اشوان عبد الزهرة هاشم الجنابي

Abstract depression is a common psychiatric disorder that leads to disability and increases morbidity and mortality, and iron deficiency is a common nutritional disorder in general population that lead to change in brain function and affecting the quality of life. Methodology; a cross-sectional study that was conducted at Iraq Al-Najaf governorate, patient with depression was (51), and control group was (95), both were assessed by Beck depressive inventory Arabic version for the scoring of depressive symptoms, for both group serum ferritin was evaluated from fasting blood sample. Result; The age of participants (mean=36.25 years), the male was (55) while the female (91), of them (88) were married, there is significant differences between groups in age group (36-45) years and female gender while not to another variable. serum ferritin was significantly deferent with P-value (0.001). Conclusion; there is a strong relationship between the level of serum ferritin and depression with inverse correlation.

ABSTRACT Physiological pineal gland calcification is a frequent finding in computed tomography brain (CT) and its volume, shape and density is variable. Melatonin is the main product of pineal gland, and its role in sleep is well documented. Several articles documented the relation of pineal gland calcification (PGC) with level of melatonin (MEL). Two-hundred ten patients were enrolled in this cross-sectional study done at Al-Sadder Medical City-Middle Euphrates Neuroscience Center (MENC)-Najaf; between February 2016 and December 2016. Several PGC parameters include PGC density, PGC volume and PGC cross sectional area were measured. We took their demographic information and their BMI and then questions about their sleep habits was applied to patients. the study group was (n=210) was referred for Brain CT for different reasons, mean age (43.9 years), of them male was (118), and female was (92) they represent (56.2% and 43.8%) respectively, that had insomnia was (85, 40.5%), the mean of pineal gland calcification volume (mm3), density (Hu) and cross sectional area (mm2) was (57.5, 131 and 12.5) respectively. In this study there were a strong correlation between PGC density and age, male gender and use of diazepam and Sleep with light on at night & decreased hours of night sleep showed statistically significant correlation with PGC volume and thus on PG function. physical activity, BMI, smoking and past medical history showed no significant correlation with other PGC parameters while Tea or coffee consumption at night and sleep with light on showed statistically significant correlation with cross-section area of PGC.

ABSTRACT The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) is regarded as the most widely used screening tools and easy to administer. The Geriatric Depressive Scale -15 short version was translated to the Arabic language by a researcher and was assessed by psychiatric specialists, then retranslated to the English language by an English language specialist, and after acceptance of the last form, and elderly was selected (samples size was (n=279) elderly persons (138 male and 141 female) form hospitals and general community setting, each elderly was assessed by using GDS-15 and then assessed by using the ICD-10 criteria for major depressive episode to detect presence or absence of depression. The average age of study group were (71.84) years, diagnosis of major depression according to Arabic GDS-15 short version for Iraqi elderly (44.4% for positive and 55.6 for negative) and according to ICD-10 criteria for depression (38% for positive and 62% for negative). Also, the study found that Arabic GDS-15 for Iraqi elderly had high specificity and sensitivity and interrater reliability (k= 0.72). This type of Arabic version GDS-15 is valid and reliable in the assessment of depression among Iraqi elderly dwellers in Alnajaf city for different marital status, educational levels, residencies, and occupations.