Psychiatric diagnostic categories in Saudi Arabia
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 74 (6) , 553-554
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb06283.x
Abstract
This study involves 324 new cases referred to the Psychiatric Department of King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, over a period of 6 months. Men outnumbered women, which is in contrast to most Western studies. There was a preponderance in the younger age groups. The interaction of cultural factors and the rapid urbanization of the Saudi society may to some extent explain the pattern.Keywords
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