Tarek Okasha
Biographic Data
| ID | 7658920 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tarek Okasha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tarek |
| FAMILY NAME | Okasha |
| SIGNATURE | OKASHA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ain Shams University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4819-1497 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mental health is still a human right during times of war
Comorbidity of depression and type 2 diabetes in Egypt results from the International Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetes and Depression (INTERPRET-DD) study
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus and depression are serious common diseases, and the number of people with both conditions is rising steadily. Depression in people with diabetes mellitus results in poorer prognosis through different mechanisms. On the other hand, the presence of diabetes in individuals with depression increases functional impairment that is associated with depression. AIMS: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associ…
Impaired emotional intelligence is related to symptoms severity and suicidal attempts in depression
Objective: Few studies demonstrated the impairment of perceived emotional intelligence ‘EI’ among depressed patients. This study aimed to assess the perceived EI in a group of depressed patients, and its association with different clinical characteristics. Methods: Forty-five patients diagnosed with depression were assessed by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and compared to 45 controls that were assessed by the Arabic version of General Heal…
Management challenges and choices in patients with bipolar disorder
BACKGROUND: Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) had contributed immensely to high health service utilization. Variation in clinical practices that miss to follow the standard guidelines all with the disorder complexity, deepened the management gap. This study aimed to provide an Egyptian epidemiological database of the ongoing clinical practices that framed different diagnostic and management choices in a sample of patients with bipolar disorder.…
Mental health, wellbeing and burnout among medical students in the United Arab Emirates
BACKGROUND: Medical students tend to experience high levels of stress during their studies, that can result in mental health disorders and burnout, further affecting academic performance and later ability to practice. AIMS: To investigate previous and current mental health issues, significant sources of stress, burnout, and substance use among medical students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHOD: We conducted an online survey to collect dat…
Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its correlates in a sample of Egyptian university students
BACKGROUND: Smartphone addiction is considered currently as a public health concern especially among university students. AIM: The study assesses the prevalence of smartphone addiction and its sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates among Egyptian university students. METHODS: A random sample of 1,380 undergraduate Egyptian university students from different universities were assessed using the smartphone addiction short scale, Beck depressio…
Clinical Guidelines of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association for the Management of Treatment-Resistant Unipolar Depression in Egypt
The consensus guidelines will improve the outcomes of patients, as they provide recommendations across various domains that are of concern for the practicing psychiatrist
Role of traditional healers in the pathway of service for a sample of obsessive compulsive disorder patients in Egypt
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis and treatment of an illness using traditional medicine is in most cases culture-specific and based on beliefs in the community. The majority of mentally ill patients prefer to attend to traditional healers because of the trust problems in the system, affordability, accessibility, and ease of the service. AIM: To assess the role of traditional healers among the pathway of psychiatric services of OCD patients, and to highl…
Duration of untreated psychosis in an Egyptian sample
BACKGROUND: Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) has been considered as a poor prognostic factor for psychotic disorder. Several studies have been investigating different predictors of DUP in Western countries, while in Egypt only a few studies have examined various predictors of DUP. AIMS: To study DUP in Egyptian patients with psychotic disorders and to investigate how certain illnesses, patient, socio-cultural risk factors and help-seeking be…
Psychiatric disorders among a sample of internally displaced persons in South Darfur
BACKGROUND: The violent armed conflict in Darfur has been ongoing for years getting the attention of human rights activists and mental health professionals. AIM: The aim of this study was to assess psychiatric disorders in a sample of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Darfur. METHOD: A cross-sectional observational study, as a part of the 'Darfur Campaign' organized by Arab Federation of Psychiatrists, assessing psychiatric disorders i…
Role of traditional healers in the pathway to care of patients with bipolar disorder in Egypt
BACKGROUND: A large number of mentally ill patients prefer to visit non-medical practitioners such as traditional healers because of the confidence in the system, affordability and accessibility of the service. This may lead to delay in seeking psychiatric services and has prognostic impact. AIM: To assess the rate of bipolar affective disorder (BAD) patients seeking traditional healers, the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of those patie…
