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{"title":"DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, SUBSTANCE USE TRENDS AND ASSOCIATED PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS AMONG VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF US VETERANS.","authors":"Jason Obermann, Krishna Divadeenam, Alexandra V Flynn, Hemant Thakur, Vikas Singh, Rishi Sharma, Thomas Wiegmann, Varun Boinpelly, Kenneth Grasing, Mukut Sharma, Ram Sharma","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.47358","DOIUrl":"10.54615/2231-7805.47358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Amphetamine and other substances induced psychotic disorder and associated suicidal risk among hospitalized US veterans is not clear.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To understand the demographic profile, substance use trends, psychotic disorders and suicide attempts in veterans hospitalized with acute Mental Health Conditions (MHC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Veterans Affairs Informatics and Computing Infrastructure Database (ICD) and codes were used to identify veterans hospitalized with MHC diagnosis between 1999 and 2022. Laboratory records used to determine types of substances used hospitalization frequency, all-cause mortality, suicide attempts and suicide outcomes. SAS was used for statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among veterans with MHC, psychosis, manic-bipolar and PTSD were common diagnosis. Psychosis was comparatively less among males above 50 years of age, but prevalent among Hispanics. In general, substances use was significantly higher, and amphetamines were most used, followed by cannabis codeine, morphine, cocaine, barbiturates, fentanyl, and PCP among veterans with MHC. Amphetamine induced psychotic disorder persisted in 22.28% and other substance induced psychotic disorder persisted in 77.72% of veterans hospitalized with MHC. Psychosis was associated with higher rates of hospitalization, suicide attempts, and suicide death.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among US Veterans with MHC, amphetamine was most used substance associated with higher rates of psychotic disorders, hospitalization, suicide attempts, and death.</p>","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"2024 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11997896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144029133","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":"Factors Associated with Sepsis among Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Bale Zone Public Hospitals, South-East Ethiopia, 2017/2018: Unmatched Case-Control Study","authors":"Gemechu Ganfure, Feyissa Lemessa, Bikila Lencha, Ashenafi Mekonen, Fetene Kasahun, Bedasa W Mikael","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.499","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of newborn deaths worldwide and one of the main factors contributing to high neonatal mortality. The incidence of neonatal sepsis varies from country to country and mostly diagnosed in developing countries. This study was aimed to determine the factors associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit in Bale zone public hospitals, Oromia region, south-east Ethiopia, 2017/2018. Method: An institution based unmatched case-control study was conducted in neonatal intensive care units of public hospitals in Bale zone, Oromia region, southeast Ethiopia. Pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Ninety-seven (97) cases and 194 controls were calculated by using a 1:2 ratio with Openepi version 2.3.1. Cases were selected using systematic random sampling with their index mother whereas controls were selected conveniently for each case. Data was entered using epidata 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 21. The result was reported using crude and adjusted odds ratios with their 95% confidence interval. Results: Ninety-seven cases and 194 controls were included with a response rate of 100%. The identified risk factors were maternal age (AOR=8.018; 95% CI (1.2, 52.1)), APGAR score less than 7 at the 1st minute (AOR=2.2; 95% CI (1.0, 4.6)) and 5th minute (AOR=4.5; 95% CI (1.5, 13.0)) minute and neonatal birth weight of ≥ 2500 gm (AOR=6.1; 95% CI (2.1, 17.5)). Conclusion: Both maternal and neonatal factors had contributed to the risk of neonatal sepsis. Maternal age, low APGAR score at 1st and 5th minutes and low birth weight were identified as independent risk factors of neonatal sepsis. Strengthening of antenatal screening of mothers, perinatal care of newborns and interventions of babies born with complications should be sought for all newborns.","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":"01-06"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/open-access/factors-associated-with-sepsis-among-neonates-admitted-to-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-of-bale-zone-public-hospitals-sou.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147913802","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":"Methylene Blue in Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Patients: A Large Cohort Study","authors":"Bhanu Prakash Reddy Attunuru, Madhusudhan Reddy Lingala, Podduturi Naveen chander Reddy, Anand V. Kulkarni, Mitnala Sasikala, D. Nageshwar Reddy","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.24.09.298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.24.09.298","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objectives: As there are limited treatment options in treatment severe COVID-19 disease we aim to evaluate the role of methylene blue in management of severe COVID-19 disease. The primary objective was to assess the survival benefit of methylene blue in severe COVID-19 disease. The secondary objective was to compare the duration of hospital stay, the requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation, the development of thrombotic complications and the change in inflammatory markers at discharge/death among the two groups. (SMT group and MB group). Materials and methods: This is a single-center retrospective observational study of 362 patients admitted with severe COVID-19 disease from July 2020 to February 2021 in a tertiary care hospital during first wave of COVID-19 in India. 