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Mental Health Service Use In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz S. Alangari Jan 2020

Mental Health Service Use In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz S. Alangari

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Objectives: The goal of this project was to increase knowledge concerning the current prevalence, needs and barriers to mental health service use in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It’s purpose was to gather data that would help to inform future policy decisions aimed at optimizing the use and availability of these services in the KSA. There were three specific aims: 1) Examine the barriers to initiation and continuation of mental health treatment in people with a disorder diagnosed during the previous 12-months. 2) Explore the prevalence and predictors of mental health treatment dropout. 3) Examine the prevalence and patterns …