Joseph El‐khoury
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4618426 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Joseph El‐khoury |
| PRENOMES | Joseph |
| SOBRENOME | El‐khoury |
| ASSINATURA | EL KHOURY J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | American University of Beirut |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4529-6840 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Mental health is still a human right during times of war
Changes in the provision of psychiatric beds and incarceration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2022
EMR countries showed, on average, a reduction in the prevalence of psychiatric beds from low numbers, while more people were imprisoned over the past three decades. The availability of forensic psychiatric beds and residential facilities has remained limited. These findings suggest a gradual shift in the EMR from institutional psychiatric care toward increased reliance on incarceration, paralleling trends observed in other global regions like Lat…
Association between ambient temperature and emergency psychiatric consultations
Background: Although environmental factors have been studied for their impact on mental health, the link between ambient temperature and mental disorders remains insufficiently explored. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relationship between ambient temperature and the frequency of emergency psychiatric consultations at the sole university hospital in Paraguay from 2021 to 2023. Methods: This investigation adopted a quantitative, observational…
World addiction medicine reports
Addiction medicine is a dynamic field that encompasses clinical practice and research in the context of societal, economic, and cultural factors at the local, national, regional, and global levels. This field has evolved profoundly during the past decades in terms of scopes and activities with the contribution of addiction medicine scientists and professionals globally. The dynamic nature of drug addiction at the global level has resulted in a cr…
Predictors of admission to an assertive outreach service for psychosis in Lebanon
Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating mental illness that contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. Assertive outreach treatment for patients with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders has been implemented to improve treatment adherence and outcomes. The suitability of this model of care outside the western context has not been fully established. We describe the characteristics of 45 patients enrolled in the Psychosis Recovery…
Fasting while on antipsychotics
Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Adherents to the Muslim faith are expected to abstain from drinking or eating during daylight hours. Exclusions to fasting apply, including for medical reasons. There is no consensus on the specific implications for psychiatric conditions. This qualitative study explores the decision-making process of Muslim patients on antipsychotic treatment with regard to fasting dur…
Psychological torture
Torture has been illegal in most of Europe and the United States for over a century but persisted in other parts of the world. The changing geopolitical landscape has led to its resurgence in recent years. The public rejection of traditional forms of torture that rely on the infliction of physical pain has paradoxically increased the reliance on psychological methods of torture. This critical commentary aims to define and characterize psychologic…
The ICD-11 classification of gender incongruence of adolescence and adulthood
The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of the then proposed International Classification of Diseases version 11 (ICD-11) diagnostic guidelines for Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood in a sample of transgender people accessing multi-disciplinary health care services at specialised organisations in Lebanon. The cross-sectional study reported here was part of the ICD-11 field test studies that took place in several countrie…
The Psychological Legacy of the Lebanese Civil War in Paramilitary Veterans
The experiences of irregular combatants and the psychosocial impact of their participation in violent conflict are poorly understood in comparison to the body of research available on military veterans in developed countries. The Lebanese civil war (1975–1990) was an archetypal intra-national armed conflict, involving thousands of civilians turned fighters. Fifteen former fighters were interviewed about their active involvement in the war. The qu…
Psychological needs and response during the Covid-19 pandemic in Lebanon
Lebanon was 1 of the countries to be affected early by the COVID-19 pandemic while in the midst of political upheaval. The stress implicated by this dual challenge allowed for mental health to take a center stage, prompting a nationwide official and informal response. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
The Use of Stimulants in the Ranks of Islamic State
The emergence of the Islamic State organization on the Syrian war scene has raised the role of amphetamines, and in particular the drug Captagon, in explaining the military performance and the savagery of its militants. This phenomenon has received extensive coverage in the international media. We review the evidence for it relying on available public sources in the context of a historical understanding of the use of stimulants in warfare and the…
Implementing opioid substitution in Lebanon
The Association of Salvia divinorum and Psychotic Disorders
The association of substance abuse and psychotic disorders is of interest to clinicians, academics, and lawmakers. Commonly abused substances, such as cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol, have all been associated with substance-induced psychosis. Hallucinogens can induce desired psychedelic effects and undesirable psychomimetic reactions. These are usually transient and resolve once the duration of action is over. Sometimes, these effect…
The Use of Stimulants in the Ranks of Islamic State
