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Title: The Dubai Community Psychiatric Survey: Acculturation and the prevalence of psychiatric disorder.
Author: Ghubash, R.; Hamdi, E.; Bebbington, Paul
Abstract:
Interviewed 300 women in the Emirate of Dubai to study the effects of the radical social change in Dubai on the mental health of female nationals. It was hypothesized that attitudes and behaviors markedly at odds with traditional prescriptions would be as
Journal: Psychological Medicine, Vol 24(1), Feb 1994: 121-131