for suicide ? Objectives In thi…
The COVID-19 pandemic impact on prenatal anxiety Open
Introduction Anxiety manifestations are one of the most described symptoms during pregnancy. Meanwhile, the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health and anxiety distress in particular, of pregnant and…
The relationship between stigma and help-seeking intentions in college students Open
Introduction Few people seek mental health care despite the high prevalence of mental illnesses and their serious consequences. Barriers explaining this lack or absence of help-seeking have been the subject of several studies with stigma b…
Assessment of attitudes toward schizophrenia in tunisian family medicine residents Open
Introduction Assessing the attitudes of family medicine residents toward schizophrenia is of greatest concern since family physicians potentially have a key role in identifying the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia at earlier stages and …
Assessment of knowledge of mental illness in a non-clinical population of tunisian students Open
Introduction Stigma, including beliefs about mental illness, can operate in different cultures in different ways, making Western theoretical bases considered “universal” on the stigmatization of theories not applicable to non-Western cultu…
Association between complete corpus callosum agenesis and recent-onset schizophrenia: A case report Open
Introduction Corpus callosum agenesis (CCA) is a rare congenital disorder in which there is a partial or complete absence of the corpus callosum. Within the framework of an anatomoclinical approach to schizophrenia, a few studies have focu…