[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Hossain, M Rahman, NF Trisha, S Tasnim… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted biopsychosocial health and wellbeing
globally. Pre-pandemic studies suggest a high prevalence of common mental disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of mental disorders in the WHO eastern mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Zuberi, A Waqas, S Naveed, MM Hossain… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: To synthesize the prevalence of mental and substance use disorders in
countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization …

[HTML][HTML] Psychotropic medicine consumption in 65 countries and regions, 2008–19: a longitudinal study

R Brauer, B Alfageh, JE Blais, EW Chan… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2030
encourages routine collection and reporting of a set of essential mental health indicators …

[HTML][HTML] Wearable and Mobile Technologies for the Evaluation and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Scoping Review

AC Frank, R Li, BS Peterson, SS Narayanan - JMIR Mental Health, 2023 - mental.jmir.org
Background Smartphones and wearable biosensors can continuously and passively
measure aspects of behavior and physiology while also collecting data that require user …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid mental health prediction model using Support Vector Machine, Multilayer Perceptron, and Random Forest algorithms

ES Mohamed, TA Naqishbandi, SAC Bukhari, I Rauf… - Healthcare …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prevalence and burden of mental health disorders are on the rise in conflict zones, and
if left untreated, they can lead to considerable lifetime disability. Following the repeal of …

Psychological distress and unhealthy dietary behaviours among adolescents aged 12–15 years in nine South-East Asian countries: a secondary analysis of the …

MSR Shawon, E Jahan, RR Rouf… - British Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
It is unclear whether there is any association between psychological distress and unhealthy
dietary habits among adolescents in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potential of delivering mental health care services using digital technologies in Bangladesh: A qualitative analysis

KN Koly, J Saba, R Muzaffar, RB Modasser… - Internet …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Bangladesh is a lower-middle-income country affected by a severe lack of
mental health service availability due to a scarcity of mental health experts, limited mental …

Depression and suicidal behavior in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SMY Arafat, T Saleem, V Menon, SAZ Ali… - Global Mental …, 2022 - cambridge.org
BackgroundEstimates of depression in suicidal behavior in South Asia would help to
formulate suicide prevention strategies in the region that hasn't been assessed yet …

[HTML][HTML] Association of pro-inflammatory cytokines with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder visiting a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu

R Koirala, HCD Aass, EGI Søegaard, HP Dhakal… - PloS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can occur after trauma.
Although inflammatory markers such as cytokines are found altered in trauma and PTSD …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiety and insomnia among urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh: the role of COVID-19 and its associated factors

KN Koly, MI Khanam, MS Islam, SS Mahmood… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Although mental health is an important part of health and wellbeing, very little
is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of marginalized …