Publications by authors named "Fahad D Alzaidi"
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Skin Picking Disorder Symptoms Among Adults in an Arab Middle Eastern Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Hazim Abdulkarim Khatib Waleed Ahmed Alghamdi Ahmed Hussein Subki Nadeem Shafique Butt Mohammed Saad Alsallum Fahad Daifallah Alzaidi
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- Skin Picking Disorder (SPD), also known as dermatillomania, involves habitual skin picking that harms skin tissue, with little prior research on its prevalence and symptoms in Saudi Arabia.
- A study in Jeddah surveyed 520 participants using the Skin Picking Scale-Revised (SPS-R) and found that 28.8% reported skin picking behavior, while only 1.2% had significant SPD symptoms.
- Factors like depressive symptoms and being unmarried were linked to higher SPS-R scores, indicating higher vulnerability within these groups, emphasizing the need for increased awareness and clinical attention to SPS for better patient outcomes.
Background: The Routine Electroencephalography (REEG) records cerebral electrical activity to aid in the diagnosis and classification of Epilepsy. Indiscriminate use of the REEG may lower its clinical yield. The pretest clinical variables contributing to the yield of the REEG outcome have not been well-established in the context of developing healthcare systems where REEG utilization may differ from well-established centers.
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