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Seyed Kazem Malakouti
Researcher at Iran University of Medical Sciences
Publications - 71
Citations - 1119
Seyed Kazem Malakouti is an academic researcher from Iran University of Medical Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Suicide prevention & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 66 publications receiving 903 citations. Previous affiliations of Seyed Kazem Malakouti include Tehran University of Medical Sciences & Tehran Psychiatric Institute.
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Reliability, validity and factor structure of the GDS-15 in Iranian elderly.
TL;DR: The main objective of this study is to provide the Iranian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale‐15 (GDS) to provide valid and reliable screening instruments for conducting community surveys.
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Defining polypharmacy in the elderly: a systematic review protocol
Seyede Salehe Mortazavi,Mohsen Shati,Abasali Keshtkar,Seyed Kazem Malakouti,Mohsen Bazargan,Shervin Assari +5 more
TL;DR: A systematic review will be conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, PsycINFO and AgeLine bibliographic databases, as well as the grey literature on polypharmacy in older adults to answer two questions: What definitions in the literature are being used for polypharma in older people, and which definitions are more comprehensive and applicable.
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Reliability, validity and factor structure of the GHQ-28 used among elderly Iranians.
TL;DR: The short and long forms of the GHQ-28 are suitable screening instruments for elderly Iranian residents, particularly those living in urban areas.
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Prevalence of Suicide Thoughts, Plans and Attempts in a Community Sample from Karaj, Iran
Seyed Kazem Malakouti,Marzieh Nojomi,Jafar Bolhari,Mitra Hakim-Shooshtari,Marjan Poshtmashhadi,Diego De Leo +5 more
TL;DR: It is not possible to generalize the results to the country, but in some area of Iran, the prevalence of suicide ideation, plan and attempt appeared to be similar to that of many developed countries.
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Self-medication among the elderly in Iran: a content analysis study
Seyede Salehe Mortazavi,Mohsen Shati,Hamid Reza Khankeh,Fazlollah Ahmadi,Shiva Mehravaran,Seyed Kazem Malakouti +5 more
TL;DR: Self-medications of the elderly in Iran has commonalities with many countries in regard to over-the-counter medications and complementary and alternative medicine; however, self-medication is also seen with drugs that require a prescription but can easily be obtained from pharmacies.