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Saudi ADHD Research

Below is a curated list of published studies related to different aspects of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Saudi Arabia, including prevalence, awareness, diagnosis, language and communication, and review articles.

Additional studies from Saudi Arabia, including topics not featured on this page, are available in the research library. We also maintain a list of ADHD-related theses that have been made available online. If you would like your research featured here, or know of any publications in or about ADHD in KSA that you believe should be included here, please get in touch by email at research @ adhd.org.sa.

Note: Unless specifically stated, these studies were neither conducted by nor supported by the Saudi ADHD Society, and are provided as a resource for researchers only.

Review Articles

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Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

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International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

10.1002/mpr.1836

Abstract

Objectives
To estimate lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).
Methods
The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens ages 15–65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to estimate lifetime prevalence of common DSM-IV mental disorders.
Results
Estimated lifetime prevalence of any DSM-IV/CIDI disorder is 34.2% and lifetime morbid risk is 38.0%. Anxiety disorders are by far the most prevalent (23.2%) followed by disruptive behavior (11.2%), mood (9.3%), eating (6.1%), and substance use (4.0%) disorders. Synthetic estimates of cohort effects suggest that prevalence of many disorders has increased in recent cohorts. Onsets typically occur in childhood for a number of anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders and in adolescence or early adulthood for most other disorders, although age-of-onset distributions for drug abuse is much later (median age of 31) than in CIDI surveys carried out in other high-income countries.
Conclusions
Lifetime mental disorders are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia and typically have early ages-of-onset.

Keywords

Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), mental disorders, prevalence, Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Yasmin A Altwaijri,Abdullah S ,Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb,Lisa Bilal,Majid Al-Desouki,Maggie Aradati,Andrew J King,Nancy A Sampson,Ronald C Kessler," year="2020" title="Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey" volume="" issue="" journal="International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research" shortjournal="Int J Methods Psychiatr Res" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.1002/mpr.1836"]

Prevalence

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Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

Open Access | CC BY-NC-ND
Authors:

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

10.1002/mpr.1836

Abstract

Objectives
To estimate lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).
Methods
The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens ages 15–65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to estimate lifetime prevalence of common DSM-IV mental disorders.
Results
Estimated lifetime prevalence of any DSM-IV/CIDI disorder is 34.2% and lifetime morbid risk is 38.0%. Anxiety disorders are by far the most prevalent (23.2%) followed by disruptive behavior (11.2%), mood (9.3%), eating (6.1%), and substance use (4.0%) disorders. Synthetic estimates of cohort effects suggest that prevalence of many disorders has increased in recent cohorts. Onsets typically occur in childhood for a number of anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders and in adolescence or early adulthood for most other disorders, although age-of-onset distributions for drug abuse is much later (median age of 31) than in CIDI surveys carried out in other high-income countries.
Conclusions
Lifetime mental disorders are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia and typically have early ages-of-onset.

Keywords

Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), mental disorders, prevalence, Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Yasmin A Altwaijri,Abdullah S ,Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb,Lisa Bilal,Majid Al-Desouki,Maggie Aradati,Andrew J King,Nancy A Sampson,Ronald C Kessler," year="2020" title="Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey" volume="" issue="" journal="International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research" shortjournal="Int J Methods Psychiatr Res" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.1002/mpr.1836"]

Awareness and Attitudes

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Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

Open Access | CC BY-NC-ND
Authors:

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

10.1002/mpr.1836

Abstract

Objectives
To estimate lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).
Methods
The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens ages 15–65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to estimate lifetime prevalence of common DSM-IV mental disorders.
Results
Estimated lifetime prevalence of any DSM-IV/CIDI disorder is 34.2% and lifetime morbid risk is 38.0%. Anxiety disorders are by far the most prevalent (23.2%) followed by disruptive behavior (11.2%), mood (9.3%), eating (6.1%), and substance use (4.0%) disorders. Synthetic estimates of cohort effects suggest that prevalence of many disorders has increased in recent cohorts. Onsets typically occur in childhood for a number of anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders and in adolescence or early adulthood for most other disorders, although age-of-onset distributions for drug abuse is much later (median age of 31) than in CIDI surveys carried out in other high-income countries.
Conclusions
Lifetime mental disorders are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia and typically have early ages-of-onset.

Keywords

Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), mental disorders, prevalence, Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Yasmin A Altwaijri,Abdullah S ,Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb,Lisa Bilal,Majid Al-Desouki,Maggie Aradati,Andrew J King,Nancy A Sampson,Ronald C Kessler," year="2020" title="Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey" volume="" issue="" journal="International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research" shortjournal="Int J Methods Psychiatr Res" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.1002/mpr.1836"]

Diagnosis

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Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

Open Access | CC BY-NC-ND
Authors:

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

10.1002/mpr.1836

Abstract

Objectives
To estimate lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).
Methods
The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens ages 15–65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to estimate lifetime prevalence of common DSM-IV mental disorders.
Results
Estimated lifetime prevalence of any DSM-IV/CIDI disorder is 34.2% and lifetime morbid risk is 38.0%. Anxiety disorders are by far the most prevalent (23.2%) followed by disruptive behavior (11.2%), mood (9.3%), eating (6.1%), and substance use (4.0%) disorders. Synthetic estimates of cohort effects suggest that prevalence of many disorders has increased in recent cohorts. Onsets typically occur in childhood for a number of anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders and in adolescence or early adulthood for most other disorders, although age-of-onset distributions for drug abuse is much later (median age of 31) than in CIDI surveys carried out in other high-income countries.
Conclusions
Lifetime mental disorders are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia and typically have early ages-of-onset.

Keywords

Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), mental disorders, prevalence, Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Yasmin A Altwaijri,Abdullah S ,Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb,Lisa Bilal,Majid Al-Desouki,Maggie Aradati,Andrew J King,Nancy A Sampson,Ronald C Kessler," year="2020" title="Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey" volume="" issue="" journal="International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research" shortjournal="Int J Methods Psychiatr Res" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.1002/mpr.1836"]

Language & Communication

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Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

Open Access | CC BY-NC-ND
Authors:

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

10.1002/mpr.1836

Abstract

Objectives
To estimate lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).
Methods
The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens ages 15–65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to estimate lifetime prevalence of common DSM-IV mental disorders.
Results
Estimated lifetime prevalence of any DSM-IV/CIDI disorder is 34.2% and lifetime morbid risk is 38.0%. Anxiety disorders are by far the most prevalent (23.2%) followed by disruptive behavior (11.2%), mood (9.3%), eating (6.1%), and substance use (4.0%) disorders. Synthetic estimates of cohort effects suggest that prevalence of many disorders has increased in recent cohorts. Onsets typically occur in childhood for a number of anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders and in adolescence or early adulthood for most other disorders, although age-of-onset distributions for drug abuse is much later (median age of 31) than in CIDI surveys carried out in other high-income countries.
Conclusions
Lifetime mental disorders are highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia and typically have early ages-of-onset.

Keywords

Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), mental disorders, prevalence, Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Yasmin A Altwaijri,Abdullah S ,Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb,Lisa Bilal,Majid Al-Desouki,Maggie Aradati,Andrew J King,Nancy A Sampson,Ronald C Kessler," year="2020" title="Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey" volume="" issue="" journal="International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research" shortjournal="Int J Methods Psychiatr Res" startpage="" endpage="" articlenum="" doi="10.1002/mpr.1836"]