254 patients received MB at a dose of 1 mg/kg body weight intravenously for 5 days in addition to Standard Medical Therapy (SMT group) compared with 108 patients who received only SMT, which included remdesivir, low molecular weight heparin and systemic steroids. Results: The length of hospital stay was shorter in the MB group (12.30 ± 7.106 days) than in the SMT group (14.33 ± 8.683; P=0.021). A similar number of patients developed thrombotic complications in both groups. Fewer patients in MB group required invasive mechanical ventilation (24.8% vs. 47.2% in SMT group; P=0.001). There was a significant reduction in the D-dimer (P=0.001) and ferritin levels (P=0.009) with MB. There was a significant mortality benefit with MB on Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Mortality was 39.2% MB group and 59.3% in the SMT group (P=0.001). Conclusion: The addition of methylene blue to standard medical therapy has been associated with a reduction in inhospital mortality, as well as a significant decrease in the length of hospital stay, inflammatory markers and the need for mechanical ventilation in patients with severe COVID-19. Keywords COVID-19; Patients; Treatment; Thrombotic complications","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":"01-05"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/open-access/methylene-blue-in-treatment-of-severe-covid19-patients-a-large-cohort-study.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147884424","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":"Methods to Enhance Electrical Conductivity of PEDOT: PSS-based Electrodes","authors":"Amrita Chakraborty, Aaron Di Filippo, Sheena Deivasigamani, Calvin Hong, Anshu Madwesh, M. Orłowski","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.139335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.139335","url":null,"abstract":"This paper extends our prior study on enhancing Poly (3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene) Polystyrene Sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) electrical conductivity. We explore various methods, including acid treatments, metal nanoparticle doping (Cu and Ag), multiple PEDOT:PSS layer depositions, and mono/multiatomic layer graphene insertion. Our findings reveal that optimizing PEDOT:PSS multilayer depositions and the treatment with nitric acid surpasses the effectiveness of additional methods using metal nanoparticles and graphene. This optimized process not only enhances PEDOT:PSS electrical conductivity but also proves less error-prone, more stable, and more cost-effective than using graphene layers and metal nanoparticles. Optimization factors include spinning speed, etchant concentration, and etching time. Compared to a single-layer PEDOT:PSS of the same thickness, the optimized multilayer PEDOT:PSS treated with nitric acid shows a reduction in sheet resistance from 1 MΩ/sq to 7 Ω/sq. Additionally, we account for film aging to mitigate ambient-induced reliability effects. Keywords: Polystyrene Sulfonate; Metal Nanoparticle","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":"01-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.rroij.com/open-access/methods-to-enhance-electrical-conductivity-of-pedot-pssbased--electrodes.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147892231","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":"Assess the Level of Stress among the Staff Nurse Working in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital during Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"V. Muthulakshmi, G. Prithya, V. Priya","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.4767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.4767","url":null,"abstract":"Corona virus is a crucial respiratory disease, which impacted the health in both aspects, physically and mentally. High expectations, lack of time, skills, and social support may lead to occupational stress among nurses, which spontaneously causes anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, distress, and other psychological problems. Nurses may also accompany with somatic symptoms, such as palpitations, nausea, dyspnea, and dizziness. The study aims to assess the level of stress among the nurses at SMCH and association between the level of stress and selected demographic variables of staff nurse in quantitative non experimental approach by descriptive research design. A samples was 50 staff nurse selected using recruited by non-probability purposive sampling technique. A selfstructured questionnaire and Likert 5 point scale was used to assess the demographic data and level of stress among the staff nurses. The results shows that, about 38 (76%) of the staff nurse had severe stress, 5 (10%) of the staff nurse had moderate stress and remaining 7 (14%) of the were of mild stress. The chi-square test also shows statistically significant association between education and level of stress among staff nurses at p<0.05 level. This study concluded that, the corona virus has caused severe stress among the nurses at SMCH. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 24 (1) January, 2023;1-6.","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"161 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80192505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE INFLUENCE OF TRAIT ANXIETY ON CAREER SELF-MANAGEMENT AND THE MODERATOR EFFECT OF STATE ANXIETY ABOUT LAYOFFS DUE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC AMONG WHITE-COLLAR EMPLOYEES","authors":"A. Uymaz","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.47236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.47236","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to contribute to the literature on sustainable careers by studying the effect of t-anxiety on the career self-management dimensions which are Personal Mastery (PM), Verbal Persuasion (VP), and Vicarious Learning (VL), and the moderator affect of s-anxiety about layoffs due to COVID 19 pandemic on these relationships. The causal comparison screening approach was adopted. Hypotheses were investigated by the SEM method. The research data were collected online from 365 white-collar employees between July 1, and August 30, 2021, using a simple random sampling approach. The purpose of collecting the data between these dates was that the ban on lying off the employees due to the COVID 19 pandemic has been lifted on June 30, 2021. Empirically, a negative and significant relationship was found between t-anxiety and PM. It was also found that positive and significant relationships exist between t-anxiety and VP and VL. A negative relationship between s-anxiety about layoffs due to COVID 19 pandemic and PM was determined. S-anxiety about layoffs due to COVID 19 pandemic has been found to have moderating negative effect on the relationships between t-anxiety and VP and VL. High levels of anxiety (both for t-anxiety and s-anxiety) affect PM negatively whereas low levels of anxiety strengthen it. PM gets weaker in anxious individuals, while VP and VL get stronger. Because of the s-anxiety about layoffs due to COVID 19 pandemic white-collar professionals are likely to face a career shock, resulting in unsustainable trajectories. