Attitudes to depression in Saudi Arabia: a preliminary study
| Autor: | Nader Alrahili, Fahad Al-Matham, Mohammad Ghaziuddin, Haifa Bin Haamed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Cultural Studies
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Social Psychology business.industry Population Poison control Developing country Mental health Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry education business Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 9:255-260 |
| ISSN: | 1754-2871 1754-2863 |
| Popis: | Depression is la common illness, affecting about 10% of the population. Although it is a global condition, its awareness is limited in developing countries. This study examines the attitudes to depression in a sample of men and women in Saudi Arabia, a major country in the Middle East with a population of about 21 million. A random sample of subjects (n = 137; 80 male and 57 female) completed a questionnaire on mental health and depression. Questions explored the attitudes and beliefs of the respondents about the causes and treatment of depression. Responses were categorized into three groups: 'yes’, 'no’ and ‘do not know’. The results showed that although an overwhelming number of respondents (87%) believed that depression was a medical illness, 75% said that depression would not occur if ‘one was close to God’ and more than half (57.66%) blamed ‘black magic’ or the ‘evil eye’. While 83.94% believed that treatment could improve its symptoms, 45.98% thought that antidepressants caused addiction. T... |
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