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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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Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia

Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia
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International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

10.2190/PM.46.3.a

Abstract

Background: In 1983, an article and accompanying editorial was published on the state of psychiatry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which was described as ’a mental health system in statu nascendi." Methods: We provide a 30-year update on advances in mental health care in KSA. Data are reported from a wide range of sources, including the 2007 Saudi Arabian Mental and Social Health Atlas, which compares services in KSA with the rest of the world. Results: We examine how the current mental health system operates in KSA, including recent changes in mental healthcare policy and development of a national mental healthcare plan. Discussed are current needs based on the prevalence and recognition of mental disorders; availability of services and providers (psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and social workers); education and training in psychiatry; developments in consultation-liaison, addictions, child-adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry; and progress in mental health research. Conclusions: Mental healthcare in Saudi Arabia has come a long way in a very short time, despite cultural, religious, social, and political challenges, although there still remain areas where improvement is needed. The development of psychiatry in KSA serves as a model for countries in the Middle East and around the world.

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featured, jeddah, psychiatry, review, saudi arabia, study

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Harold G Koenig,Faten Al-Zaben,Mohammad Gamal Sehlo,Doaa Ahmed Khalifa,Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal," year="2013" title="Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia" volume="46" issue="3" journal="International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine" shortjournal="Int’l J. Psychiatry in Medicine" startpage="223" endpage="242" articlenum="" doi="10.2190/PM.46.3.a"]

Prevalence

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Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia

Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia
Authors:

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

10.2190/PM.46.3.a

Abstract

Background: In 1983, an article and accompanying editorial was published on the state of psychiatry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which was described as ’a mental health system in statu nascendi." Methods: We provide a 30-year update on advances in mental health care in KSA. Data are reported from a wide range of sources, including the 2007 Saudi Arabian Mental and Social Health Atlas, which compares services in KSA with the rest of the world. Results: We examine how the current mental health system operates in KSA, including recent changes in mental healthcare policy and development of a national mental healthcare plan. Discussed are current needs based on the prevalence and recognition of mental disorders; availability of services and providers (psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and social workers); education and training in psychiatry; developments in consultation-liaison, addictions, child-adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry; and progress in mental health research. Conclusions: Mental healthcare in Saudi Arabia has come a long way in a very short time, despite cultural, religious, social, and political challenges, although there still remain areas where improvement is needed. The development of psychiatry in KSA serves as a model for countries in the Middle East and around the world.

Keywords

featured, jeddah, psychiatry, review, saudi arabia, study

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Harold G Koenig,Faten Al-Zaben,Mohammad Gamal Sehlo,Doaa Ahmed Khalifa,Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal," year="2013" title="Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia" volume="46" issue="3" journal="International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine" shortjournal="Int’l J. Psychiatry in Medicine" startpage="223" endpage="242" articlenum="" doi="10.2190/PM.46.3.a"]

Awareness and Attitudes

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Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia

Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia
Authors:

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

10.2190/PM.46.3.a

Abstract

Background: In 1983, an article and accompanying editorial was published on the state of psychiatry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which was described as ’a mental health system in statu nascendi." Methods: We provide a 30-year update on advances in mental health care in KSA. Data are reported from a wide range of sources, including the 2007 Saudi Arabian Mental and Social Health Atlas, which compares services in KSA with the rest of the world. Results: We examine how the current mental health system operates in KSA, including recent changes in mental healthcare policy and development of a national mental healthcare plan. Discussed are current needs based on the prevalence and recognition of mental disorders; availability of services and providers (psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and social workers); education and training in psychiatry; developments in consultation-liaison, addictions, child-adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry; and progress in mental health research. Conclusions: Mental healthcare in Saudi Arabia has come a long way in a very short time, despite cultural, religious, social, and political challenges, although there still remain areas where improvement is needed. The development of psychiatry in KSA serves as a model for countries in the Middle East and around the world.

Keywords

featured, jeddah, psychiatry, review, saudi arabia, study

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Harold G Koenig,Faten Al-Zaben,Mohammad Gamal Sehlo,Doaa Ahmed Khalifa,Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal," year="2013" title="Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia" volume="46" issue="3" journal="International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine" shortjournal="Int’l J. Psychiatry in Medicine" startpage="223" endpage="242" articlenum="" doi="10.2190/PM.46.3.a"]

Diagnosis

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Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia

Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia
Authors:

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

10.2190/PM.46.3.a

Abstract

Background: In 1983, an article and accompanying editorial was published on the state of psychiatry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which was described as ’a mental health system in statu nascendi." Methods: We provide a 30-year update on advances in mental health care in KSA. Data are reported from a wide range of sources, including the 2007 Saudi Arabian Mental and Social Health Atlas, which compares services in KSA with the rest of the world. Results: We examine how the current mental health system operates in KSA, including recent changes in mental healthcare policy and development of a national mental healthcare plan. Discussed are current needs based on the prevalence and recognition of mental disorders; availability of services and providers (psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and social workers); education and training in psychiatry; developments in consultation-liaison, addictions, child-adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry; and progress in mental health research. Conclusions: Mental healthcare in Saudi Arabia has come a long way in a very short time, despite cultural, religious, social, and political challenges, although there still remain areas where improvement is needed. The development of psychiatry in KSA serves as a model for countries in the Middle East and around the world.

Keywords

featured, jeddah, psychiatry, review, saudi arabia, study

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Harold G Koenig,Faten Al-Zaben,Mohammad Gamal Sehlo,Doaa Ahmed Khalifa,Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal," year="2013" title="Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia" volume="46" issue="3" journal="International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine" shortjournal="Int’l J. Psychiatry in Medicine" startpage="223" endpage="242" articlenum="" doi="10.2190/PM.46.3.a"]

Language & Communication

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Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia

Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia
Authors:

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

10.2190/PM.46.3.a

Abstract

Background: In 1983, an article and accompanying editorial was published on the state of psychiatry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which was described as ’a mental health system in statu nascendi." Methods: We provide a 30-year update on advances in mental health care in KSA. Data are reported from a wide range of sources, including the 2007 Saudi Arabian Mental and Social Health Atlas, which compares services in KSA with the rest of the world. Results: We examine how the current mental health system operates in KSA, including recent changes in mental healthcare policy and development of a national mental healthcare plan. Discussed are current needs based on the prevalence and recognition of mental disorders; availability of services and providers (psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and social workers); education and training in psychiatry; developments in consultation-liaison, addictions, child-adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry; and progress in mental health research. Conclusions: Mental healthcare in Saudi Arabia has come a long way in a very short time, despite cultural, religious, social, and political challenges, although there still remain areas where improvement is needed. The development of psychiatry in KSA serves as a model for countries in the Middle East and around the world.

Keywords

featured, jeddah, psychiatry, review, saudi arabia, study

Citation

[research_citation style="APA" pubtype="journal" authors="Harold G Koenig,Faten Al-Zaben,Mohammad Gamal Sehlo,Doaa Ahmed Khalifa,Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal," year="2013" title="Current State of Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia" volume="46" issue="3" journal="International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine" shortjournal="Int’l J. Psychiatry in Medicine" startpage="223" endpage="242" articlenum="" doi="10.2190/PM.46.3.a"]