The emergence of the Islamic State organization on the Syrian war scene has raised the role of amphetamines, and in particular the drug Captagon, in explaining the military performance and the savagery of its militants. This phenomenon has received extensive coverage in the international media. We review the evidence for it relying on available public sources in the context of a historical understanding of the use of stimulants in warfare and the…
The Association of Salvia divinorum and Psychotic Disorders
The association of substance abuse and psychotic disorders is of interest to clinicians, academics, and lawmakers. Commonly abused substances, such as cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol, have all been associated with substance-induced psychosis. Hallucinogens can induce desired psychedelic effects and undesirable psychomimetic reactions. These are usually transient and resolve once the duration of action is over. Sometimes, these effect…
Implementing opioid substitution in Lebanon
The Use of Stimulants in the Ranks of Islamic State
The emergence of the Islamic State organization on the Syrian war scene has raised the role of amphetamines, and in particular the drug Captagon, in explaining the military performance and the savagery of its militants. This phenomenon has received extensive coverage in the international media. We review the evidence for it relying on available public sources in the context of a historical understanding of the use of stimulants in warfare and the…
Psychological needs and response during the Covid-19 pandemic in Lebanon
Lebanon was 1 of the countries to be affected early by the COVID-19 pandemic while in the midst of political upheaval. The stress implicated by this dual challenge allowed for mental health to take a center stage, prompting a nationwide official and informal response. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychological torture
Torture has been illegal in most of Europe and the United States for over a century but persisted in other parts of the world. The changing geopolitical landscape has led to its resurgence in recent years. The public rejection of traditional forms of torture that rely on the infliction of physical pain has paradoxically increased the reliance on psychological methods of torture. This critical commentary aims to define and characterize psychologic…
The ICD-11 classification of gender incongruence of adolescence and adulthood
The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of the then proposed International Classification of Diseases version 11 (ICD-11) diagnostic guidelines for Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood in a sample of transgender people accessing multi-disciplinary health care services at specialised organisations in Lebanon. The cross-sectional study reported here was part of the ICD-11 field test studies that took place in several countrie…
The Psychological Legacy of the Lebanese Civil War in Paramilitary Veterans
The experiences of irregular combatants and the psychosocial impact of their participation in violent conflict are poorly understood in comparison to the body of research available on military veterans in developed countries. The Lebanese civil war (1975–1990) was an archetypal intra-national armed conflict, involving thousands of civilians turned fighters. Fifteen former fighters were interviewed about their active involvement in the war. The qu…
Predictors of admission to an assertive outreach service for psychosis in Lebanon
Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating mental illness that contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. Assertive outreach treatment for patients with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders has been implemented to improve treatment adherence and outcomes. The suitability of this model of care outside the western context has not been fully established. We describe the characteristics of 45 patients enrolled in the Psychosis Recovery…
Fasting while on antipsychotics
Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Adherents to the Muslim faith are expected to abstain from drinking or eating during daylight hours. Exclusions to fasting apply, including for medical reasons. There is no consensus on the specific implications for psychiatric conditions. This qualitative study explores the decision-making process of Muslim patients on antipsychotic treatment with regard to fasting dur…
World addiction medicine reports
Addiction medicine is a dynamic field that encompasses clinical practice and research in the context of societal, economic, and cultural factors at the local, national, regional, and global levels. This field has evolved profoundly during the past decades in terms of scopes and activities with the contribution of addiction medicine scientists and professionals globally. The dynamic nature of drug addiction at the global level has resulted in a cr…
Mental health is still a human right during times of war
Changes in the provision of psychiatric beds and incarceration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2022
EMR countries showed, on average, a reduction in the prevalence of psychiatric beds from low numbers, while more people were imprisoned over the past three decades. The availability of forensic psychiatric beds and residential facilities has remained limited. These findings suggest a gradual shift in the EMR from institutional psychiatric care toward increased reliance on incarceration, paralleling trends observed in other global regions like Lat…
Association between ambient temperature and emergency psychiatric consultations
Background: Although environmental factors have been studied for their impact on mental health, the link between ambient temperature and mental disorders remains insufficiently explored. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relationship between ambient temperature and the frequency of emergency psychiatric consultations at the sole university hospital in Paraguay from 2021 to 2023. Methods: This investigation adopted a quantitative, observational…
Medicine (12 obras) · Psychology (11 obras) · Psychiatry (10 obras) · Mental health (5 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Context (archaeology (3 obras) · Criminology (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 obras)