2021
Predictors of Psychological Distress in Health Care Staff in Qatar during COVID-19 Pandemic
Latif F, Ahmed S, Farhan S, Watt F, Azeem M. Predictors of Psychological Distress in Health Care Staff in Qatar during COVID-19 Pandemic. Pakistan Journal Of Medical Sciences 2021, 37: 1782-1787. PMID: 34912395, PMCID: PMC8613030, DOI: 10.12669/pjms.37.7.4533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health symptomsPoor health statusHealth symptomsHospital staffHealth statusPandemic related stressPsychological distressCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicWidespread psychological distressHealth care staffDisease 2019 pandemicMental health needsCOVID-19 pandemicMental health interventionsMental health supportCommon symptomsRisk factorsFemale genderCommon reasonHealth interventionsHealth needsCare staffSymptomsAbstractTextLow mood
2017
Pediatric Depression: The Latest in Diagnosis and Treatment
Malik S, Azeem M. Pediatric Depression: The Latest in Diagnosis and Treatment. Psychiatric Annals 2017, 47: 502-506. DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20170911-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric depressionDepressive disorderSignificant risk factorsMajor depressive disorderSubsyndromal depressionRisk factorsPharmacological interventionsBiopsychosocial assessmentPsychiatric disordersSignificant burdenDepressionDisordersDomains of functioningPublic healthMost youthTreatmentChildrenAdolescentsFunctioning of youthMultiple informantsRelapseRecurrencePrevalenceDiagnosisImpairmentGeneralized Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents: An Update
Imran N, Haider I, Azeem M. Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents: An Update. Psychiatric Annals 2017, 47: 497-501. DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20170913-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneralized anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersExcessive worryPsychological therapiesFamily therapyComorbid disordersSignificant distressProtective factorsCommon psychopathologyPhysical symptomsAdolescentsVariety of situationsWorryChildrenMultimodal approachDisordersPharmacological treatmentRisk factorsPsychoeducationBetter outcomesPsychopathologyDistressYouthTherapyDisability
2008
Prevalence and risk factors for depression and anxiety in hospitalized cardiac patients in pakistan.
Dogar IA, Khawaja IS, Azeem MW, Awan H, Ayub A, Iqbal J, Thuras P. Prevalence and risk factors for depression and anxiety in hospitalized cardiac patients in pakistan. Innov Clin Neurosci 2008, 5: 38-41. PMID: 19727293, PMCID: PMC2708112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospitalized cardiac patientsMajor depressive disorderCardiac patientsRisk factorsDepressive disorderAnxiety disordersTertiary care hospitalFourth Edition criteriaHigh-risk factorsHADS anxiety subscaleCare hospitalHospital AnxietyCardiac illnessCardiac unitEdition criteriaHigh prevalenceDepression ScaleQOL scaleClose monitoringPatientsClinical InterviewMental disordersStatistical ManualDisordersAnxiety subscale