Okasha A, Karam E
Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1998 Nov;98(5):406-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10106.x.
Although there are 22 Arab countries in the Arab League, the mental health services provided in those countries show several forms of variation. Economic, political, social and cultural factors seem to play a major role in determining the state of the psychiatric profession and the access of the service to citizens. The different needs expressed by Arab colleagues at times seem incompatible with the available allocated resources. Some Arab countries enjoy the highest income per capita, yet this is inconsistent with the quality of mental health services available there. The per capita mental health services, the availability of a Mental Health Act, and the space allocated for mental health in medical curricula are but a few of the concerns that have been expressed by colleagues from the different countries of the Arab region. The following review will attempt to draw up a profile of the situation for mental health services and research in the region, and to suggest some measures for intervention.
尽管阿拉伯联盟中有22个阿拉伯国家，但这些国家提供的心理健康服务呈现出多种形式的差异。经济、政治、社会和文化因素似乎在决定精神病学专业状况以及服务惠及公民方面发挥着主要作用。阿拉伯同事们表达的不同需求有时似乎与可用的分配资源不相容。一些阿拉伯国家人均收入最高，但这与当地心理健康服务的质量并不相符。人均心理健康服务、《心理健康法》的可用性以及医学课程中为心理健康分配的空间，只是阿拉伯地区不同国家的同事们表达的部分关切。以下综述将试图勾勒出该地区心理健康服务和研究的情况概况，并提出一些干预措施。
