Publications by authors named "Shaher Z Al-Shehri"

Objective: Anxiety disorders are among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterised as a state of excessive anxiety for six months or more, which is difficult to control and is not triggered by a specific situation or stressor. This study aims to assess the relationship between GAD and multiparity.

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Background: Mothers' perceptions about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are central to the management of the disorder. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, experiences, and attitudes of mothers with ADHD children toward ADHD and identify their common sources of information and service barriers from the perspectives of these mothers in the Dammam, AI-Khobar, and Al-Qatif areas.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised mothers of 132 children with ADHD who attended private and government sector special education schools and day-care centers in the Al-Khobar, Dammam, and Al-Qatif cities of Saudi Arabia.

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Background: In contemporary times, employers use information available on the social media (SM) to assess attitudes before interviews and recruitment of potential employees. It is used as one of the criteria to rank applicants for acceptance as residents in the Middle East. In this study, an evaluation was done of this new practice in which program directors (PDs) take into account e-professionalism for the acceptance of applicants.

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