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Led by the Holy Spirit. [PDF]

Linacre Q, 2020
The vocational call to being a physician has been one of the greatest honors and blessings of my life. As a Catholic physician, being a direct extension of the healing hands of our Lord is something this is not easily translated into words. I reflect on two cases that remind me of this great calling.
Rupprecht M.
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Gaucher Disease: One of the Few Causes of Massive Splenomegaly

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by deficiency of a lysosomal enzyme (glucocerebrosidase and B-glucosidase) that leads to the accumulation of its substrate in lysosomal macrophages.
Magda Garça, Susana Correia, André Goulart, Paulo Ávila   +3 more
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Religious hallucinations in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia and their association with religious coping

BMC Research Notes, 2023
Purpose to evaluate the relationship between religious hallucinations and religious coping among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia. Methods We have studied the prevalence of religious hallucinations (RH) among 148 hospitalized Lebanese patients ...
Rabih Fares, Jean-Marc Rabil, Chadia Haddad, Sami Helwe, Joe Khalil, Carina Kasrine Al Halabi, Tiffany Abi Antoun, Georges Haddad, Souheil Hallit   +8 more
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A cross-sectional study of current and lifetime sexual hallucinations and delusions in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia: frequency, characterization, and association with childhood traumatic experiences and disease severity

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Till that date, a sparse body of research has been dedicated to perusing psychotic symptoms of sexual type, particularly in psychiatric populations. Our study’s objective was to delineate psychotic symptoms with a sexual content, namely sexual
Sarah Gerges, Chadia Haddad, Tracy Daoud, Christina Tarabay, Mikhael Kossaify, Georges Haddad, Souheil Hallit   +6 more
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Association between parental divorce and mental health outcomes among Lebanese adolescents: results of a national study

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background In Lebanon, divorce rates have jumped from nearly 7000 in recent years to 8580 in 2017, an increase of 22.5%, with North Lebanon recording the highest number, followed by Beirut, likely resulting in increased behavioral problems in the ...
Sahar Obeid, Gloria Al Karaki, Chadia Haddad, Hala Sacre, Michel Soufia, Rabih Hallit, Pascale Salameh, Souheil Hallit   +7 more
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and childhood maltreatment, adulthood stressful life events and depression among Lebanese university students: a structural equation modeling approach

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a cyclic sequence of physical and behavioral symptoms that arise in the second half of the menstrual cycle. The extreme type of PMS is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). The current study aims at examining 1)
Yorgo Younes, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid   +2 more
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Association between parental separation and addictions in adolescents: results of a National Lebanese Study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Since divorce rates are on the rise in Lebanon (an increase of 101% between 2006 and 2017) and since previous international studies have shown a relationship between divorced parents and adolescents’ addiction to smoking, alcohol, and the ...
Nour Jabbour, Vanessa Abi Rached, Chadia Haddad, Pascale Salameh, Hala Sacre, Rabih Hallit, Michel Soufia, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit   +8 more
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Shisha microbiota: the good, the bad and the not so ugly

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective Over the last decade, there has been a rapid expansion of the trendy water pipe smoking around the world especially among younger adults. The initial objective of this study was to identify the microbiota of the shisha, which may either be of ...
Julia Hani, Ghenwa Abdel Nour, Joanne Matta, Boushra Jazzar, Michael W. Pfaffl, Lara Hanna-Wakim, Afif M. Abdel Nour   +6 more
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Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the briefest version of the Zimbardo time perspective inventory (ZTPI-15)

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Self-perceived temporal perspectives has been shown to vary across cultures. Although cross-cultural differences may be blurred by the globalization, accelerated pace-of-life worldwide and spread of multitasking; the way Arab individuals deal ...
Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Abdallah Chahine, Mariam Mhanna, Christian Joseph El Zouki, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit   +5 more
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Infected diabetic ulcers, when to amputate

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018
Introduction: In 2030 diabetes will cause one amputation every 20 seconds. Currently 10 to 20% of all diabetic patients develop infected foot ulcers that recur 40% of the time within one year, even when adequately treated by antibiotics, angioplasty or ...
Mario Harb, Wafaa Greige, Christelle Ephrem   +2 more
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