Abstract
20Dec 2016 PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS AMONG GERIATRIC POPULATION OF ARAR CITY, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS. Nagah Mohamed Abo El-Fetoh , Mohammed Faried Mourad , MalakAbdulaziz Almuneef , Waad Abdullah Alotaibi , Othman Mashfi Alshammari4 , AbdrahmanSulaiman Alanazi and Modhi A. Alanizi. Associate Prof. of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, KSA. Intern, Faculty of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA. Intern, Faculty of Medicine, Qassim University, KSA. Student, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, KSA. Intern, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, KSA.
Highlights
Local level data concerning psychological diseases;determinants; prevalence; elderly population; depression; Alzheimer's disease; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Psychological diseases is essential for providing control programs
In light of the results of the present study; more research work is needed to assess objectively the psychiatric diseases among elderly population in Arar city, Northern Saudi Arabia and it seems reasonable to remain cautiously optimistic while continuing to work toward a full understanding of all factors determining the occurrence of all psychiatric problems among that vulnerable group
Summary
Local level data concerning psychological diseases;determinants; prevalence; elderly population; depression; Alzheimer's disease; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Study objective: To study the demographic profile of elderly and to estimate the prevalence of previously diagnosed psychological diseases, its types and its determinants among the elderly population of Arar city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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