Public awareness, beliefs and attitude towards depressive disorders in Saudi Arabia

Aljadani, Ahmed; Alshammari, Salman N; Alshammari, Khalid A.; Althagafi, Abdulaziz A.; AlHarbi, Meshal M.

doi:10.15537/smj.2021.42.10.20210425

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“…Awareness was significantly higher in young females and those with high educational levels in our study. These results are consistent with previous studies that have assessed the determinants of awareness and attitudes toward mental illnesses in Saudia Arabia [14].…”

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Public Awareness and Prevalence of Depression Symptoms among Patients Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar

Saleh

Al-Hor

Aseel

et al. 2023

AJMAH

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Background: Public awareness is a key element in the management of depression, public awareness campaigns have contributed to the improvement of public knowledge attitudes, and to reduction of stigma towards depression. Aim: The aim is to identify public awareness towards depression and to estimate prevalence of depression among participants Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study, this study was conducted in (West Bay Health Center, Al-Rayan Health Center and Al-Dayen Health Center) affiliated to Primary Health Care Corporation in Qatar, it included all selected patients attending three randomly chosen health centers, with total response rate representing 82 % with total sample size 316 participant conducted during from January to March 2021, self-administered validated questionnaire including basic demographic data, awareness about symptoms of depression, risk factors, attitudes, treatment and help seeking behaviors also completing the PHQ-9 screening for depression questionnaire. Results: The general awareness about depression among participants lies within the range of 48% to 95.7%, participants attitudes towards depression revealing that good attitudes regard willing to work with depressed people (88.9%) and willing to make friends with them ( 82% ) while 39.4% agree to marry from them, participants preferences regard whom to seek advice regard depression revealing that in order psychologist (89.1%) then psychiatrist (87.8%) while family physicians (66.7%), PHQ-9 score among participants revealing average prevalence of depression reaching 19.7% at the cut point score of 10 with males reaching 17% and females 20.7%. Conclusions: Generally, in Qatar the level of public awareness of depression among participants was acceptable and they had positive attitudes towards depressed people also there is some statistical significant awareness results related to females in comparison to males. However, further efforts must be done to build public health educational programs related to depression in order to further raise its awareness in the community.

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Public Awareness and Prevalence of Depression Symptoms among Patients Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar

Saleh

Al-Hor

Aseel

et al. 2023

AJMAH

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“…For instance, one study found that 67.3% of participants believed depression was caused by a lack of faith, and 45.5% believed depression was caused by “the evil eye” or black magic. Consequently, this item could be interpreted bidirectionally, depending on individual beliefs, rather than as a general attitude ( 29 ).…”

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Cultural adaptation and validation of the mental illness associated stigma scale for Arabic-speaking population in Saudi Arabia

BinDhim,

Althumiri,

Al-Luhaidan

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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ObjectiveThis research aimed to culturally adapt and validate the MIAS scale for Arabic-speaking individuals within the Saudi Arabian general population, with an emphasis on cultural, societal, and individual nuances.MethodsAn initial pilot testing with a small group ensured the scale's clarity. Subsequently, two cross-sectional studies involving 189 participants to assess structural validity of the Arabic MIAS scale, and 38 participants to assess the test-retest reliability. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach's α, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were employed for data analysis.ResultsThe Arabic MIAS scale demonstrated good internal consistency and acceptable test-retest reliability (ICC α = 0.631). A three-factor model emerged (CFI = 0.890, TLI = 0.845, RMSEA = 0.094), including “Outcomes,” “Negative Stereotypes,” and “Recovery,” closely mirroring the original study's structure. one item was excluded from the model since it didn't align with any of the three factors.ConclusionThe study contributes a culturally adapted, validated, non-condition-specific tool to gauge public attitudes toward mental health stigma in an Arabic context. It highlights the need for culturally sensitive stigma research and interventions and underscores the importance of improving such tools for cross-cultural applicability and comparability.

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“…I have read with interest the article by AL Jadaani et al, 1 they carried out an interesting survey-based study. This work aims to measure the degree of public awareness and attitude towards depression.…”

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An evaluation of public recognition and attitude towards depression

Aljadani

2022

SMJ

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Public awareness, beliefs and attitude towards depressive disorders in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 10 publications

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Public Awareness and Prevalence of Depression Symptoms among Patients Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar

Public Awareness and Prevalence of Depression Symptoms among Patients Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar

Cultural adaptation and validation of the mental illness associated stigma scale for Arabic-speaking population in Saudi Arabia

An evaluation of public recognition and attitude towards depression

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