A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia

Sultan Alsubaie,1 Mohammad Almathami,1 Hanouf Alkhalaf,2 Ahmed Aboulyazid,3,4 Hesham Abuhegazy1,5 1Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; 2Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Preventive Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushay...

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Autores principales:	Alsubaie S, Almathami M, Alkhalaf H, Aboulyazid A, Abuhegazy H
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2020
Materias:	public attitude opinion mental illness mental health service saudi arabia. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a91751f97a9447c4b3f87d40a03aea442021-12-02T12:31:18ZA Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/a91751f97a9447c4b3f87d40a03aea442020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/a-survey-on-public-attitudes-toward-mental-illness-and-mental-health-s-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Sultan Alsubaie,1 Mohammad Almathami,1 Hanouf Alkhalaf,2 Ahmed Aboulyazid,3,4 Hesham Abuhegazy1,5 1Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; 2Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Preventive Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; 4Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 5Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Sultan AlsubaieConsultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, P.O. Box 101, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi ArabiaTel +966503799971Email dr.slt4444@gmail.comPurpose: Our objectives are to assess the public attitude toward mentally ill people and mental health services and to compare the attitudes of those who have past history of mental illness, those who have been exposed to mentally ill people, and those who have not.Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among subjects (n=1268) in four Saudi Arabian cities (Riyadh, Abha, Dammam, and Jizan), recruiting participants from malls and parks. All participants were administered “the knowledge and attitudes toward mental illness and mental health services scale”.Results: Participants were divided into three groups; non-exposed to mental illness group (n=687, 54.1%), exposed to mental illness group (n=305, 24%), and having past history of mental illness group (n=276, 21.8%). Results revealed that non-exposed group had the lowest knowledge about mental illness (p < 0.001). Exposed group had the best attitude toward mentally ill people (p=0.002), mental health services (p< 0.001), the lowest impact of traditional beliefs (p< 0.001), and the best help-seeking decisions (p = 0.001). Regression models show the variables that predicted attitude toward the mentally ill were the attitude toward mental health services (p=0.001), impact of traditional beliefs (p=0.001), and residency (p=0.04). The predictors of attitude toward mental health services were impact of traditional beliefs (p< 0.001), knowledge (p< 0.001), and residency (p=0.028). And the variables that account for predicting future decisions were impact of traditional beliefs (p< 0.001), attitude toward mental health services (p=0.001), and having past history of mental illness (p=0.006).Conclusion: This study demonstrates significant differences in attitudes toward mental illness among different groups of participants. Lesser impact of traditional beliefs and better knowledge about mental illness were the factors most associated with better attitudes toward mentally ill people and mental health services and with better help-seeking behavior.Keywords: public, attitude, opinion, mental illness, mental health service, Saudi ArabiaAlsubaie SAlmathami MAlkhalaf HAboulyazid AAbuhegazy HDove Medical Pressarticlepublicattitudeopinionmental illnessmental health servicesaudi arabia.Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 16, Pp 2467-2477 (2020)
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topic	public attitude opinion mental illness mental health service saudi arabia. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	public attitude opinion mental illness mental health service saudi arabia. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Alsubaie S Almathami M Alkhalaf H Aboulyazid A Abuhegazy H A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia
description	Sultan Alsubaie,1 Mohammad Almathami,1 Hanouf Alkhalaf,2 Ahmed Aboulyazid,3,4 Hesham Abuhegazy1,5 1Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; 2Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Preventive Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; 4Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 5Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Sultan AlsubaieConsultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, P.O. Box 101, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi ArabiaTel +966503799971Email dr.slt4444@gmail.comPurpose: Our objectives are to assess the public attitude toward mentally ill people and mental health services and to compare the attitudes of those who have past history of mental illness, those who have been exposed to mentally ill people, and those who have not.Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among subjects (n=1268) in four Saudi Arabian cities (Riyadh, Abha, Dammam, and Jizan), recruiting participants from malls and parks. All participants were administered “the knowledge and attitudes toward mental illness and mental health services scale”.Results: Participants were divided into three groups; non-exposed to mental illness group (n=687, 54.1%), exposed to mental illness group (n=305, 24%), and having past history of mental illness group (n=276, 21.8%). Results revealed that non-exposed group had the lowest knowledge about mental illness (p < 0.001). Exposed group had the best attitude toward mentally ill people (p=0.002), mental health services (p< 0.001), the lowest impact of traditional beliefs (p< 0.001), and the best help-seeking decisions (p = 0.001). Regression models show the variables that predicted attitude toward the mentally ill were the attitude toward mental health services (p=0.001), impact of traditional beliefs (p=0.001), and residency (p=0.04). The predictors of attitude toward mental health services were impact of traditional beliefs (p< 0.001), knowledge (p< 0.001), and residency (p=0.028). And the variables that account for predicting future decisions were impact of traditional beliefs (p< 0.001), attitude toward mental health services (p=0.001), and having past history of mental illness (p=0.006).Conclusion: This study demonstrates significant differences in attitudes toward mental illness among different groups of participants. Lesser impact of traditional beliefs and better knowledge about mental illness were the factors most associated with better attitudes toward mentally ill people and mental health services and with better help-seeking behavior.Keywords: public, attitude, opinion, mental illness, mental health service, Saudi Arabia
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author	Alsubaie S Almathami M Alkhalaf H Aboulyazid A Abuhegazy H
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title	A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia
title_short	A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia
title_full	A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia
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publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/a91751f97a9447c4b3f87d40a03aea44
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A Survey on Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Health Services Among Four Cities in Saudi Arabia

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