Attitudes to depression in Saudi Arabia: a preliminary study

Alrahili, Nader; Almatham, Fahad; Haamed, Haifa Bin; Ghaziuddin, Mohammad

doi:10.1080/17542863.2016.1177732

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“…After reviewing the full articles for eligibility and exclusion of any duplicates, only 28 studies were found to be eligible for inclusion in this literature review. 15 – 42 Numerically, Saudi Arabia headed the list of publications having published 10 articles followed by the United Arab Emirates with six, Kuwait with five, Qatar with three, and Bahrain and Oman with two articles each ( Table 1 ). However, this order was different when the absolute numbers of articles were correlated with the total population numbers for each country ( Table 2 ).…”

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“… 15 – 24 , 26 – 28 , 30 – 40 Approximately half of the studies (13 of 28; 46.4%) were designed to be conducted in community and/or primary health care settings. 15 , 18 , 19 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 30 – 34 , 37 Of the remaining studies, six were limited to well-defined populations or cohorts of outpatients such as university students, 16 , 17 , 20 , 26 , 41 , 42 four were undertaken on patients with diabetes mellitus and two on postpartum females. 18 , 30 – 32 , 36 , 40 Two studies aimed to compare patients with depressive disorders in Kuwait and the UAE with other nationalities, namely the USA 27 and South Korea, 35 respectively.…”

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“… 5 , 15 , 27 , 35 , 43 , 44 For example, the results of a study from Saudi Arabia showed that 75% of the studied population believed that depression will not occur if ‘one is close to God’. 15 In the current literature review, two studies aimed to compare patients with depressive disorders across different cultures by studying subjects from Kuwait and UAE and comparing them with other nationalities, namely subjects from the USA 27 and South Korea, 35 respectively. One mail survey study compared the subcultural differences by reporting their findings from investigating the sex differences in depression among 8538 students in 17 Muslim countries, which included students from the GCC.…”

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Depressive disorders in the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a literature review

Alzahrani

2020

J Int Med Res

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Objective To determine the contributions from the six Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to the national scientific literature on depressive disorders. Methods This literature review identified all of the published studies on all major depressive disorders as cited on the PubMed® and APA PsycInfo® databases from inception to 31 December 2016 from the six GGC countries. Data were extracted using a standardized form. The study compared the volume of research production between the countries by calculating an index that allowed for the country population size. Results A total of 28 studies met the inclusion criteria. Saudi Arabia headed the list of publications (10 articles) followed by the United Arab Emirates ( n = 6), Kuwait ( n = 5), Qatar ( n = 3); and Bahrain and Oman produced two articles each. Only six out of the 28 (21.4%) studies included a random sample or adopted good sampling strategies. The majority of studies (24 of 28; 85.7%) were cross-sectional in design. Only one study clearly stated the use of the DSM-4 criteria for diagnosis. Conclusion The scientific literature published by the GCC countries on depressive disorders is scant and lacking scientific depth. These findings should be considered as a wake-up call for public health researchers, mental health workers and policymakers.

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Depressive disorders in the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a literature review

Alzahrani

2020

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“…Financial, physical and emotional burdens, stigma and blame, disruption, dissatisfaction with immediate family, patients’ failure to adhere to treatment and lack of support from the authorities were major issues (Von Kardorff et al , 2016). Alrahili et al (2016) claim that the concept of depression in KSA may be adversely influenced by people’s superstitious beliefs regarding mental illness, limiting their willingness to understand. Consequently, there is limited understanding of causes, the need for treatment or that depression can be significantly treated.…”

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Mental health and stigma in Saudi Arabia: a scoping review