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 23(1) January, 2022; 1-17.","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88290117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON OLDER ADULTS' FINANCES, WELL-BEING AND FEAR","authors":"C. Huynh, H. Phan, X. Nguyen, Kim Sang Nguyen Thi, V. L. Chi","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.47237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.47237","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and subsequent lockdowns impacted the mental health of numerous sociodemographic groups globally. This crisis can produce stress, overwhelm, and powerful emotions in susceptible people, especially older persons. Our study examined the relationship between well-being and fear of COVID-19 among older persons residing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during the pandemic. A sociodemographic survey was undertaken. Two scales are used for a month of the COVID-19 outbreak: the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). We surveyed 158 senior citizens in Ho Chi Minh City between February and April 2021. There was no lockdown in Ho Chi Minh before the fourth wave of infection. Despite this, citizens have maintained high compliance with coronavirus prophylaxis. Sociodemographic data were described using descriptive statistics. A one-way MANOVA assessed the financial impact on older individuals' well-being. The Pearson correlation was employed to find the link between happiness and COVID-19 dread. During the COVID-19 pandemic, older persons who received various monthly allowances had statistically significant emotional and psychological well-being differences. There was no association between well-being and COVID-19 dread. The COVID-19 epidemic has disproportionately affected vulnerable groups. Older individuals are a risk population that requires material and mental care. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 23(1) January, 2022; 1-8.","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79798460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"DEPRESSION AS THE ONLY ACUTE MANIFESTATION OF A THALAMIC STROKE: CASE REPORT","authors":"Narjes M, Hashem A, Sondes H, Mohannad M, M. S, M. R,, Bashir I, Hassen M","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.47234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.47234","url":null,"abstract":"Post-stroke depression is the most common neuropsychiatric complication of stroke, and can occur early too late after stroke. However, having depression as an isolated clinical manifestation of stroke is extremely rare in the literature. We report the case of an ischemic vascular accident revealed by sudden onset depression in a 59-year-old female patient. On the basis of this report and a review of the literature we discuss the different hypotheses that may explain the underlying mechanisms. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 23(1) January, 2022; 1-5.","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88265777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ASSESSMENT OF STRESS AMONG SECOND YEAR STUDENTS AT MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","authors":"Evans Muyeng","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.47238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.47238","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Being in medical school has always been considered to be an extremely stressful academic journey. Excessive stress causes physical and mental health problems. Persistent stress can impair students’ academic achievement and personal or professional development. The aim of this study is to explore the levels of stress among medical students by determining the prevalence and other factors associated with it. Considering the fact that it is impossible to eliminate stress from medical training, the other goal of the study is to figure out student friendly strategies which can be used to alleviate the high stress levels. The prevalence of stress among the second year medical students will be calculated. Methods: A cross-sectional study design will be used, utilizing a validated questionnaire, the ‘Medical Student Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ)’, to evaluate stress levels and stressors. School and ethical committee clearance is to be obtained prior to the study. Data will be analysed using SPSS version 12. 201 medical students will be administered with the questionnaires. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 23(1) January, 2021; 1-8.","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72977258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EXAMINING THE SOURCES OF HOSPITAL-ORIENTED ANXIETY EXPERIENCED BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC","authors":"Hatice Gulsoy, Fatma Ozlem","doi":"10.54615/2231-7805.47220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54615/2231-7805.47220","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the sources of the changes and the hospital oriented anxiety experienced by healthcare professionals in the Covid-19 pandemic. Design and Methods: The study sample consisted of 604 healthcare workers. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researcher and analysed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, and analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis, and Turkey test on the SPSS 23.0 software package. Findings: The healthcare professionals in the study were concerned that they could infect their family members with the virus (72%) and that their relatives would be harmed due to the pandemic (63.2%). Nurses experienced the least anxiety. Women experienced more anxiety than men. Despite experiencing anxiety, 58.5% did not consider resigning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Practice Implications: The mental health of healthcare professionals, who serve at the forefront during the Covid-19 pandemic, should be evaluated in the long term. Early intervention to indirect traumatization can make it easier to control the anxiety caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Revealing anxiety-related topics will facilitate handling the right issues and coping with them.","PeriodicalId":43558,"journal":{"name":"ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74521004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}