Mental illnesses have long been perceived as the exclusive consequence of abnormalities in neuronal functioning. Until recently, the role of glial cells in the pathophysiology of mental diseases has largely been overlooked. However recently, multiple lines of evidence suggest more diverse and significant functions of glia with behavior-altering effects. The newly ascribed roles of astrocytes, o...

Currently, a series of diagnostic tests are available for investigating syncopal episodes. However, in approximately 30% of patients with syncope, the extensive investigations fail to reveal a definite etiology. Recent evidence suggests that a significant portion of these patients may suffer from psychiatric illnesses that lead to recurrent syncope. In the present review, the authors discuss th...

Objectives: To determine the frequency and pattern of mental health morbidity in children attending “Psychiatry Clinic” in Paediatric OPD of a tertiary care hospital. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at psychiatric clinic of Paediatric OPD at civil hospital Karachi. Two hundred children upto the age of 14 years were included in the study. These children were assessed by a...

Patients with psychiatric disorders are usually more exposed to multiple somatic illnesses, including liver diseases. Specific links are established between psychiatric disorders and alcohol hepatitis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in the population as a whole, and specifically in drug abusers. Metabolic syndrome criteria, and associated steatosis or non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) are fre...

The aim of the study was to verify level burnout severity in nursing staff working various health care sectors that were not dedicated providing services people with COVID-19 infection. relationship between empathy, altruism and depression intensity individual indicators also analyzed. professional among respondents.
 covered a total 178 - employed psychiatric (64 people) other (114 people...

BACKGROUND Psychiatric illnesses are an important group of co-morbidities that can occur among patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Both these chronic conditions have an important implication in terms of quality of life, general well-being and cost of treatment and general longevity of the patient. The objectives of our study were to assess the burden of psychiatric co-morbidities am...

Autoimmune encephalitis is a rare but potentially life-changing illness in which antibodies damage healthy brain cells. It can present with wide range of neurological and psychiatric symptoms, from seizures autonomic instability to depression anxiety (1). also mimic schizophrenia other psychotic illnesses Since the 1950s, an array causative autoantibodies has been identified (1), NMDA receptor ...

AIM Complex sleep behaviors (CSB) are often associated with the use of hypnotic drugs. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of CSB among psychiatric patients who were given flunitrazepam. METHODS From June 2011 to May 2012, a total of 268 psychiatric outpatients who had received flunitrazepam for at least 3 months were enrolled. Data on occurrence of CSB, demographic characte...