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Validation of the Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (DCQ) in First- Episode Schizophrenia Open
Background: There is evidence that suggests that body dysmorphia represents a risk factor that may occur at the prodromal phase of schizophrenia, affecting ongoing developmental processes and conferring vulnerability to the disease. This s…
Validation of the Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire ( <span>DCQ</span> ) in First‐Episode Schizophrenia Open
Background There is evidence that suggests that body dysmorphia represents a risk factor that may occur at the prodromal phase of schizophrenia, affecting ongoing developmental processes and conferring vulnerability to the disease. This st…
Validation of the Eight‐Item Paranoid Thoughts Scale (GPTS‐8) in Tunisian Arab Adults Open
Background Growing research indicated that it is highly valuable and clinically beneficial to quantitatively measure and detect the potential presence of paranoid thinking. Among the various existing self‐report instruments to measure para…
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Validation of the abridged version of the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ-28) in the Arabic-speaking adult general population Open
Background: The field of autism research in adults has not yet emerged in Arab countries, which is in part due to the lack of valid, reliable autism measures. The objectives of this study were to assess the psychometric properties of the a…
Violence victimization and perpetration within the caregiver-patient relationship in schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study in Tunisia Open
Background Family caregivers represent an integral part of the mental health care system in Tunisia, as well as in most of the low-to-middle-income countries and collectivist cultural backgrounds (i.e., communities that prioritizes the gro…
Resilience and religiosity as moderators between war-related media exposure and psychotic experiences in the aftermath of the October 2023 Israel-Gaza war Open
Background After the 7th of October 2023, millions of individuals across the globe have been facing an unprecedented indirect exposure to war and terror through media coverage. Young people exposed to such early, extensive and repeated war…
Correlates of adherence to antipsychotic Medications in Patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders Open
Introduction The World Health Organization defines non-adherence to treatment as “a situation where an individual’s medication-taking behavior diverges from the agreed recommendations of healthcare professionals”. Individuals with psychiat…
Dual Challenges: Managing Schizophrenia Relapse in a Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia Open
Introduction Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a genetic disorder resulting in chronic hemolysis and vaso-occlusive crises, which can lead to severe systemic complications. Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric disorder characterized by persisten…
Resilience among male laryngeal cancer patients treated with total laryngectomy Open
Introduction Laryngeal cancer patients who undergo total laryngectomy (TL) face significant physical, emotional, and psychological challenges. This group of patients often struggle with feelings of social isolation, depression, and anxiety…
Uncovering Fahr’s Disease Through Psychotic Symptoms: A case report Open
Introduction Bilateral pallidodentate calcinosis (BPC), also known as Fahr’s disease, is an uncommon neurodegenerative disorder that may be either genetic or sporadic. It is distinguished by bilateral and symmetrical deposits of calcium in…
Exploring psychological distress in Tunisian patients with laryngeal cancer after total laryngectomy Open
Introduction Approximately 450,000 new cases of head and neck cancers are diagnosed annually worldwide, with laryngeal cancer representing a significant proportion. In Tunisia, these cancers account for approximately 7.3% of all cancers di…
Food addiction and associated factors in newly diagnosed patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional comparison with siblings and healthy controls Open
Our findings suggest that people with first-episode schizophrenia are likely to present with co-occurring FA, and experience associated distress. Findings also provide initial support for a possible connection between dysfunctional metacog…
Cross-country validation of the Arabic version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index in non-clinical young adults from six Arab countries Open
This study aimed to perform a cross-country validation of the Arabic version of the World Health Organization 5-item (WHO-5) Well-Being Index, in terms of factor structure, composite reliability, cross-gender measurement invariance and con…
Development and Multinational Validation of the War-related Media Exposure Scale (WarMES) Open
Objectives Millions of people witnessing early, repeated media coverage of wars are at heightened risk of developing mental health conditions. However, most literature available on the field is based on measures with unverified psychometri…
Resilience and religiosity as moderators between war-related media exposure and psychotic experiences: A Multi-Country Population-based Study in the aftermath of the October 2023 Israel-Gaza war Open
Background After the 7th of October 2023, millions of individuals across the globe have been facing an unprecedented indirect exposure to war and terror through media coverage. Young people exposed to such early, extensive and repeated war…
Knowledge, attitudes, and self-perceived skills regarding ultrahigh risk (UHR) for psychosis and schizophrenia in primary care physicians: new insights from Tunisia Open
Background There is evidence indicating that an important proportion of young people at ultrahigh risk (UHR) for psychosis do consult in primary care, but their identification may be hindered by multiple factors, such as primary care physi…
Validation of the shortest version of the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-7) as a screening tool for disordered eating in patients with first-episode schizophrenia Open
Background: Over the past decades, the Eating Attitude Test (EAT) has been well-recognized and widely used in clinical practice. However, only little psychometric information is available on the EAT for researchers and clinicians who deal …
Psychotic experiences and psychological distress in adolescents: an examination of longitudinal bidirectional effects across sex Open
Background Although the co-occurrence of psychotic experiences (PEs) and psychological distress symptoms is growingly recognized in several previous studies, there is still a lack of literature, which clearly outlines how these two psychop…
The Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI): A multinational validation of the Arabic version in 12 countries Open
Background: The lack of sound measures to assess mentalising in Arabic-speaking adults is a significant gap that can substantially constrain understanding of the expression and difficulties in the mentalising processes across the lifespan …
Validation of the Arabic version of the Embodied Sense of Self Scale (ESSS) in general population adults Open
Background Although the concept of the embodied sense of self (ESS) has attracted considerable interest from researchers around the world over the past years, research in this field is yet to be initiated in Arab countries. To address this…
Psychometric validation of an Arabic-language version of the Pictorial Empathy Test (PET) and the single-item empathy scale (SITES) for adults Open
Background No instrument could be considered and recommended as the gold standard assessment method for empathy based on desirable validity and reliability indices. Recently, two new measures were developed to address previous gaps in meas…
Validation of the abridged version of the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ-28) in the Arabic-speaking adult general population Open
Background: The field of autism research in adults has not yet emerged in Arab countries, which is in part due to the lack of valid, reliable autism measures. The objectives of this study were to assess the psychometric properties of the a…
A twelve-country population-based psychometric validation study of the Arabic version of the Social Pain Questionnaire (SPQ) Open
Background: To our knowledge, there is currently no valid instrument available in the Arabic language to measure the social pain construct. In addition, we could find no previous studies that evaluated social pain in Arabic-speaking indivi…
Development and initial validation of the cannabis-related psychosis risk literacy scale (CPRL): a multinational psychometric study Open
Background Public education efforts to address and reduce potential harms from cannabis use in Arab countries are either slow or inexistent, and do not follow the steadily increasing trends of cannabis use in Arab youth. Several decades of…
The Impact of Psychotropics on Sexuality: A Literature Review Open
Introduction Sexual dysfunctions related to psychotropic drugs are among the most distressing adverse effects and can lead to non-adherence to treatment. Objectives To elucidate the mechanisms of psychotropic-induced sexual dysfunctions an…
Neuropsychiatric manifestations inaugurating Biermer’s disease Open
Introduction Vitamin B12 deficiency gives rise to a wide spectrum of hematological, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, and neurological disorders. Notable among the neuropsychiatric symptoms are mood disturbances, cognitive decline, and psycho…