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Title: Perception of and attitude towards mental illness in Oman
Author: Al-Adawi S, Dorvlo AS, Al-Ismaily SS, Al-Ghafry DA, Al-Noobi BZ, Al-Salmi A, Burke DT, Shah MK, Ghassany H, Chand SP
Abstract:
As conceptions of mental illness are often dictated by prevailing socio-cultural factors and the philosophy of the time, there is little research to substantiate how mental illness is perceived in the Arab world in the light of both traditional and more r
Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2002 Dec;48(4):305-17