2022
Cultural Issues
Allen-Leigh B, Lazcano-Ponce E, Bakare M, Azeem M, Katz G. Cultural Issues. 2022, 969-984. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95720-3_39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntellectual disabilityAutism spectrum disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersPopulation-level screeningMental health servicesPublic health approachQuality of lifePerson-centred careInformal caregivingEvidence-based toolsMiddle-income countriesCaregiver strengthsCare providersCaregiver stressHealth services
2021
Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries
Javed A, Lee C, Zakaria H, Buenaventura R, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Duailibi K, Ng B, Ramy H, Saha G, Arifeen S, Elorza P, Ratnasingham P, Azeem M. Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 58: 102601. PMID: 33611083, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health disordersMental health servicesHealth disordersHealth servicesMental healthMiddle-income countriesMental health disease burdenGlobal public health challengePathways of careHealth seeking behaviourPublic health challengeMental health careMental health workforceMental health systemPopulation mental healthMental health policyPerception of healthComorbidity burdenPhysical comorbiditiesPoor outcomeSuboptimal treatmentDisease burdenNoncommunicable diseasesPrimary healthcareMental health resultsPakistan’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