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Approximately one-third of adult primary care patients in Central Saudi Arabia experience mental illness, with significantly higher prevalence among women, younger adults, and patients with bronchial asthma. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

June 1, 2002Saudi Medical Journal

Prevalence of mental illness among Saudi adult primary-care patients in Central Saudi Arabia

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Population

609 Saudi adult patients, aged 15 to 65 years, attending Family and Community Medicine Clinic, Armed Forces…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

AAAbdallah D Al-KhathamiKing Fahd Hospital of the University DODanny O OgbeideDelta State University

Discussion

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Implication

May indicate substantial mental illness burden in Saudi primary care; hypothesis-generating for sex differences and generalizability.

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Population

609 Saudi adult patients, aged 15 to 65 years, attending Family and Community Medicine Clinic, Armed Forces Hospital, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mean age 33.72, 46.6% men, 53.4% women.

Outcome

Prevalence of mental illness morbidity evaluated using the Rahim Anxiety-Depression Scalepatient reported

Approximately one-third of primary health care patients in a Saudi clinic have mental illness, with higher prevalence in women, younger patients, and those with bronchial asthma.

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Al-Khathami et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d3c147328fa9a742f2e5b https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1739

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June 1, 2002Saudi Medical Journal

Prevalence of mental illness among Saudi adult primary-care patients in Central Saudi Arabia

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Population

609 Saudi adult patients, aged 15 to 65 years, attending Family and Community Medicine Clinic, Armed Forces…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

AAAbdallah D Al-KhathamiKing Fahd Hospital of the University DODanny O OgbeideDelta State University

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May indicate substantial mental illness burden in Saudi primary care; hypothesis-generating for sex differences and generalizability.

Structured PICO

Population

609 Saudi adult patients, aged 15 to 65 years, attending Family and Community Medicine Clinic, Armed Forces Hospital, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mean age 33.72, 46.6% men, 53.4% women.

Outcome

Prevalence of mental illness morbidity evaluated using the Rahim Anxiety-Depression Scalepatient reported

Approximately one-third of primary health care patients in a Saudi clinic have mental illness, with higher prevalence in women, younger patients, and those with bronchial asthma.

Cite This Study

Al-Khathami et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d3c147328fa9a742f2e5b https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1739

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