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Maha Alghafry - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mental health issues among migrant workers in gulf cooperation council countries literature review and case illustrations
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014Co-Authors: Ziad Kronfol, Marwa Saleh, Maha AlghafryAbstract:More than 15 million non-nationals are currently living and working in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The majority are blue-collar or domestic workers coming from the Indian Subcontinent or South East Asia. They often work under very harsh conditions. There are reports of a high rate of psychosis and suicide among these people but no reliable data are available. To address this issue we conducted a literature search both in English and in Arabic to review the available articles on the psychological well-being of this Population. Very few articles were found. We hereby review the available literature and contribute by presenting several brief vignettes to illustrate the various clinical aspects of this at risk Population. We also discuss possible reasons for underreporting and underscore the need for more research in this area.
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mental health issues among migrant workers in the gulf cooperation council countries literature review and case illustrations
Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, 2012Co-Authors: Maha Alghafry, Marwa Saleh, Ziad KronfolAbstract:Background and Objectives: It is well established from the European and North American literature that migration has a great impact on the mental health of the migrant Population. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are home to more than 13 million non-nationals, yet the mental health status and psychological well-being of this large Population has rarely been investigated. The majority of migrants are blue collar or domestic workers coming from the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. There are isolated reports of psychosis and/or suicide among this 'at risk' Population, but no reliable data are available. For this reason, we decided to conduct a systematic search of the literature to review the epidemiology and characteristics of the mental health issues of the migrant workers in the GCC countries. Methods: The literature search was conducted in both English and Arabic. The English search consisted of various words and combinations including migrant worker, domestic worker, mental health, Middl...
Ziad Kronfol - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mental health issues among migrant workers in gulf cooperation council countries literature review and case illustrations
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014Co-Authors: Ziad Kronfol, Marwa Saleh, Maha AlghafryAbstract:More than 15 million non-nationals are currently living and working in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The majority are blue-collar or domestic workers coming from the Indian Subcontinent or South East Asia. They often work under very harsh conditions. There are reports of a high rate of psychosis and suicide among these people but no reliable data are available. To address this issue we conducted a literature search both in English and in Arabic to review the available articles on the psychological well-being of this Population. Very few articles were found. We hereby review the available literature and contribute by presenting several brief vignettes to illustrate the various clinical aspects of this at risk Population. We also discuss possible reasons for underreporting and underscore the need for more research in this area.
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mental health issues among migrant workers in the gulf cooperation council countries literature review and case illustrations
Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, 2012Co-Authors: Maha Alghafry, Marwa Saleh, Ziad KronfolAbstract:Background and Objectives: It is well established from the European and North American literature that migration has a great impact on the mental health of the migrant Population. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are home to more than 13 million non-nationals, yet the mental health status and psychological well-being of this large Population has rarely been investigated. The majority of migrants are blue collar or domestic workers coming from the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. There are isolated reports of psychosis and/or suicide among this 'at risk' Population, but no reliable data are available. For this reason, we decided to conduct a systematic search of the literature to review the epidemiology and characteristics of the mental health issues of the migrant workers in the GCC countries. Methods: The literature search was conducted in both English and Arabic. The English search consisted of various words and combinations including migrant worker, domestic worker, mental health, Middl...
Marwa Saleh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mental health issues among migrant workers in gulf cooperation council countries literature review and case illustrations
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014Co-Authors: Ziad Kronfol, Marwa Saleh, Maha AlghafryAbstract:More than 15 million non-nationals are currently living and working in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The majority are blue-collar or domestic workers coming from the Indian Subcontinent or South East Asia. They often work under very harsh conditions. There are reports of a high rate of psychosis and suicide among these people but no reliable data are available. To address this issue we conducted a literature search both in English and in Arabic to review the available articles on the psychological well-being of this Population. Very few articles were found. We hereby review the available literature and contribute by presenting several brief vignettes to illustrate the various clinical aspects of this at risk Population. We also discuss possible reasons for underreporting and underscore the need for more research in this area.
