Depression among female patients in medical wards by Al-Ani, Ali Sabri, Al – Azzawi, Reyad

“…Background: Depression is a common psychiatric disorder and numerous studies have found associations between depression and physical illnesses among general hospital in – patients. Objectives: This study aims to identify the rate of depression and its severity among female patients in medical wards and to find out the relation between depression and clinical type of medical diagnosis classified by systems of the body. …”
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Muzzling communication: Sedition law as a political tool to suppress dissent or a legal tool to manage ethnic relation? by Shuaib, Farid Sufian

“…The law has been used in number of incidents including political speeches that tend to cause ill feeling and hostility between ethnic groups. …”
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A study of an aftermarket voltage stabilizer for its performance and emission on passengers vehicle by Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Ihsan, Sany Izan, Abd Murat, Noor Azammi

“…From all experiments conducted, the best capacitor value needed to be equipped ill voltage stabilizer is between 100 mF to 120 mF using 16 volt or 25 volt. …”
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Practice by postnatal care by the rural mothers, Bangladesh by Abdul Jabbar, Md., Hoque, Syeda Rumana, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin

“…Reasons for taking postnatal care were found as for self ailments (24%), child’s illness (16%), advice regarding diet (11.6%), advice regarding rest (11.2%), as routine health check up (8%). …”
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Right of women to obtain divorce under shari‘ah and Islamic Family Law of Malaysia: with special reference to Ta’liq and Khulu’ by Abdul Hak, Nora, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Ibrahim, Norliah, Niringjuerae, Manawee

“…When the husband becomes a transgressor, for example, the husband is incapable of maintaining the wife or he ill-treats the wife,Islam also grants women the right to dissolve the marriage. …”
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A qualitative study of women living with HIV: understanding their subjective experiences and psycho-social needs by Omar Din, Meriam, Mohamad, Mardiana

“…The experience of anxiety was mostly expressed as the fear of facing the AIDS stage of their illness. Positive feeling was mainly associated with feeling of gratitude for the available supportive institution and acceptance by family members. …”
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Guide to antimicrobial therapy in the adult ICU 2012 by Chan, Louisa, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Ibrahim, Noor Airini, Rudra Deva, Shanti, Tai, Li Ling

“…The objective of this book has not strayed from its original purpose that is to provide a quick and comprehensive guide for the Malaysian doctors caring for the critically ill. The structure has been kept to facilitate easy bedside referencing. …”
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Depression among secondary school students: a comparison between urban and rural populations by Musa, Ramli, S., Adlina, Ariaratnam, Suthahar, AB, Edariah, Fadzil, Mohd Ariff, AHH, Narimah, AS, Nuraliza, I., Fauzi, C., Karuthan

“…Introduction: Childhood depression is a debilitating psychiatric illness and has frequently been under-diagnosed. It is crucial to identify the condition early, as undetected cases may lead to detrimental psychosocial consequences in adulthood. …”
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The role of religion in shaping contemporary man’s everyday moral character: an Islamic-Catholic perspective by Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi

“…Therefore, this paper attempts to study the significant role of religion and its moral values in shaping man’s everyday aspect of character by promoting high moral principles to enable him to eliminate contemporary social ills. The shaping of man’s character is seen as an important issue by both religious groups of Islam and Catholicism. …”
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Improving patient complaint mechanisms in Malaysia: the role of law and medical organisations by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie

“…Instead, they want to be treated but as co-producers or partners able to manage their illnesses. Thus, it is not surprising that poor communication and failure to take into account the patient's perspective are at the heart of most formal complaints and legal actions in Malaysia. …”
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The distribution of harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in the east and west coasts of Sabah, Malaysia by Mohammad Noor, Normawaty, Al-Azad, Sujjat

“…The events have been linked to thousand of human illness and mortalities and loss to aquaculture industries. …”
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How do therapists understand and use humour in their work with obsessive-compulsive clients? A grounded theory study by Densham, Rachel

“…Between two and three per cent of the population have OCD and the World Health Organization ranks it in the top ten most disabling illnesses. However, forty per cent of obsessive-compulsive clients who engage in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for OCD either refuse, do not finish or fail to benefit from treatment. …”
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Three Dimension (3D) animation video development on dental care for children by Ali, Azita, Zulkifli, Wahida Afrina

“…This 3D animated video will give a proper understanding and consciousness toward children ages of five and six of brushing teeth to prevent infection that can increase the risk of infection or other illnesses. What is the right course of action that they need to take to prevent the infection. …”
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Iman Restoration Therapy (IRT): a new counseling approach and its usefulness in developing personal growth of Malay adolescent clients by Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif, Mohamad, Mardiana, Alias, Alizi, Wan Adam, Kalsom, Mohd Kassim, Nordinah, Mutiu, Salami

“…This is coupled with their diminutive efforts to link spirituality and science in most of their research works and intellectual frameworks in relation to counseling and treating psychological illnesses. However, it has been found in recent past that three quarters of counselors, even with secular and Christian belief system, reported using spirituality as an intervention tool in their research. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of pelvic floor disorders by Md Nor, Azmi

“…There are various etiologies involved varying from systemic illnesses to neuromuscular disturbances of the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Causal links in QOL sub-domains accentuate greater support for physical and emotional well-being of breast cancer survivors by Abu Kassim , Noor Lide, Mohd Hanafiah, Khayriyyah, Samad Cheung, Humairah, Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur

“…This study, examines the impact of SG participation on the QOL of Malaysian breast cancer survivors using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) questionnaire. Multiple comparisons using the Tukey HSD show that the QOL measure for rural SG participants are significantly lower (F(2,55) = 14.570; p < 0.01) than for urban SG participants. …”
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Defaulters among lung cancer patients in a suburban district in a developing country by Ng, Teck Han, How, Soon Hin, Kuan, Yeh Chunn, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi

“…Two main reasons for default were ‘too ill to come’ (38.5.5%) and logistic difficulties (23.1%). …”
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Pattern of admission and the over representation in Schizophrenia diagnosis in a psychiatric ward in Malaysia by Mohamad Ismail, Maung Ko @ Hajee, Musa, Ramli, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri, Min Ko, Ba, Mat Zin, Nora, Naing, Nyi Nyi, Oo, Myo

“…Method: This was a retrospective record review study of patients with psychiatric illness admitted between 2006 and 2007 in the Psychiatric Ward at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia. …”
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Defining antibiotic dosing in lung infections by Jamal, Jannatul-Ain, Abdul Aziz, Mohd. Hafiz, Lipman, Jeffrey, Roberts, Jason A.

“…Special populations such as the critically ill, patients on renal replacement therapy, and those with renal impairment need dosing to be individualized, as these populations have high PK variability. …”
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Therapeutic landscape: the pivotal role of outdoor environment in cultivating elderly well being by Mat Zin, Shaifudin, Zailan, Muhammad Khairi, Abu Bakar, Aniza

“…A thorough understanding about elderly impairments and illnesses as well as their outdoor environment and their elements will be identified in order to testify the prominence between these two mutual disciplinary. …”
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