Research

Implications of modifying the duration requirement of generalized anxiety disorder in developed and developing countries (2009) - Psychology Medicine, 39(7): 1163-1176

Cross-national associations between gender and mental disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2009) - Archives of General Psychiatry, 66(7):785-795

Lifetime alcohol use, abuse and dependence among university students in Lebanon: exploring the role of religiosity in different religious faiths (2009) - Addiction, 104(6): 940-948.

Mental disorders and termination of education in high-income and low and middle-income countries: epidemiological study (2009) - British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(5):411-417

The epidemiology of anxiety disorders in the Arab world: A review (2009) - Journal of Anxiety Disorder, 23(4):409-419

Association of perceived stigma and mood and anxiety disorders: results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2009) - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 118(4): 305-314.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Arab World: A Review of Epidemiologic Studies (2009) - Journal of attention Disorders 13(3): 211-222.

Vocal characteristics in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2009) - J Voice 23(2): 190-194.

The Boundaries of Bipolarity: Comments on the Epidemiology of Bipolar Disorder (2009) - Clinical Psychology, 16(2): 134-139.

DSM-IV Personality disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2009) - British Journal of Psychiatry, 195(1): 46-53

Mental-physical comorbidity and its relationship with disability: results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2009) - Psychological Medicine, 39(1): 33-43

Childhood predictors of adult ADHD: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative (2009) - Biological Psychiatry, 65(1): 46-54

Bereavement Related and Non-Bereavement Related Depressions: A Comparative Field Study (2009) - Journal of Affective Disorder, 112 (1-3): 102–110

The prevalence and effects of Adult Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on the performance of workers: Results from the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative (2008) - Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(12): 835-842

Mental disorders among persons with arthritis: results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2008) - Psychological Medicine, 38(11): 1–12

Age patterns in the prevalence of depressive/anxiety disorders with and without physical comorbidity (2008) - Psychological Medicine, 38 (11): 1659-1669

Modifications to the WHODAS-II for the World Mental Health Surveys: Lessons Learned (2008) - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 61(11): 1132-1143.

Common chronic pain conditions in developed and developing countries: Gender and age differences, and comorbidity with depression-anxiety disorders (2008) - Journal of Pain, 9(10): 883-891

Toward a global view of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine use: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2008) - PLoS Medicine 5(7): e141.

Mental disorders among persons with diabetes--results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2008) - Journal of Psychosomomatic Research, 65(6): 571-80.

Duloxetine and suicide attempts: a possible relation (2008) - Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 4,18 doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-18

Disability and treatment of specific mental and physical disorders across the world (2008) - British Journal of Psychiatry, 192 (5): 368-375.

Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Lebanon: First Onset, Treatment, and Exposure to War (2008) - PLOS Medicine, 5(4): e61.

Diffusion of efficacious interventions for children and adolescents with mental health problems (2008) - J Child Psychol Psychiatry 49(3): 335-52.

Cross-national prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts (2008) - British Journal of Psychiatry, 192 (2): 98-105

Suicidality in the Arab World Part II: Hospital and Governmental study. (2008) - Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 19(2): 1 -24.

Effectiveness and specificity of a classroom-based group intervention in children and adolescents exposed to war in Lebanon (2008) - World Psychiatry, 7(2): 103-109.

Epidemiologic Assessment of Substance Use in the Arab World (2008) - Arab Journal of Psychiatry , 19(2): 100-125.

The relation between multiple pains and mental disorders: Results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2008) - Pain,135(1-2): 82-91.

Obesity and mental disorders in the general population: Results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2007) - International Journal of Obesity 32 (1): 192 – 200.