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The primary aim of this study was to investigate significance of the naltrexone in the management of drug addiction. A total of 108 opiate dependent drug abusers were included in this study. The study period was May 2004 to March 2008. They were selected consecutively on the basis of defined criteria. Of 108 drug abusers, 81.48% were literate and rest was illiterate. In current profession, majority of them (81.48%) had no work; rests were businessmen (13.89%) or service holders (4.63%). Nearly 72.22% drug abusers were young adult had age 20-30 years and 71.30% were married. About 94.00% of them were using heroin. In lifetime, sixty percent of them had been using heroin or phensedyl for 3-5 years, 25.93% for 6-10 years and 13.89% for 11-16 years. Hundred percent of the studied drug abusers had habit of smoking cigarettes. Most of them were heterosexual having sex with multiple partners. Nocturnal insomnia, difficulty falling asleep or hypersomnia, antisocial and/or irritable behaviors were found among them. About 75.00% of them had altered food habit and 45.37% had sexual dysfunction. Eighty-four percent wives of the participant drug abusers were found to be literate and 84.42% had only household works in their profession. Illiteracy was found to be higher in mother (26.85%) than that of father (24.07%). Majority of the father were found to be businessmen and mothers had household works only. Their family income was Tk.10,000-20,000 monthly. In addition, disharmony among family members, illicit drug users and mental illness were found in 81.48%, 23.15% and 21.30% families respectively. About 95.00% of the participant drug abusers were completed treatment schedule with naltrexone successfully and rest were dropout. Only 45.37% of them were developed adverse effects; of which, insomnia, nausea vomiting, headache, abdominal cramps and nervousness were found to be notable. Finally, 75.93% participant drug abusers were relapsed and rest (25.49%) was remained abstinent from illicit drug use. Multiple factors were found to be liable to use illicit drugs once more. Of them, unpleasant emotional state, sexual dysfunction, friend's incitement, family disharmony and interpersonal conflict were found to be crucial important. All of the participants were acknowledged essentiality of the Naltrexone in the treatment of drug addiction. They expressed their satisfaction during treatment including abstinent period. Most of them had not physical or mental craving for illicit drugs as before treatment and did not mention sleep disturbance or other mental troubles. They had normal food habit, increased appetite and taste preference in abstinent period. However, naltrexone could play important role in demand reduction but has no effect to enhance self-efficacy. In combination with self-efficacy enhancement therapies, it would be effective in the treatment of opioids dependence.
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PMID:Naltrexone in drug addiction: significance in the prevention of relapse. 1937 33

The objectives of this study were to detect the prevalence, severity and factors associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among Jordanian women, and to identify the most common self-treatment strategies used by women to alleviate the symptoms associated with PMS and/or PMDD. Data were collected from 254 women studying or working at one of the largest Jordanian governmental university using Shortened Premenstrual Assessment Form (SPAF), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) research criteria for diagnosis of PMDD. The findings indicated that the prevalence of PMS and PMDD were 80.2%, 10.2% respectively. Abdominal cramp, lower back pain and breast pain were reported to be the most severe symptoms associated with PMS and PMDD. Significant correlations were found between severity of premenstrual symptoms and perceived stress level, age, body mass index, marital status, perception of health in general and absent from work. The most frequently reported self-treatment strategies used by women to alleviate PMS and PMDD symptoms were: taking analgesics, increasing hot fluids intake, wearing heavy and warm clothes, and lying down on the abdomen. Understanding the prevalence, severity and self-treatment strategies for women experiencing PMS and PMDD symptoms help in improving women's quality of life and decrease their suffering from these symptoms.
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PMID:Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among Jordanian women. 2344 31

Human infections with foodborne pathogenic organisms are relatively well described in terms of their overt physical symptoms, such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, fever, and associated sequelae. Indeed, some of these are key for diagnosis and treatment, although it should be noted that, for some foodborne pathogens, the physical symptoms might be more diffuse, particularly those associated with some of the foodborne parasites. In contrast, the impact of these pathogens on mental health is less well described, and symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and general malaise are usually ignored when foodborne infections are recorded. Despite this, it is generally accepted that there are several psychiatric disorders of unknown etiology that may be associated with microbial pathogens. Depression, autism, hypochondriasis and anxiety, schizophrenia, and Tourette syndrome probably have multiple contributing causes, among which foodborne pathogens may play a decisive or contributory role, possibly sharing pathophysiological pathways with other environmental triggers. This review focuses on foodborne parasites and bacterial pathogens. Some foodborne parasites, such as metacestodes of Taenia solium and tissue cysts (bradyzoites) of Toxoplasma gondii , may affect mental health by directly infecting the brain. In contrast, bacterial infections and other parasitic infections may contribute to mental illness via the immune system and/or by influencing neurotransmission pathways. Thus, cytokines, for example, have been associated with depression and schizophrenia. However, infectious disease models for psychiatry require a more complete understanding of the relationship between psychiatric disorders and microbial triggers. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on the role of foodborne parasitic and bacterial pathogens in mental illness and identifies some of the gaps that should be addressed to improve diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues that are not solely related to psychiatric factors.
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PMID:Mental Health Disorders Associated with Foodborne Pathogens. 2822