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Department of
Psychiatry and
Behavioural Sciences
Departmental Profile
Departmental Profile and Research Themes:
1. Epidemiological aspects of common mental health disorders
in primary health care and community settings
(a) First-episode psychosis presenting at the Psychiatric
Department of Al-Ain Hospital. (Dr. M.O. Salem).
(b) A study of the prevalence, socio-demographic correlates
and co-morbidity of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in the
primary care. (Dr. O. Osman).
(c) A 10-year retrospective study of the prevalence and correlates
of various psychiatric diagnoses among inpatient admissions to
Al-Ain Hospital.(Dr. O. Osman).
(d) Suicidal behavior and suicide prevention in childhood,
adolescence and adulthood. (Dr. K. Dervic ).
(e) Affective and anxiety disorders in childhood and
adolescence.(Dr. K. Dervic and Dr. L. Amiri).
(f) Effect of stress, depression, social support, and coping on
psychological distress of patients with Ischemic heart disease.
(Prof. M.R. Sadeghi).
Professor & Chair:
Prof Omer El-Rufaie
Professor:
Prof Rafia Ghubash
Prof M Reza Sadeghi
Associate Professor:
Dr Kanita Dervic
Dr Hamdy F. Moselhy
Dr Ossama T. Osman
Assistant Professor:
Dr Lina Amiri
Dr Hanan Hassanin
Dr Mohamed O Salem
Research Assistant:
Dr Sufyan Sabri
Mr Saeed Yousef
Medical Secretary:
Miss Aisha Al-Shamsi
Secretary:
Mr D Ranganathan
Office Assistant:
Mr O Pocker
(g) Prevalence of teenager depression in Al Ain. (Prof. M.R.
Sadeghi)
(h) Prevalence and correlates of suicidality in rural population
of Pakistan. (Prof. M.R.Sadeghi).
(i) Life satisfaction among older adults in UAE. (Dr. H. Moselhy).
2. Personality, psychosocial and transcultural aspects of physical
illness
(a) Association of Irritable Bowl Syndrome with personality traits
and with anxiety and depressive disorders. (Prof. O. El Rufaie).