Publications by authors named "Walaa Fakher"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to examine how Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) affects plasma BDNF levels in patients with resistant schizophrenia, comparing those who received ECT and those who continued with standard antipsychotic treatment.
- - Results showed that patients receiving ECT had a significant increase in BDNF levels after treatment, while those on antipsychotics only had a non-significant increase; both groups experienced improvements in psychotic symptoms.
- - The findings suggest that ECT can enhance plasma BDNF levels and promote clinical improvement in resistant schizophrenia, although BDNF levels did not correlate with the severity of symptoms.
The Stafford Interview : A comprehensive interview for mother-infant psychiatry.
Arch Womens Ment Health
February 2017
This article describes an interview exploring the social, psychological and psychiatric events in a single pregnancy and puerperium. It has been in development since 1992 and is now in its 6th edition. It takes approximately 2 h to administer and has 130 compulsory probes and 185 ratings.
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