Samir Al-Adawi
Biographic Data
| ID | 216607 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samir Al-Adawi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samir |
| FAMILY NAME | Al-Adawi |
| SIGNATURE | AL-ADAWI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sultan Qaboos University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lifestyle Behaviors and Cognitive Well-Being
Poor coping among university students is widespread globally, yet few studies examine whether modifiable lifestyle risk factors are associated with this phenomenon. This study aims to assess the frequency of physical activity, chronotype, and disordered eating attitudes among students, and to determine whether these factors are associated with effective functioning in academic settings and subjective cognitive well-being. A cross-sectional survey…
A study on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards premarital carrier screening among adults attending primary healthcare centers in a region in Oman
Despite the relatively high level of knowledge, about one third of the participants were still reluctant to carry out premarital testing. Such attitude calls for immediate need for community-based campaigns to encourage the public to do premarital testing
Families Coping With Disability Due to Brain Injury in Oman
Little is known about primary caregivers' perceptions of a relative who has sustained abruptly personality changes following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in non-Western populations. To help appreciate the diversity of perceptions of disability outside the biomedical setting, the present discourse highlights how primary caregivers construct sequelae of TBI in Oman. A qualitative case study with an ethnographic approach was conducted using semistru…
The development of the Short Muslim Practice and Belief Scale
The majority of the measures of religious practice and belief found in the literature are for persons of the Christian faith; such measures for Muslims are scarce. As examining the role of religion in relation to alcohol consumption is difficult because of the lack of appropriate measures, in the current study, a brief measure of practice and belief for persons of the Islamic faith was developed. Arab Muslims living the United Arab Emirates and O…
Ramadan Fasting Triggering Koro-like Symptoms during Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
This article describes a case of koro-like symptoms from Oman associated with alcohol withdrawal and illustrates how the socio-cultural practices of Ramadan-fasting affected the patterning and timing of presentation of severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms. The patient was severely distressed by the delusion that his penis had been amputated. The acute anxiety involving this delusion appears to be conceptually and phenomenologically similar to koro
Perception of and Attitude towards Mental Illness in Oman
Background: As conceptions of mental illness are often dictated by prevailing socio-cultural factors and the philosophy of the time, there is little research to substantiate how mental illness is perceived in the Arab world in the light of both traditional and more recent modernization and acculturation processes. Aims: To examine whether social factors exert an influence on a person's attitude towards people with mental illness (PWMI) in the rap…
Mu-Ghayeb
Studies with normal subjects and patients suggest that in grieving the dead, the bereaved has to go through a progressive course of psychological and social reorganization. The Mu Ghayeb belief in Omani society involves a complete denial of the loss for a relatively long period with the expectation of the return of the dead. This belief persists even after an elaborate ritual of burial and a prescribed period of mourning. The deceased are expecte…
A glimpse into traditional outlook towards health
Ramadan Fasting Triggering Koro-like Symptoms during Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
This article describes a case of koro-like symptoms from Oman associated with alcohol withdrawal and illustrates how the socio-cultural practices of Ramadan-fasting affected the patterning and timing of presentation of severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms. The patient was severely distressed by the delusion that his penis had been amputated. The acute anxiety involving this delusion appears to be conceptually and phenomenologically similar to koro
Families Coping With Disability Due to Brain Injury in Oman
Little is known about primary caregivers' perceptions of a relative who has sustained abruptly personality changes following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in non-Western populations. To help appreciate the diversity of perceptions of disability outside the biomedical setting, the present discourse highlights how primary caregivers construct sequelae of TBI in Oman. A qualitative case study with an ethnographic approach was conducted using semistru…
A glimpse into traditional outlook towards health
Mu-Ghayeb
Studies with normal subjects and patients suggest that in grieving the dead, the bereaved has to go through a progressive course of psychological and social reorganization. The Mu Ghayeb belief in Omani society involves a complete denial of the loss for a relatively long period with the expectation of the return of the dead. This belief persists even after an elaborate ritual of burial and a prescribed period of mourning. The deceased are expecte…
Perception of and Attitude towards Mental Illness in Oman
Background: As conceptions of mental illness are often dictated by prevailing socio-cultural factors and the philosophy of the time, there is little research to substantiate how mental illness is perceived in the Arab world in the light of both traditional and more recent modernization and acculturation processes. Aims: To examine whether social factors exert an influence on a person's attitude towards people with mental illness (PWMI) in the rap…
Ramadan Fasting Triggering Koro-like Symptoms during Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
This article describes a case of koro-like symptoms from Oman associated with alcohol withdrawal and illustrates how the socio-cultural practices of Ramadan-fasting affected the patterning and timing of presentation of severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms. The patient was severely distressed by the delusion that his penis had been amputated. The acute anxiety involving this delusion appears to be conceptually and phenomenologically similar to koro
The development of the Short Muslim Practice and Belief Scale
The majority of the measures of religious practice and belief found in the literature are for persons of the Christian faith; such measures for Muslims are scarce. As examining the role of religion in relation to alcohol consumption is difficult because of the lack of appropriate measures, in the current study, a brief measure of practice and belief for persons of the Islamic faith was developed. Arab Muslims living the United Arab Emirates and O…
Families Coping With Disability Due to Brain Injury in Oman
Little is known about primary caregivers' perceptions of a relative who has sustained abruptly personality changes following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in non-Western populations. To help appreciate the diversity of perceptions of disability outside the biomedical setting, the present discourse highlights how primary caregivers construct sequelae of TBI in Oman. A qualitative case study with an ethnographic approach was conducted using semistru…
A study on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards premarital carrier screening among adults attending primary healthcare centers in a region in Oman
Despite the relatively high level of knowledge, about one third of the participants were still reluctant to carry out premarital testing. Such attitude calls for immediate need for community-based campaigns to encourage the public to do premarital testing
Lifestyle Behaviors and Cognitive Well-Being
Poor coping among university students is widespread globally, yet few studies examine whether modifiable lifestyle risk factors are associated with this phenomenon. This study aims to assess the frequency of physical activity, chronotype, and disordered eating attitudes among students, and to determine whether these factors are associated with effective functioning in academic settings and subjective cognitive well-being. A cross-sectional survey…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Marital status (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Religious belief (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)