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{"title":"Prevalence and Determinants of Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder among Female Patients Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Attending Two Referral Health Care Centres in Kano State, Nigeria","authors":"Alwadai Raed Ibrahim, Auwalu Sani Salihu, Habib Zaharaddeen Garba, Abdullahi Aminu Taura, Aghukwa Nkerewem Chikaodiri, Umar Musa Usman, Gudaji Mustapha Ibrahim, Mudassir Muhammad Danjumma, Desola Shakirah Owolabi, Abubakar Suleiman, Yakubu Anas Ibrahim, Haruna Yakub, Asma’ul-Husna Abba Garko, Galadi Mubarak Alhassan, Maimuna Nasir Sani","doi":"10.4236/ojpsych.2025.154020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/ojpsych.2025.154020","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Breast cancer is a major public health concern worldwide, with significant psychological implications. Depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are common comorbidities among cancer patients, potentially affecting treatment adherence, prognosis, and quality of life. Despite the increasing burden of breast cancer in Nigeria, limited research exists on the prevalence and determinants of these mental health disorders, particularly in Kano State, therefore, understanding the prevalence and determinants of these psychiatric disorders in this population is crucial for integrating mental health care into oncology services. Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of depression and generalized anxiety disorder among female breast cancer patients attending two referral healthcare centers in Kano State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 240 female breast cancer patients attending SOPD clinics at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano. Participants were assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI Version 7.0) for depression and GAD. Socio-demographic (e.g., age, marital status, education) and clinical data (e.g., cancer stage, treatment type) were collected. Descriptive statistics were used to determine prevalence rates, while chi-square and Fisher’s exact test were used to analyze associations between depression and GAD. Factors that were significant in the bivariate analysis were subjected to binary logistic regression to determine independent determinants of depression and GAD. Statistical significance was set at p Results: The prevalence of depression among the participants was 63.7% (95% CI: 57.4 - 69.7%), and GAD was 23.1% (95% CI: 16.4 - 27%). Age at diagnosis (≥45 years) was the only independent determinant of depression (AOR: 1.994, 95% CI: 1.076 - 3.679, p = 0.028). Conclusion: This study revealed a high prevalence of depression and GAD among female patients with breast cancer with age at diagnosis as the only independent determinant of depression among the participants.","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"15 04","pages":"246-255"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.scirp.org/pdf/ojpsych_1420972.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147885221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gut microbiota and psychiatric disorders.","authors":"Sweta Jaiswal, Arundhati Bag, Samrat Singh Bhandari","doi":"10.5958/2394-2061.2022.00016.7","DOIUrl":"10.5958/2394-2061.2022.00016.7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The impact of gut microbiota in mental health has been one of the most exciting and probably one of the most discussed topics of psychiatric research in the last decade. The gut microbiota may play an important role in the development of neuropsychiatric diseases, according to a growing body of research. Gut microbiota is a key regulator of gut-brain axis and may shape our brain physiology; thus, any change in its composition may change our behaviour due to altered psychiatric conditions. Relationship of gut microbiota with different mental illnesses is discussed in this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"13 2","pages":"90-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11142532/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gearing up to tackle mental health issues in the post-COVID-19 world.","authors":"Nikhil Nayar,&nbsp;Shijo John Joseph,&nbsp;Samrat Singh Bhandari,&nbsp;Sanjiba Dutta,&nbsp;Sheikh Shoib","doi":"10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00002.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00002.1","url":null,"abstract":"An earth-shattering crisis like this pandemic has shook the foundations of our identity, leaving all of us to feel different and pushing us to acclimatise to the “new normal”. We were probably not sufficiently equipped at the arrival of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and we seem to be less geared for the post-COVID-19 era. Therefore, addressing the need areas for psychological support, building appropriate strategies, formulating target-based interventions, and getting the best out of ongoing research work is necessary before it is too late.","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"12 1","pages":"65-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7591143/pdf/nihms-1614992.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38545835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Profile of distress callers and service utilisation of tele-counselling among the population of Assam, India: an exploratory study during COVID-19.","authors":"Mythili Hazarika,&nbsp;Bornali Das,&nbsp;Shyamanta Das,&nbsp;Atanu Baruah,&nbsp;Nivedita Sharma,&nbsp;Chandamita Barua,&nbsp;Jayashree Das,&nbsp;Sandamita Choudhury,&nbsp;Dyuksha Hazarika,&nbsp;Phulen Sarma,&nbsp;Samrat Singh Bhandari","doi":"10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00001.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00001.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected people globally by causing psychological, social, and economic chaos. The Assam Police, India started telephone helplines to address the psychological issues.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To evaluate the sociodemographic profile of the distress callers, their psychosocial concerns, the interventions provided by the service provider, and whether the service users were satisfied with the intervention(s) or not.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>It was a cross-sectional study done during the period of lockdown (7-24 April 2020). All the callers who called the helpline were screened for anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts (when required), and the psychosocial issues which they were facing were explored. They were provided the psychological intervention(s) at the appropriate time, and they were asked to rate their experience at the end.