Alattar

Felton

Stickley

2021

MHRJ

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Purpose Stigma associated with mental health problems is widespread in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Consequently, this may prevent many Saudi people from accessing the mental health-care services and support they need. The purpose of this study is to consider how stigma affects people needing to access mental health services in the KSA. To achieve this aim, this study reviews the knowledge base concerning stigma and mental health in KSA and considers specific further research necessary to increase the knowledge and understanding in this important area. Design/methodology/approach This review examines the relevant literature concerning mental health stigma and related issues in KSA using the Arksey and O'Malley and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses frameworks. As a scoping review, it has used a systematic approach in literature searching. The results of the search were then thematically analysed and the themes were then discussed in light of the concepts of stigma and mental health. Findings Stigma around mental health impedes access to care, the nature of care and current clinical practice in the KSA. The voices of those with mental health issues in KSA are almost entirely unrepresented in the literature. Originality/value The review identifies that mental health stigma and cultural beliefs about mental health in KSA may act as barriers to accessing services. The voice of mental health service users in KSA remains largely unheard. If public discussion of mental health issues can increase, people’s experiences of accessing services may be improved.

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“…Recently, attempts aiming to decrease imposed mental health difficulties among youth in the Middle East have accelerated (Pampati et al, 2018; Sijbrandij et al, 2017). In parallel, studies on attitudes and beliefs associated with psychiatric issues, especially related to children and adolescents, have been considered by several social science and health researchers in the Middle East (Alrahili, Almatham, Bin Haamed, & Ghaziuddin, 2016; Morawska & Sultan, 2016; Sewilam et al, 2015; Zolezzi et al, 2018).…”

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Mental health stigma among Middle Eastern adolescents: A protocol for a systematic review

Mohammadzadeh¹,

Awang

Mirzaei

2020

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Four out of every five people with mental health disorders face stigma. Mental health and, consequently, mental health stigma are very common among youth living in the Middle East countries. Several studies have investigated mental health among adolescents in the Middle East, but studies on stigma are very scattered. There is no systematic review on stigma among adolescents with mental disorders across all the Middle East countries despite the common historical roots, similar cultural backgrounds, and recent widespread problems in the area. What this paper adds to existing knowledge? This paper will aim to review and analyse the studies on stigma among adolescents with mental disorders in the Middle East countries, from different aspects such as the age rang, kind of stigma and risk factors of stigma. The study will cover studies on all kinds of stigma among Middle Eastern adolescents up to 18 years old published between 2000 and 2019. The study terms are generally focused on four categories: (a) kinds of Stigma, (b) Mental health problems, (c) Age range and (d) Region of study population. What are the implications for practice? Increasing understanding and awareness of different angles of mental health stigma among adolescents may be helpful for better coping with this challenge. Understanding the nature of stigma may give adolescents the ability of ignoring it and avoid starting self‐stigma and/or stopping to seek help. Abstract IntroductionAlthough many epidemiological and interventional investigations regarding improving mental health among youth in the Middle East have been performed, there is no systematic review specifically analysing the studies on stigma among adolescents with mental disorders (A‐MDs) across all Middle East countries despite their common historical roots, similar cultural backgrounds, and recent widespread problems in the area. PurposeWe will aim to systematically review and analyse the English language studies on stigma among A‐MDs in the Middle East published between 2000 and 2019. MethodThe Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, PsycINFO and MEDLINE are electronic databases that will be included in this study. Furthermore, the bibliography lists of eligible articles will be manually searched for additional included articles. Descriptive statistics will be represented by mean score and standard deviation for continuous data and number/percentage for categorical data. DiscussionThis study may act as a resource for future studies attempting to assess and/or reduce stigma among children and adolescents with mental health issues specifically in the Middle East. ImplicationsIt is important for healthcare providers, including nursing professional, to improve their knowledge and vision towards stigma in their community. The outcomes of this study can be a shortcut reaching this information.

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Attitudes to depression in Saudi Arabia: a preliminary study

Cited by 22 publications

References 20 publications

Depressive disorders in the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a literature review

Depressive disorders in the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a literature review

Mental health and stigma in Saudi Arabia: a scoping review

Mental health stigma among Middle Eastern adolescents: A protocol for a systematic review

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