International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
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Saeed Ahmed, MD

Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia

Biography

Saeed Ahmed is a board-certified pediatrician with over fifteen years of experience in the comprehensive care and treatment of HIV-infected pregnant women, children, and their families. A member of the inaugural class of the Baylor Pediatric AIDS Corps, Dr. Ahmed has been living and working in Malawi since 2006. He is the founder and program director of the USAID-funded Tingathe program, which utilizes community health workers to improve uptake and utilization of EID, PMTCT, and HIV care and treatment services in Malawi.

Publications

Nicotine Addiction in Schizophrenia, Availability of Better Treatment Options as are in General Population

This article reviews literature regarding smoking cessation in Schizophrenia population, its harmful effects on health, finances, role of mental health care providers and better available options for treatment as are in general population. This population not only smokes at higher rates, but also has higher nicotine dependence with lower cessation ... Read More»

Saeed Ahmed, MD, Samreen Ahmed, Washdave, Reena MD, Nuzhat Hussain, MD, Rizwan Ahmed and Sharmeen Amin

Review Article: Int J Emerg Ment Health 2015,17: 135

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