The association of antidepressant monotherapy and weight change in a Middle Eastern psychiatric population.

Genetic and lifestyle factors influence weight changes secondary to antidepressants. However, the association between antidepressants and weight changes is seldom studied in Middle Eastern populations who have a unique genetic, lifestyle and dietary profile. This is a chart-based retrospective longitudinal study that describes the 6-month evolution of weight in outpatient Lebanese adults initiated on serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) antidepressant monotherapy, with the exclusion of confounders with metabolic implications.

Attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of substance use amongst youth in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A systematic review.

Background: Substance use has a tremendous impact on the burden of disease. This is particularly true in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR), where many countries serve as suppliers of drugs. As risk perception and frequency of use are inversely correlated, targeting perception during adolescence becomes essential for prevention.

Introducing Specialist Integrated Mental Health Care in Lebanon: The Psychosis Recovery Outreach Program.

The recognition of mental health needs in developing countries is growing in parallel with increased public awareness of and reduced stigma toward mental illness. With resources still limited in these countries, creating economically viable health care models is essential. These models are often adapted from already established and tested systems in industrialized nations.

The role of mode of delivery on elastic fiber architecture and vaginal vault elasticity: a rodent model study.

We report on an experimental study of the role of mode of delivery and pregnancy on the architecture of vaginal elastic fibers and vaginal vault elasticity in female Sprague-Dawley rats. In primiparous rats submitted to spontaneous or Cesarean delivery and virgin rats submitted to simulated delivery, the tortuosity of elastic fibers (defined as the ratio of length to end-to-end distance) was observed to decrease when measured from two days to two weeks postpartum. In addition, the measured tortuosity of elastic fibers in multiparous rats was greater than that of virgin rats.