Notes on mental disorders in Pharaonic Egypt
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Notes on mental disorders in Pharaonic Egypt
Psychiatric disorders among a sample of internally displaced persons in South Darfur
BACKGROUND: The violent armed conflict in Darfur has been ongoing for years getting the attention of human rights activists and mental health professionals. AIM: The aim of this study was to assess psychiatric disorders in a sample of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Darfur. METHOD: A cross-sectional observational study, as a part of the 'Darfur Campaign' organized by Arab Federation of Psychiatrists, assessing psychiatric disorders i…
Role of traditional healers in the pathway to care of patients with bipolar disorder in Egypt
BACKGROUND: A large number of mentally ill patients prefer to visit non-medical practitioners such as traditional healers because of the confidence in the system, affordability and accessibility of the service. This may lead to delay in seeking psychiatric services and has prognostic impact. AIM: To assess the rate of bipolar affective disorder (BAD) patients seeking traditional healers, the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of those patie…
Duration of untreated psychosis in an Egyptian sample
BACKGROUND: Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) has been considered as a poor prognostic factor for psychotic disorder. Several studies have been investigating different predictors of DUP in Western countries, while in Egypt only a few studies have examined various predictors of DUP. AIMS: To study DUP in Egyptian patients with psychotic disorders and to investigate how certain illnesses, patient, socio-cultural risk factors and help-seeking be…
Role of traditional healers in the pathway of service for a sample of obsessive compulsive disorder patients in Egypt
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis and treatment of an illness using traditional medicine is in most cases culture-specific and based on beliefs in the community. The majority of mentally ill patients prefer to attend to traditional healers because of the trust problems in the system, affordability, accessibility, and ease of the service. AIM: To assess the role of traditional healers among the pathway of psychiatric services of OCD patients, and to highl…
Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its correlates in a sample of Egyptian university students
BACKGROUND: Smartphone addiction is considered currently as a public health concern especially among university students. AIM: The study assesses the prevalence of smartphone addiction and its sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates among Egyptian university students. METHODS: A random sample of 1,380 undergraduate Egyptian university students from different universities were assessed using the smartphone addiction short scale, Beck depressio…
Clinical Guidelines of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association for the Management of Treatment-Resistant Unipolar Depression in Egypt
The consensus guidelines will improve the outcomes of patients, as they provide recommendations across various domains that are of concern for the practicing psychiatrist
Impaired emotional intelligence is related to symptoms severity and suicidal attempts in depression
Objective: Few studies demonstrated the impairment of perceived emotional intelligence ‘EI’ among depressed patients. This study aimed to assess the perceived EI in a group of depressed patients, and its association with different clinical characteristics. Methods: Forty-five patients diagnosed with depression were assessed by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and compared to 45 controls that were assessed by the Arabic version of General Heal…
Management challenges and choices in patients with bipolar disorder
BACKGROUND: Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) had contributed immensely to high health service utilization. Variation in clinical practices that miss to follow the standard guidelines all with the disorder complexity, deepened the management gap. This study aimed to provide an Egyptian epidemiological database of the ongoing clinical practices that framed different diagnostic and management choices in a sample of patients with bipolar disorder.…
Mental health, wellbeing and burnout among medical students in the United Arab Emirates
BACKGROUND: Medical students tend to experience high levels of stress during their studies, that can result in mental health disorders and burnout, further affecting academic performance and later ability to practice. AIMS: To investigate previous and current mental health issues, significant sources of stress, burnout, and substance use among medical students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHOD: We conducted an online survey to collect dat…
Comorbidity of depression and type 2 diabetes in Egypt results from the International Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetes and Depression (INTERPRET-DD) study
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus and depression are serious common diseases, and the number of people with both conditions is rising steadily. Depression in people with diabetes mellitus results in poorer prognosis through different mechanisms. On the other hand, the presence of diabetes in individuals with depression increases functional impairment that is associated with depression. AIMS: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associ…
Mental health is still a human right during times of war
Psychiatry (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (4 works) · Depression (economics) (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works)