2021
Pakistan’s First Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: Characteristics of admitted patients and response to treatment over a 7-year period
Imran N, Bodla Z, Asif A, Shoukat R, Azeem M. Pakistan’s First Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: Characteristics of admitted patients and response to treatment over a 7-year period. Pakistan Journal Of Medical Sciences 2021, 37: 305-311. PMID: 33679904, PMCID: PMC7931300, DOI: 10.12669/pjms.37.2.2611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient unitPsychiatry inpatient unitDedicated childSomatoform disordersClinical Global Impression ScaleKing Edward Medical UniversityGlobal Impression ScaleFirst childAdolescent inpatient unitDifficulties Questionnaire scoresCharacteristics of childrenAdolescent mental healthCommon diagnosisMiddle-income countriesReferral patternsMean ageMean durationImpression ScaleMedical recordsInpatient treatmentPatients' scoresMood disordersQuestionnaire scoresPsychiatric diagnosisDelusional disorder
2011
A survey of Autism knowledge and attitudes among the healthcare professionals in Lahore, Pakistan
Imran N, Chaudry MR, Azeem MW, Bhatti MR, Choudhary ZI, Cheema MA. A survey of Autism knowledge and attitudes among the healthcare professionals in Lahore, Pakistan. BMC Pediatrics 2011, 11: 107. PMID: 22107951, PMCID: PMC3250946, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutistic disorderDSM-IV-TR criteriaTreatment of autismIV-TR diagnostic criteriaFuture awareness campaignsAutism knowledgeEmotional featuresHealthcare professionalsAutismProfessional groupsCurrent professionalsOutdated beliefsClinical implicationsMultiple settingsBeliefsHealth professionalsDisordersProfessionalsTR criteriaTimely referralMean ageResultsTwo hundredDiagnostic criteriaDemographic informationEarly detectionP01-277 - Well being and psychiatric status of parents of children with Mental Retardation in Pakistan
Dogar I, Azeem M, Haider I, Wudarsky M, Asmat A, Akbar M, Kousar S. P01-277 - Well being and psychiatric status of parents of children with Mental Retardation in Pakistan. European Psychiatry 2011, 26: 278. DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(11)71988-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean ageParents of childrenMental retardationTertiary care hospitalPossible psychiatric disordersQOL domain scoresSelf-Report Questionnaire-20Mental health assessmentDiagnosis of MRSevere mental retardationCare hospitalProfound mental retardationProspective studyLevel of distressLife-BREFPsychiatric statusPsychiatric symptomsHigh riskPsychiatric disordersQuestionnaire-20Domain scoresSRQ scoresMild mental retardationPhysical healthModerate mental retardation