Objective To compare psychiatric emergencies and self-harm at emergency departments (EDs)
1 year into the pandemic, to early pandemic and pre-pandemic, and to examine the …

Objectives Medical professionals are exposed to many job stressors everyday, which can
lead to psychological disturbances as well as burnout syndrome. We sought to assess the …

Background Existing literature that examines the Hikikomori-like idiom of distress (HLID)
initially labelled this phenomenon as a culture-bound syndrome. However, the increasing …

Background Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is among the most common anxiety disorders
worldwide with data largely emerging from the Euro-American and Pacific Rim populations. In …

Objectives: To examine the prescribing patterns of antidepressants among a sample of
psychiatrists working in Oman and to compare these practices to the current evidence for …

Background As part of the globalization of medical education, residency programs in Oman
have adopted competency-based standards by the Accreditation Council for Graduate …

Objectives Many studies suggest that depression is prevalent among patients suffering from
inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (…

Neurobehavioral impairment associated with COVID-19 infection has been recently documented
in the literature. COVID-19 infection has also been associated with an increased risk for …

This cross-sectional study examined the factors associated with depression among people
with chronic pain (PwCP) attending specialized pain clinics in Muscat, Oman. Two-hundred …

Objective. This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of treating children with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) who present with irritability, aggression, and disruptive behavior at …