2021
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12722
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Depression in Bangladeshi university students: The role of sociodemographic, personal, and familial psychopathological factors

Abstract: Purpose Although depression has adverse effects on all aspects of university students' quality of life, fewer studies have been conducted in Bangladesh; which was investigated herein. Design and Methods A cross‐sectional study was carried out among 1844 students enrolled at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to investigate the explanatory power of the variables predicting depression in this population. Findings Depression prevalence was 28.7%; and female gender… Show more

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“…Yasser Saeed Khan, 1 Mahmoud Al-Shamlawi, 2 Lazarus Phiri 3 and Majid Alabdulla 4,5 This paper summarises the impact of a new triage process on referral prioritisation and waiting times in a community specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in Qatar. The process involves initial review of referrals by a CAMHS nurse to ensure that there is adequate clinical information, obtaining additional information from patients/families and referring clinicians by the psychiatric triage team, when necessary, followed by prioritisation and allocation of accepted referrals.…”
Section: Country Profilementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Yasser Saeed Khan, 1 Mahmoud Al-Shamlawi, 2 Lazarus Phiri 3 and Majid Alabdulla 4,5 This paper summarises the impact of a new triage process on referral prioritisation and waiting times in a community specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in Qatar. The process involves initial review of referrals by a CAMHS nurse to ensure that there is adequate clinical information, obtaining additional information from patients/families and referring clinicians by the psychiatric triage team, when necessary, followed by prioritisation and allocation of accepted referrals.…”
Section: Country Profilementioning
confidence: 99%
“…A number of initiatives have been described to reduce waiting times and improve attendance at CAMHS out-patient clinics. [2][3][4] Triage of referrals is the most common entry point into a healthcare service and is considered a crucial component in the care pathway. When adopted effectively, the process of triage cuts waiting times significantly and ensures that the needs of patients and their families are met safely and appropriately.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The effects of these problems have various dimensions, such as mental health problems, physical health, and economic consequences [2,5,7]. Adolescent drug abuse is associated with depression, sleep problems, anxiety, low self-esteem, aggressiveness, anti-social behavior, delinquency, crime, and rebelliousness [8][9][10][11]. Smoking initiation in early adolescence substantially increases future nicotine dependency risk [12], whereas alcohol consumption and tobacco use during this developmental stage may lead to experimentation with more serious addictive substances (i.e., heroin, hashish, narcotics) later on [13].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Depression is a mood disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, emptiness, or irritability, accompanied by reduced functionality due to cognitive and somatic changes. 1 , 2 Worldwide, over 322 million people are affected with depression, and it is prevalent among females (that is, 5.1% female and 3.6% male respectively). 3 The burden of depression and its extreme complications, such as suicidality, is persistently higher among women residing in rural areas compared to the urban.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%