N. A. Uvais, MBBS, DPM, IFAPA, FRSPH, FRSB

Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

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About

N. A. Uvais, MBBS, DPM, IFAPA, FRSPH, FRSB, is affiliated with Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Since 2020, Uvais has published extensively on topics including COVID-19, patient care, major depressive disorder, addiction, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, suicide, and cancer. The author’s work encompasses community psychiatry, emergency department staff attitudes toward violent patients with mental illness, suicidal mental imagery, dementia care, and the intersection of cultural beliefs and psychosis. Uvais has contributed to research on quality improvement in mental health services and the psychological impact of infectious disease outbreaks on healthcare workers.

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Original Research

Vaccination Among Children With Developmental Delay and Their Siblings

July 12, 2022

Given concerns, despite evidence to the contrary, regarding the association between vaccination and autism, this study assessed vaccination uptake and its associated factors in siblings of children with developmental...

N. A. Uvais, Salah Basheer

Case Report

Quetiapine-Induced Myoclonus

June 9, 2022

Here, the authors report the case of a patient who developed myoclonus after taking a single dose of very low-dose quetiapine.

N. A. Uvais, A. M. Ashfaq U. Rahman

Original Research

COVID Vaccination Among Patients With Severe Mental Illness

May 26, 2022

This study explored COVID-19 vaccination status among community-dwelling patients with severe mental illness and identified associated factors.

N. A. Uvais

Original Research

Psychological Morbidity Among COVID-19 Survivors

May 3, 2022

This study explored the psychological status of health care workers after recovery from COVID-19 and examined the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with psychiatric morbidity.

N. A. Uvais, Shamsudeen Moideen, Sooraj Rajagopal, et al

Case Report

Dhat Syndrome by Proxy

April 21, 2022

Here, the authors report a case of Dhat syndrome, or “semen loss”–related psychological distress, seen mainly in the Indian subcontinent.

N. A. Uvais, Bishurul Hafi, Ajayan Varughese, et al

Case Report

Narcolepsy in Adolescents and Young Adults

March 3, 2022

This report describes the case of a young man who presented with excessive sleepiness and was diagnosed with narcolepsy based on polysomnography findings.

N. A. Uvais, R. Namitha

Case Report

Panic Disorder Following COVID-19 Vaccination

February 17, 2022

Read about the case of a middle-aged man who presented with new-onset panic disorder after receiving his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

N. A. Uvais

Case Report

Gender Incongruence Unmasked by Manic Switch During COVID-19 Infection

February 3, 2022

Here, read about a patient who experienced gender incongruence symptoms in the setting of mania shortly after testing positive for COVID-19.

N. A. Uvais, Sayantanava Mitra

Brief Report

Perceived Stress and Stigma Among Nurses

January 27, 2022

In this brief report, the authors discuss their study that assessed stigma and stress among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

N. A. Uvais, Mohammed Jezeel Nalakath

Case Report

Bipolar Mania Following COVID-19 Vaccination

December 30, 2021

Various side effects have been reported following COVID-19 vaccination. Here, the author presents the case of a woman who experienced a sudden relapse of bipolar mania within a few...

N. A. Uvais

Case Report

Sexual Dysfunction and COVID-19

December 9, 2021

The effects of COVID-19 infection on human sexuality are relatively unknown. Here, the authors report a case of loss of erection followed by spontaneous ejaculation in a patient with...

N. A. Uvais, Bishurul Hafi

Case Report

OCD After COVID-19 Infection

December 2, 2021

Here, read about a 30-year-old man with prior COVID-19 infection who presented with OCD and psychosis but no psychiatric history and in the absence of significant medical or neurologic...

N. A. Uvais

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N. A. Uvais, MBBS, DPM, IFAPA, FRSPH, FRSB

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