| Literature DB >> 28497533 |
Mona Shahab1, Feda Al-Tuwaijri2, Lisa Bilal3, Sanaa Hyder3, Abdulhameed Abdullah Al-Habeeb4, Abdullah Al-Subaie5, Zeina Mneimneh6, Beth-Ellen Pennell6, Nancy Sampson7, Ronald C Kessler7, Yasmin Altwaijri3.
Abstract
Several challenges exist in carrying out nation-wide epidemiological surveys in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) due to the unique characteristics of its population. The objectives of this report are to review these challenges and the lessons learnt about best practices in meeting these challenges from the extensive piloting of the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), which is being carried out as part of the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. We focus on challenges involving sample design, instrumentation, and data collection procedures. The SNMHS will ultimately provide crucial data for health policy-makers and mental health specialists in KSA.Entities:
Keywords: WHO-CIDI diagnostic interview; epidemiology; mental health; psychiatry; survey
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28497533 PMCID: PMC5687073 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1565
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Methods Psychiatr Res ISSN: 1049-8931 Impact factor: 4.035