Abdel Aziz Karim, Aly El-Gabry Dina, Al-Sabousi Mouza, Al-Hassani Ghanem, Ragheb Moataz M, Elhassan Elamin Mohamed, Abdel-Maksoud Mohamed, Stip Emmanuel, Al-Aidroos Aidroos, Al-Shehhi Tareq, Arnone Danilo
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates. Email:
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
BJPsych Int. 2021 May;18(2):46-50. doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.54.
An understanding of the current state of mental health services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from a clinical perspective is an important step in advising government and stakeholders on addressing the mental health needs of the fast-growing population. We conducted a retrospective study of data on all patients admitted to a regional psychiatric in-patient unit between June 2012 and May 2015. More Emiratis (UAE nationals) were admitted compared with expatriates. Emiratis were diagnosed more frequently with substance use disorders and expatriates with stress-related conditions. Psychotic and bipolar disorders were the most common causes for admission and had the longest in-patient stays; advancing age was associated with longer duration of in-patient stay.
从临床角度了解阿拉伯联合酋长国(阿联酋)心理健康服务的现状,是就满足快速增长人口的心理健康需求向政府和利益相关者提供建议的重要一步。我们对2012年6月至2015年5月期间入住某地区精神病住院部的所有患者的数据进行了回顾性研究。与外籍人士相比,有更多阿联酋人(阿联酋国民)入院。阿联酋人被诊断出患有物质使用障碍的频率更高,而外籍人士则更多被诊断出患有与压力相关的疾病。精神病和双相情感障碍是入院的最常见原因,住院时间也最长;年龄增长与住院时间延长有关。