Clinical Medication Trials
 
In 2000, IDRAAC was asked to participate in two international multi-center studies by a drug company to investigate the safety and efficacy of a medication in two populations: Patients with Bipolar Disorder who are currently depressed, and patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia who have psychotic features (delusions or hallucinations). The studies used a double blind placebo controlled methodology with either open label (Bipolar study) or double blind (Alzheimer study) extension phases for responders.

In 2004, IDRAAC was asked to participate in an open-label, prospective  36 week international multi-center study by a drug company. This study was designed to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a medication in the prevention of Mood Episodes in subjects with Bipolar Disorder who are in remission following a manic/hypomanic index episode or a depressive index episode.

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Comorbidity Of Substance Abuse And Other Psychiatric Disorders: An Inpatient Study From Lebanon
 
A study was conducted in 1994 on all patients with present and/or past substance abuse or dependence, who were admitted to the inpatient psychiatry unit at St. George Hospital University Medical Center  (Beirut, Lebanon) between 1979-1992. The medical charts of 222 patients were reviewed and the comorbidity of substance abuse with other psychiatric disorders was assessed.

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Profile of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Lebanese clinical sample
 
This is a clinical study of the phenomenology and treatment of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in Lebanon. The Sample consists of 570 children, adolescents and young adults who were evaluated and /or treated over 3 years. It examines the profile, risk factors, comorbidity and family psychopathology. Medical treatment of ADHD is investigated, reporting safety and efficacy of treatment. Presentations based on this study can be found below.

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IDRAAC’s Presentations and International Conferences about the ADHD Study

Fayyad J (September, 2006). "Adult ADHD Grows up". Research Presentation at the 19th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Paris, France.

Fayyad J (September  2005). “ADHD in Lebanon: Clinical Profile and Beyond”. Research Presentation at the  XIII World Congress of Psychiatry , World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Cairo, Egypt.

Fayyad J (December 2004). “ADHD: Differential Diagnosis and Comorbidity” and “Treatment Issues in Comorbid ADHD”. Research Presentation at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center Symposium on ADHD, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Fayyad J (November, 2003). “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Lebanon: State of the Art”. Presentation given during the 125th Annual Medical Conference on Adolescent Mental health, Children’s Rights and Services. Saint George Hospital University Medical Center , Beirut, Lebanon.

Other Clinical Studies

In addition to the epidemiologic studies that IDRAAC has conducted, clinical trials, case histories and inpatient studies constituted an important part of IDRAAC’s research. In one of the clinical studies we were able to prove that Midazolam is a better anxiolytic drug compared to Droperidol and Promethazine among pre-selected patients undergoing surgery. Moreover, our group had the chance to observe in depth mixed affective illness following brain injury, and the issue of “Demonic Possession” and multiple personality disorder through studying carefully some of their cases. The relationship between depression and pregnancy was also examined by studying 150 females admitted consecutively during the month of May and April 1987 at the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center.

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