Publications by authors named "Mushtaq T Hashim"
Objective: Aim: To find out the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among patients seeking facial cosmetic procedures, find out association of social demographic (age, gender, occupation, marital status, friends relationship, and dating status) ampatientsient with body dysmorphic disorder.
Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on a sample of 100 patients from Al-waste Hospital and Ghazy Al-Hariri Hospital for surgical specialties in Baghdad by using a body dysmorphic disorder questionnaire to diagnose a probable case and then a semi-structured questionnaire based on DSM5 criteria to diagnose body dysmorphic disorder during the period extended from beginning of January 2019 to the end of April 2019.
Results: Results: The chi-square test proved the association between female gender and body dysmorphic disorder is significant P=0.
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have high risk for depression which is a potentially life-threatening disorder.
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and severity of depression in a sample of Iraqi patients with SLE if present.
Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 60 patients with SLE diagnosed according to revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use in Iraq using data from the Iraqi National Household Survey conducted between April and December 2014.
- The survey involved 3,200 adult Iraqi citizens from all 18 governorates and used a multi-stage cluster sampling method for data collection through face-to-face interviews.
- Findings revealed that tobacco use was significantly higher (23.2%) compared to alcohol (3.2%) and illicit drugs were very low, with notable differences between men and women, suggesting cultural factors influence substance use behaviors.