Mental Health of LGBTQ Individuals Who are Arab or of an Arab Descent: A Systematic Review.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are at a higher risk of mental illness when compared to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. Most research emanates from Western countries, with a paucity of studies in the Arab world. We systematically reviewed studies assessing the mental health of LGBTQ individuals who live in the Arab world or are of Arab descent.

Lebanese People Living with HIV: Psychiatric Co-morbidities and Psycho-Social Environment.

Data are lacking on the psychiatric and psycho-social profiles of Middle-Eastern people living with HIV (PLHIV). Our study aimed to establish the prevalence and correlates of mental illness in a sample of Lebanese PLHIV, and to delineate their socio-cultural reality. PLHIV, either attending a private ID clinic or a non-governmental organization, were interviewed.

Prospective, multi-centric benchmark study assessing delirium: prevalence, incidence and its correlates in hospitalized elderly Lebanese patients.

Background: With the increase in the proportion of elderly Lebanese patients, little is known about delirium's prevalence, incidence and correlated factors.

Aims: To identify the prevalence, incidence and factors associated with overall and incident delirium in hospitalized elderly Lebanese patients.

Methods: A convenient sample was recruited from three university hospitals affiliated to the Lebanese university faculty of medical sciences.