CURRENT STATE OF PSYCHIATRY IN SAUDI ARABIA

被引:24
作者
Koenig, Harold G. [1 ,2 ]
Al Zaben, Faten [2 ]
Sehlo, Mohammad Gamal [2 ,3 ]
Khalifa, Doaa Ahmed [2 ,4 ]
Al Ahwal, Mahmoud Shaheen [2 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[2] King Abdulaziz Univ, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
[3] Zagazig Univ, Zagazig, Egypt
[4] Ain Shams Univ, Cairo, Egypt
关键词
Saudi Arabia; psychiatry; psychiatric education; Middle East; research; MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICES; UNITED-STATES; STUDENTS; COMORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; DEPRESSION; DISORDERS; ATTITUDES; RIYADH; SOMATIZATION;
D O I
10.2190/PM.46.3.a
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Background: In 1983, an article and accompanying editorial was published on the state of psychiatry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which was described as "a mental health system in statu nascendi." Methods: We provide a 30-year update on advances in mental health care in KSA. Data are reported from a wide range of sources, including the 2007 Saudi Arabian Mental and Social Health Atlas, which compares services in KSA with the rest of the world. Results: We examine how the current mental health system operates in KSA, including recent changes in mental healthcare policy and development of a national mental healthcare plan. Discussed are current needs based on the prevalence and recognition of mental disorders; availability of services and providers (psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and social workers); education and training in psychiatry; developments in consultation-liaison, addictions, child-adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry; and progress in mental health research. Conclusions: Mental healthcare in Saudi Arabia has come a long way in a very short time, despite cultural, religious, social, and political challenges, although there still remain areas where improvement is needed. The development of psychiatry in KSA serves as a model for countries in the Middle East and around the world.
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页码:223 / 242
页数:20
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