Epidemiological Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Health Literacy Concerning Mental Illness in a National Community Sample: A Global Burden

被引：26

作者：

Ghuloum, Suhaila ^{[1
,3
,4
,5
]}

Bener, Abdulbari ^{[2
]}

Burgut, F. Tuna ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Weill Cornell Med Coll, Dept Psychiat, New York, NY USA

[2] Weill Cornell Med Coll, New York, NY USA

[3] Hamad Med Corp, Rumailah Psychiat Hosp, Doha, Qatar

[4] Hamad Med Corp, Publ Hlth, Doha, Qatar

[5] Hamad Med Corp, Dept Med Stat & Epidemiol, Doha, Qatar

来源：

JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH | 2010年 / 1卷 / 02期

关键词：

mental illness; practice; knowledge; Qatari; Arab population; Middle East;

D O I：

10.1177/2150131910372970

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning mental illness among Qatari and other Arab expatriates. Method: This is a cross-sectional survey conducted from October 2008 to March 2009. A questionnaire was designed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding mental illness. Results: Of 2254 subjects surveyed, 49.6% were Qataris, 50.4% other Arab expatriates, 54.8% males, and 45.2% females. A majority of the respondents thought that substance abuse like alcohol or drugs could result in mental illness (84.7%). Fewer than half of the subjects believed that mentally ill people are mentally retarded (40.6%). 48.3% believed that mental illness could result from punishment from God. The most common information source on mental illness was media (64.2%). Recognition of common mental disorders in the studied population was poor (72.5%). Conclusion: Knowledge of mental illness among the Arabic-speaking population of Qatar was quite poor.

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