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 239 callers used the tele-counselling services. The majority of callers were male (79.1%). Most of the callers were between 19-35 years of age group (66.5%), married (52.5%), and graduates (31%). Two-thirds of the callers called to seek guidance for their own issues and one-third for their relatives or friends. Callers had anxiety (46%), depressive disorder (8.3%), and depressive symptoms not qualifying for depressive disorder (14%), and suicidal thoughts (5.44%). The commonest intervention provided to the callers was supportive (77.8%), followed by psychoeducation (30.5%), cognitive behaviour therapy (24.7%), relaxation (23.6%) and behaviour therapy (13.4%). Most of the callers utilised more than one type of therapy. Overall, most of the callers were satisfied and appreciated the tele-counselling services.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings could help in formulating psychological interventions to improve the mental health of vulnerable groups in the post-COVID-19 period to reduce psychiatric morbidity and mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"12 1","pages":"7-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7644027/pdf/nihms-1641458.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38587076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Out of the closet.","authors":"Mythili Hazarika,&nbsp;Shyamanta Das,&nbsp;Bornali Das,&nbsp;Milin Dutta,&nbsp;Samrat Singh Bhandari","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An editorial on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and the initiatives of an activist for the community with those of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL) as well as the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).</p>","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"11 2","pages":"73-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7416773/pdf/nihms-1587556.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38252458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The cacophony of emotions in a mental health professional from the isolation ward during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.","authors":"Mythili Hazarika","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This is a narrative of the thoughts of a first-line healthcare worker, and the psychological overview of the same while working in isolation ward and being in quarantine during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"11 2","pages":"130-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7416775/pdf/nihms-1591979.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38252460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tele-mental health during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.","authors":"Mythili Hazarika,&nbsp;Suresh Bada Math","doi":"10.5958/2394-2061.2020.00023.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2020.00023.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This editorial highlights the origin of telemedicine in India, and discusses the present and explores the possibilities in the future in the context of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"11 2","pages":"77-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8064557/pdf/nihms-1687795.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38907981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychological concerns and musculoskeletal pain amidst the COVID-19 lockdown.","authors":"Shijo John Joseph,&nbsp;Sheikh Shoib,&nbsp;Thejaswi Sg,&nbsp;Samrat Singh Bhandari","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"11 2","pages":"137-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7409951/pdf/nihms-1611597.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38247001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Policy of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) related to plagiarism.","authors":"Samrat Singh Bhandari,&nbsp;Shyamanta Das","doi":"10.5958/2394-2061.2019.00019.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2019.00019.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This editorial highlights the pertinent issue of intentionally or unintentionally using other sources without proper citation in scientific literature and how the journal stringently tries to follow zero tolerance towards such practice with the active cooperation of the authors, reviewers, and editors.</p>","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6481946/pdf/nihms-1016606.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37369142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Father and son attachment styles in alcoholic and non-alcoholic families.","authors":"Mythili Hazarika,&nbsp;Dipesh Bhagabati","doi":"10.5958/2394-2061.2018.00003.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2018.00003.4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The theory of attachment is important to understand a lot of human behaviour. Styles of attachment could be important predictors in developing dependence on alcoholism. Insecure attachment patterns could be significant risk factors for future alcohol use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants for this study consist of fathers with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) from treatment centres and fathers from the community with no dependency on alcohol, and their sons (n=200). The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), socioeconomic status scale were administered, and attachment styles were derived by the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). We hypothesised a prior concept reflecting theoretical predictions for the association between attachment styles and alcohol in both the generations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistics on SPSS-16 was used to test our hypotheses. As predicted, fathers with ADS had insecure attachments styles in comparison to the control group. Substance abuse/dependence and treatment participation were at an all-time low for the secure group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings from this study identify attachment styles as an influential factor in understanding the divergence between alcohol dependence in treatment seekers. The findings further imply that differential treatment may need to be provided taking into account one's attachment representation to promote successful recovery. It also highlights the need to develop secure ties in children of alcoholic parents to protect them from use of substances as a coping and a learned mechanism. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research are highlighted and implications for diagnosis and treatment are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":31007,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"15-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5958/2394-2061.2018.00003.4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37080051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}