Research view
| Title: | Mental health and psychiatry in the Middle East: historical development |
| Author: | A. Mohit |
| Abstract: |
A brief account is given of attitudes towards mental health and the development of psychiatry in the Middle East from an historical perspective. The Middle East is considered as a cultural entity and the influence of the beliefs and practices of ancient times on the collective mind of the people of the Region is discussed.
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| Journal: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Volume 7, No. 3, May 2001, 336-347 |