Publications

Study Type:
Quantitative Study

Sample Size:
2857

The Research party:
1. Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, St George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon 2. Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Balamand University Medical School, Beirut,Lebanon 3. Institute for Development Research Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Beirut, Lebanon 4. School of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon 5. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 6. Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America

Main Idea or Research Questions:
Mental disorders are believed to account for a large portion of disease burden worldwide. However, nonational studies have been undertaken to assess this assumption in the Arab world. The primary goal of this work was to produce nationally representative data for prevalence, correlates, and treatment of mental disorders to raise awareness about mental Illness and to influence health-care policy in Arab Countries.