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mental health issues among migrant workers in the gulf cooperation council countries literature review and case illustrations
Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, 2012Co-Authors: Maha Alghafry, Marwa Saleh, Ziad KronfolAbstract:Background and Objectives: It is well established from the European and North American literature that migration has a great impact on the mental health of the migrant Population. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are home to more than 13 million non-nationals, yet the mental health status and psychological well-being of this large Population has rarely been investigated. The majority of migrants are blue collar or domestic workers coming from the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. There are isolated reports of psychosis and/or suicide among this 'at risk' Population, but no reliable data are available. For this reason, we decided to conduct a systematic search of the literature to review the epidemiology and characteristics of the mental health issues of the migrant workers in the GCC countries. Methods: The literature search was conducted in both English and Arabic. The English search consisted of various words and combinations including migrant worker, domestic worker, mental health, Middl...
James M Antonini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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short term inhalation of stainless steel welding fume causes sustained lung toxicity but no tumorigenesis in lung tumor susceptible a j mice
Inhalation Toxicology, 2011Co-Authors: Patti C Zeidlererdely, Samuel Stone, Bean T Chen, Shihhoung Young, Aaron Erdely, Lori A Battelli, Michael L Kashon, David G Frazer, Ronnee N Andrews, James M AntoniniAbstract:Debate exists as to whether welding fume is carcinogenic, but epidemiological evidence suggests that welders are an At-Risk Population for development of lung cancer. Our objective was to expose, by inhalation, lung tumor susceptible (A/J) and resistant C57BL/6J (B6) mice to stainless steel (SS) welding fume containing carcinogenic metals and characterize the lung-inflammatory and tumorigenic response. Male mice were exposed to air or gas metal arc (GMA)-SS welding fume at 40 mg/m3 × 3 h/day for 6 and 10 days. At 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, and 28 days after 10 days of exposure, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was done. Lung cytotoxicity, permeability, inflammatory cytokines, and cell differentials were analyzed. For the lung tumor study, gross tumor counts and histopathological changes were assessed in A/J mice at 78 weeks after 6 and 10 days of exposure. Inhalation of GMA-SS fume caused an early, sustained macrophage and lymphocyte response followed by a gradual neutrophil influx and the magnitudes of these differed ...
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response of the mouse lung transcriptome to welding fume effects of stainless and mild steel fumes on lung gene expression in a j and c57bl 6j mice
Respiratory Research, 2010Co-Authors: Patti C Zeidlererdely, Michael L Kashon, James M AntoniniAbstract:Background Debate exists as to whether welding fume is carcinogenic, but epidemiological evidence suggests that welders are an at risk Population for the development of lung cancer. Recently, we found that exposure to welding fume caused an acutely greater and prolonged lung inflammatory response in lung tumor susceptible A/J versus resistant C57BL/6J (B6) mice and a trend for increased tumor incidence after stainless steel (SS) fume exposure. Here, our objective was to examine potential strain-dependent differences in the regulation and resolution of the lung inflammatory response induced by carcinogenic (Cr and Ni abundant) or non-carcinogenic (iron abundant) metal-containing welding fumes at the transcriptome level.
Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Nutrition in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Gastroenterology clinics of North America, 2021Co-Authors: Alexa N. Sasson, Richard J.m. Ingram, Maitreyi Raman, Ashwin N. AnanthakrishnanAbstract:With the increasing global prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases, research in this field is expanding to better understand the multifactorial etiologies of this complex disease. Nutrition and diet, as modifiable risk factors, have been shown to play an important role in disease activity and prognosis. This article reviews the role of nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease, including appropriate nutrition screening in this At-Risk Population, and associated micronutrient deficiencies. We provide recommendations on dosing supplementation. We briefly review diet as a risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease and the currently proposed published dietary intervention studies.