INTRODUCTION Public stigma on mental health has been defined as‘the set of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate individuals to fear,reject,avoid and discriminate against people with mental illness’.1 Stigma ...INTRODUCTION Public stigma on mental health has been defined as‘the set of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate individuals to fear,reject,avoid and discriminate against people with mental illness’.1 Stigma causes immense suffering to people with mental disorders across the globe.According to a recent Human Rights Watch report,people with mental health conditions are still shackled in 60 countries.2 Nearly nine out of 10 mental health service users in England have experi-enced discrimination.3 Stigma can be perpet-uated by people in all walks of life,including the family and friends of those with mental disorders,and healthcare professionals,including those working in mental health.The adverse consequences of stigma include shame,self-blame,isolation and discrimi-nation.展开更多
Background The ongoing pandemic has led to a global surge in coronavius disease 2019(COVID-19)-related mental health research.However,most related publications come from Western countries or China,and their findings c...Background The ongoing pandemic has led to a global surge in coronavius disease 2019(COVID-19)-related mental health research.However,most related publications come from Western countries or China,and their findings cannot alwrays be extrapolated to Arabl countries.Aims This study provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of mental health research pertaining to Arab countries'response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods A scoping review of the World Health Organzation(WHO)C0VID-19 database for publications on mental health was conducted by authors afllated with.Arab istutions,including artides from inception to 24 October 2020.The indluded publications were evaluated for their national distribution,international cllaboration,publication type,and main research themes.Mehological quality analysis of the incuded research studies was performed using the original and mdified versions of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale.Results In total,102 articles were included in this study,averaging 4.6 articles per Arab country.Most of the articles emerged from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,Jordan,and Egypt.A majority of publications demonstrated intermational cllaboration.Most of the publications were original research studies and cross sectional in design.The predominant research theme was examining the pandemic s mental health effects on the general population and healthcare workers.0nly 28.0% of the studies were of high methodologial quality,where as 41.5% were moderate and 30.5% were low in quality.Conclusions Mental health research in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region has quantitative and qualitative shoftfalls.Arab institutions need torespond to the pandemic prompty in order to address the delineated research gap and to generate higher-quality research output.展开更多
INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented health and social challenges.WHO has been working to promote the integration of mental health and psychosocial support into the COVID-19 response effort.1 It ...INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented health and social challenges.WHO has been working to promote the integration of mental health and psychosocial support into the COVID-19 response effort.1 It is vital that targeted measures are initiated to mitigate the potential mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and psychiatric patients continue to receive a range of psychiatric services.Countries need to adapt strategies identified by WHO to strengthen mental healthcare delivery.展开更多
文摘INTRODUCTION Public stigma on mental health has been defined as‘the set of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate individuals to fear,reject,avoid and discriminate against people with mental illness’.1 Stigma causes immense suffering to people with mental disorders across the globe.According to a recent Human Rights Watch report,people with mental health conditions are still shackled in 60 countries.2 Nearly nine out of 10 mental health service users in England have experi-enced discrimination.3 Stigma can be perpet-uated by people in all walks of life,including the family and friends of those with mental disorders,and healthcare professionals,including those working in mental health.The adverse consequences of stigma include shame,self-blame,isolation and discrimi-nation.
文摘Background The ongoing pandemic has led to a global surge in coronavius disease 2019(COVID-19)-related mental health research.However,most related publications come from Western countries or China,and their findings cannot alwrays be extrapolated to Arabl countries.Aims This study provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of mental health research pertaining to Arab countries'response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods A scoping review of the World Health Organzation(WHO)C0VID-19 database for publications on mental health was conducted by authors afllated with.Arab istutions,including artides from inception to 24 October 2020.The indluded publications were evaluated for their national distribution,international cllaboration,publication type,and main research themes.Mehological quality analysis of the incuded research studies was performed using the original and mdified versions of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale.Results In total,102 articles were included in this study,averaging 4.6 articles per Arab country.Most of the articles emerged from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,Jordan,and Egypt.A majority of publications demonstrated intermational cllaboration.Most of the publications were original research studies and cross sectional in design.The predominant research theme was examining the pandemic s mental health effects on the general population and healthcare workers.0nly 28.0% of the studies were of high methodologial quality,where as 41.5% were moderate and 30.5% were low in quality.Conclusions Mental health research in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region has quantitative and qualitative shoftfalls.Arab institutions need torespond to the pandemic prompty in order to address the delineated research gap and to generate higher-quality research output.
文摘INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented health and social challenges.WHO has been working to promote the integration of mental health and psychosocial support into the COVID-19 response effort.1 It is vital that targeted measures are initiated to mitigate the potential mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and psychiatric patients continue to receive a range of psychiatric services.Countries need to adapt strategies identified by WHO to strengthen mental healthcare delivery.
