Publications by authors named "Hanaa Abdel-Moety"
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between psychiatric referral acceptance for fluoxetine treatment and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) Egyptian patients with depression.
Methods: Patients with T2DM who attended the diabetes outpatients clinic at Zagazig University Hospital, Egypt, between May 2013 and April 2015 and who scored ≥20 on screening with the Major Depression Inventory (MDI) (n=196) were offered a psychiatric referral for fluoxetine treatment and monitoring. Decliners (56.
Article Synopsis
- Ramadan fasting may negatively affect schizophrenia patients, particularly those with metabolic syndrome, as shown by deteriorations in several health markers.
- A study assessed various health measures in 100 Egyptian male schizophrenia outpatients before and during Ramadan, revealing increased body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and inflammatory blood markers.
- The research highlights the importance of nutritional education for patients with schizophrenia to navigate safe fasting practices, rather than assuming fasting would be beneficial.