International Journal of

Psychology and PsychoanalysisISSN: 2572-4037

Early Online

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510071

Correlation of Mothers' Educational Level and Depression of Mothers with PKU Children

Iakovou K and Schulpis K

Article Type: Editorial | First Published: 2023/12/24

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of phenylalanine (phe) metabolism due to the deficiency of the hepatic enzyme phe hydroxylase activity. Mothers of phenylketonuric children are obligatory heterozygous of the disease. PKU is characterized by high phe blood levels resulting in executive function impairment, convulsions and microcephaly caused by toxic effect of phe accumulation in the brain...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510070

Psychological Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation - A Review

Catarina Manuel, Mariana Fortunato and Catarina Cativo

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2023/10/12

Negative psychosocial consequences of FGM include posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, panic disorders, depression and suppression of feeling and thinking, and sometimes attempted suicide, difficulties in sexual and marital life....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510068

The Relationship between Personality Traits and Effectiveness of Ethiopian Athletes in Long Distance Running

Fenta Bitew, Awoke Tibebu and Berhanu Anjet

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/07/17

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and athletes performance in long distance runners in Ethiopia. Cross-sectional research design was employed. The data was collected using questionnaires and through field study procedure. The targeted populations of the study were 138 of successful and unsuccessful athletes in long distance runners 2019/2020. Of the Non-probability sampling type purposive sampling techniques was employed....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510066

Adjustment Disorder in Long Covid: A Case Report

Daniel Waiganjo Kinyanjui, MMed, Geoffrey Masika Wechuli, MMed and Harriet Kigaro Musimbi, BSc

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2023/06/15

This was a case of adjustment disorder in 'long COVID'. Working in a far-flung, hardship environment with limited medical resources, isolation, and poor primary support systems were identified as the stressors and social determinants of health. Recommendations include timely management of co-morbid conditions and improvement in work-place policy, especially during epidemics and pandemics....

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