Hind Nafiaa

• Doctor of Medicine
• Professor (Assistant) at Arrazi hospital

Background: Problem substance use is a frequent reason for consultation. Whether isolated or co-morbid with another pathology, it remains important to manage within a dual framework. Objective: The objective of this work is to describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and addictive behaviors of patients who were admitted to the psy...

Introduction: Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study suggests that some dental or skeletal characteristics may be potentially associated with schizophrenia. Method: A case control study was conducted from 2020 to 2022 among 30 schizophrenia patients and 30 control patients. Data was...

Although rare, neurosyphilis is one of the fatal complications of syphilis, which must be systematically evoked in the presence of a rapidly progressive dementia. We report two cases of patients, a woman and a man, aged 67 and 65 respectively, whose diagnosis of neurosyphilis was purely fortuitous in the face of an isolated psychiatric picture, com...

a case report about brother and sister with Fragile X syndrom

Introduction In the general population, the authors have noted that most suicides are commited by men, this gender difference also includes the methods that suicidal people use to commit suicide; women tend to use less immediately lethal means such as drug ingestion in contrast to the methods that men adopt, which often include poisoning, hanging o...

Introduction Pregabalin is a treatement with a complexe mechanism of action. It’s an antiepileptic drug used as adjunctive treatment of partial epilepsy, it is also taken in the treatment of neuropathic pain, and generalized anxiety disorder, in addition to epilepsy. Some of the advantages of pregabalin include. pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolera...

Introduction Psychosomatic illnesses correspond to physical symptoms (with or without objectivable organic lesions), that psychological factors such as stress and personality type, would have a potential effect on their appearance, evolution and / or worsening. These psychosomatic conditions are quite common but difficult to diagnose. Doctors from...

Schizophrenia is a severe, frequent, heterogeneous, longlasting and disabling chronic mental illness with high social impact, belonging to the group of chronic psychoses. There are several clinical forms and several possible evolutionary modes. Its etiopathogenesis is multifactorial (hereditary, biological, environmental, etc.) but no single cause...

Introduction : La pandemie de COVID-19 a eu un impact enorme sur les societes et les gouvernements du monde entier, imposant ainsi des restrictions de la circulation et dautres mesures pour empecher la propagation du virus. Les espoirs de retour a la normale ont ete epingles sur la disponibilite dun vaccin COVID-19. Toutefois, le succes dun program...

Facedwith the spread of the coronavirus, the Moroccan population is in confinement, thisperiod of confinement isdifficult to live for all and especially for somevulnerable people, they are worried for theirhealth and that of theirfamilies, and theyriskhavingpsychologicalrepercussionsanxio- depressive, whichnegatively influences theirsocio-professio...

Introduction: The frequency of gastrointestinal manifestations in patients suffering with mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorders, pose specific physiopathological, etiological and therapeutic questions. We propose to address this issue through this clinical case. Clinical Case: We report here the case of a female patient 29-year-old, follow...

We report the case of a 23-year-old patient with congenital tri-ventricular hydrocephalus of incidental finding during a pretherapeutic workup requested by a comorbid social anxiety disorder with chronic headache and extremity tremor. Discussion: Although the clinical picture is suggestive of a panic disorder, some elements of the observation sugge...

Background: Individuals monitored for pulmonary disease represent a particularly vulnerable population to the Coronavirus. They present, prior to any COVID 19 exposure, a respiratory condition that could be complicated by a contamination with this virus. Thus, any exposure to this virus might have an impact on their health and their quality of life...

Objectives: To describe the degree of despair among the general population after the prolongation of the lockdown following the state of health emergency, caused by the spread of COVID-19 in Morocco and to analyze the different parameters that can explain the occurrence of despair among the general population. Materials and Methods: Study conducted...

The classic distinction between psychiatry and neurology is blurring in part because of a better understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders in neurological diseases. Certain structures, including the basal ganglia, are involved in both motor and behavioral processes. Parkinson's disease and Tourette's disease are good examples of these two facets....

Background: Given the higher incidence of psychotic disorders in patients with epilepsy, several neurologists and psychiatrists have attempted to explain this controversial comorbidity. Thus, several hypotheses have been put forward but no link has been established with certainty until today. Objectives: The aim of our work is to draw up a socio-de...

Objective:The objective of this work is to describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and to explore the dimensions of impulsivity in patients with personality disorders and to evaluate their evolution during the period of confinement. Methods:This study included a sample of 60 patients followed in ambulatory consultation at the uni...

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by persistent irrational thoughts manifested by repeated actions. These disorders often have an impact on the social life of those who suffer from them, with a tendency towards isolation which can be exacerbated during this period of confinement. Among these disorders, the fear of contami...

Background: The pandemic coronavirus (Covid-19) currently represents both physical and psychic major risk to public health. The elderly people (aged 60 plus) are the most vulnerable to the coronavirus from the rest of the population. They are in fact more exposed to complications, atypical clinical presentation and therapeutic difficulties. However...

rapporte que les substances les plus fréquemment consommées par les garçons étaient le tabac et le cannabis, suivis de l'alcool et des benzodiazépines. La dernière enquête de 2017 a inclus 7055 élèves. Tabac 16% ont déclaré avoir fumé au moins une cigarette durant la vie. La prévalence durant les 12 derniers mois est de 9% ;La prévalence durant les...

Prader Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disease. Symptoms include binge eating disorder associated with the risk of morbid obesity, learning difficulties and behavioral problems or even major psychiatric disorders. The purpose of this case study is to conduct a literature review on Prader Willi syndrome and to highlight its impact on daily life, bo...

EMDR therapy is a new approach to psychotherapy that uses alternating bilateral stimulation, either through the movement of the eyes or through auditory or cutaneous stimuli, to induce rapid resolution of symptoms related to past events. The protocol of EMDR therapy is based on a set of principles that are essential to a humanistic and integrative...

Introduction Le travail de nuit, dit aussi travail posté, n’est pas dénué de conséquences fâcheuses tant sur le plan physique que sur le plan psychique, que ce soit à court terme ou à long terme. Cependant, l’importance du retentissement sur la qualité de vie de l’individu varie selon le rythme et la périodicité du travail de nuit, ainsi qu’il est...