Search Results - "Karam, A. N."

Including information about co-morbidity in estimates of disease burden: results from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys by Alonso, J, Vilagut, G, Chatterji, S, Heeringa, S, Schoenbaum, M, Bedirhan Üstün, T, Rojas-Farreras, S, Angermeyer, M, Bromet, E, Bruffaerts, R, de Girolamo, G, Gureje, O, Haro, J M, Karam, A N, Kovess, V, Levinson, D, Liu, Z, Medina-Mora, M E, Ormel, J, Posada-Villa, J, Uda, H, Kessler, R C

“…The methodology commonly used to estimate disease burden, featuring ratings of severity of individual conditions, has been criticized for ignoring…”
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The effects of co-morbidity in defining major depression subtypes associated with long-term course and severity by Wardenaar, K J, van Loo, H M, Cai, T, Fava, M, Gruber, M J, Li, J, de Jonge, P, Nierenberg, A A, Petukhova, M V, Rose, S, Sampson, N A, Schoevers, R A, Wilcox, M A, Alonso, J, Bromet, E J, Bunting, B, Florescu, S E, Fukao, A, Gureje, O, Hu, C, Huang, Y Q, Karam, A N, Levinson, D, Medina Mora, M E, Posada-Villa, J, Scott, K M, Taib, N I, Viana, M C, Xavier, M, Zarkov, Z, Kessler, R C

“…Although variation in the long-term course of major depressive disorder (MDD) is not strongly predicted by existing symptom subtype distinctions, recent…”
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War and first onset of suicidality: the role of mental disorders by Karam, E G, Salamoun, M M, Mneimneh, Z N, Fayyad, J A, Karam, A N, Hajjar, R, Dimassi, H, Nock, M K, Kessler, R C

“…Suicide rates increase following periods of war; however, the mechanism through which this occurs is not known. The aim of this paper is to shed some light on…”
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Embarrassment when illness strikes a close relative: a World Mental Health Survey Consortium Multi-Site Study by Ahmedani, B K, Kubiak, S P, Kessler, R C, de Graaf, R, Alonso, J, Bruffaerts, R, Zarkov, Z, Viana, M C, Huang, Y Q, Hu, C, Posada-Villa, J A, Lepine, J-P, Angermeyer, M C, de Girolamo, G, Karam, A N, Medina-Mora, M E, Gureje, O, Ferry, F, Sagar, R, Anthony, J C

“…In this global study we sought to estimate the degree to which a family member might feel embarrassed when a close relative is suffering from an alcohol, drug,…”
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Determinants of treatment of mental disorders in Lebanon: barriers to treatment and changing patterns of service use by Karam, E. G., Karam, G. E., Farhat, C., Itani, L., Fayyad, J., Karam, A. N., Mneimneh, Z., Kessler, R., Thornicroft, G.

“…To investigate for the first time the determinants and barriers of seeking help for mental disorders in the Arab world based on a national study: Lebanese…”
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Major depression and external stressors: the Lebanon Wars by Karam, E G, Howard, D B, Karam, A N, Ashkar, A, Shaaya, M, Melhem, N, El-Khoury, N

“…This article examines the effect of war events and pre-war depression on the prevalence of major depression during war. A total of 658 subjects aged 18-65…”
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Premedication with Midazolam (Dormicum) compared with Promethazine, Droperidol and placebo in relieving anxiety using Beck's anxiety inventory by Jalbout, N, Karam, A N, Karam, E, Feghaly, C, Khalaf, H

“…In a randomized double-blind study, Midazolam (Dormicum) (7.5 mg) was compared with Promethazine (Phenergan) (25 mg), Droperidol (2.5 mg) and placebo as…”
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Prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in Lebanon: a national epidemiological survey by Karam, Elie G, Mneimneh, Zeina N, Karam, Aimee N, Fayyad, John A, Nasser, Soumana C, Chatterji, Somnath, Kessler, Ronald C

“…Mental disorders are believed to account for a large portion of disease burden worldwide. However, no national studies have been undertaken to assess this…”
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Investigation of Charge Transport in Percolating Network of PdCu Nanoclusters by Ayesh, A. I., Mahmoud, S. T., Qamhieh, N., Karam, Z. A.

“…Transport of charge carriers in percolating nanocluster devices based on bimetallic PdCu nanoclusters was investigated in this work. The device was fabricated…”
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Fabricating Superhydrophobic and Superoleophobic Surfaces with Multiscale Roughness Using Airbrush and Electrospray by AL-Milaji, Karam N

“…Examples of superhydrophobic surfaces found in nature such as self-cleaning property of lotus leaf and walking on water ability of water strider have led to an…”
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Prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in Lebanon: a national epidemiological survey by Karam, E G, Mneimneh, Z N, Karam, AN, Fayyad, JA, Nasser, S C, Chatterji, S, Kessler, R C

“…Background: Mental disorders are believed to account for a large portion of disease burden worldwide. However, no national studies have been undertaken to…”
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