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Objective:Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is a growing problem among adolescents. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of PIU and to explore the relationship between anxiety, depression ,and PIU among sample of Egyptian university students. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted from February 2017 to January 2018on a random sample of 588 students selected from four faculties in Sohag University. PIU was assessed by the 20-item Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT). Information was also collected on demographics, family and school-related factors and Internet usage patterns. Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale was used as a general indicator of anxiety.Beck depression inventorywas used for measuring the existence and the severity of depression. Results: Findings showed that the prevalence of PIU among the studied population was 35.2%.About 86.9% of Students with PIU significantly had anxietyalso, 85.02% of Students with PIU significantly had Depression. Depression, Availability of internet at home, Anxiety,presence of computer at home, using Internet for chatting , high monthly income , young age, Theoretical faculties , using Internet for chatting and Male gender were the most important predictors of PIU. Conclusion:PIU prevalent disorder among undergraduate university studentsin Egypt. Clinicians and health professionals should be aware of the risk of PIUin students with Anxiety and Depression.

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BackgroundMaladaptive behaviors and cognitive impairment can be main problems in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Understanding difficulties underlying the maladaptive behavior through early diagnosis and management allow tremendous improvement in the whole clinical picture.AimTo study the psychobehavioral deviations in a sample of Egyptian children with Prader-Willi syndrome and possible relation to genotype.MethodsWe included 15 out of 72 patients of both sexes, aged from 5–15 years old from the National Research Centre. All patient were fulfilling the diagnostic threshold of modified list of Prader-Willi criteria. Detailed cytogenetic analysis was done using: conventional cytogenetic analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes and Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization. Cognitive and psychological profile of Patients were assessed usingstandard and semi structured psychiatric sheet and interviewWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Child Behavior Checklist for ages 4–18years,Conner’s’ Parent Rating Scale-Revised; long version,Childhood Autism Rating Scale.Results66.7 % of the patients were deletion positive and 33.3% were negative. 100% of the sample were mentally subnormal. 26.3% had autistic symptoms ranging from features to severe form, all were deletion negative. High prevalence of inattention, hyperactivity, anxiety, social, cognitive and behavioral problems were evident in the patients, manifested in more frequency and severity in non-deletion patients.ConclusionCognitive and psychological challenges were evident in PWS patients’. There were some clinical differences according to different genotypes.

Objective:The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship of Anxiety, Depression and personality traitswith Internet addiction (IA) inuniversity students. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of 588 students selected from four faculties in Sohag University. IAwas assessed by the 20item Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT). Information was also collected on socio-demographics, university-related factors and Internet usage patterns. Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ)used for Assessment of the personality traits. Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale was used as a general indicator of anxiety.Beck depression inventorywas used for measuring the existence and the severity of depression. Results:Findings showed that the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU)among the studied population was 35.2%.About 86.9% of Students with PIU significantly had anxietyalso, 85.02% of Students with PIU significantly had Depression. PIU significantly had high score in Psychoticism and Neuroticism and low score in Lie and Extraversion. Conclusion:PIU prevalent disorder among undergraduate university studentsinSohag. Clinicians and health professionals should be aware of the risk of PIUin students with Anxiety ,Depressionand abnormal personality triats.

BackgroundComorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and reading disabilities is greater than what would occur by chance. ObjectiveThe main aim of our study was to investigate the neuropsychological functions in ADHD only, specific learning disability only, and comorbid ADHD and specific learning disability. We searched for any neuropsychological dysfunctions that could be categorized into groups and the main effect of each group of neuropsychological functions. Participants and methodsOur study participants were divided into four groups: three patient groups [ADHD only (n = 30), specific learning disability only (n = 30), and comorbid ADHD and specific learning disability (n = 30)] and one control group (n = 30), aged 7-13 years, with IQ equal to or above 90. The executive functions of all groups were examined: working memory (verbal and visuospatial), cognitive flexibility and set shifting (Wisconsin card sorting test, trail making test, and Stroop color and word test), planning (Tower of London), and response inhibition (continuous performance test). ResultsOur study revealed that all three groups (ADHD, specific learning disability, and comorbid ADHD and specific learning disability) had a significant impairment in all executive functions, with the least scores in the comorbid ADHD and specific learning disability group, followed by the ADHD group and then the specific learning disability group. Conclusion ADHD and specific learning disability share the same underlying cognitive deficit.

Objectives:To study parenting styles and psychological correlates among a group of Egyptian adolescents with substance-use disorder.

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