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    A systematic review on the efficacy of Fluoxetine in the management of anxiety disorders
    (BRAC University, 2023-12) Akter, Rabia; Kabir, Eva Rahman
    The quality of life and well-being around the world is hampered by a widely prevalent mental health disorder called anxiety. Anxiety disorder is a spectrum of various conditions including Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and agoraphobia. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have emerged as a prominent pharmacological intervention for managing anxiety and related depressive symptoms wherein Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) and Benzodiazepines were primarily used. Effective options across the SSRI group of antidepressants have shown potential when given alone or with other therapies. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Fluoxetine by evaluating journal articles with the help of established measurement scales. A wide number of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) were identified among which nine studies were selected based on the predefined eligibility criteria. The quality of the studies taken was evaluated by assessing the risk of bias of each RCT incorporated in the systematic review. Comparisons were made between the treatment and comparator groups based on the result after intervention.
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    A Weighted Scoring Based Rating Scale to Identify the Severity Level of Mathematics Anxiety in Students
    (Scopus, 2021) Tamal, Maruf Ahmed; Akter, Rabia; Hossain, Syed Akhter; Rezaul, Karim Mohammed
    The purpose of the current study was to develop an effective scale that can be used to assess the severity level of Mathematics Anxiety (MA) among students. Generally, measures for assessing MA adopt primitive questionnaires and unweighted rating-scale based approaches which are predominantly intended for a particular range of students. As a consequence, this type of approach is inherently static and not effective to be used widely. To bridge this gap, considering the view of 839 students, the present study has proposed a Weighted Scoring Based Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (WSB-MARS) which represents a more reliable, valid, generalized, and new approach to assess the severity level of mathematics anxiety in students. Besides, the proposed scale can be implemented as a mobile application that is applicable to the research & education field.