Pattern of psychiatric in-patient admissions in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

doi:10.1192/bji.2020.54

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. 2021 May;18(2):46-50.

doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.54.

Pattern of psychiatric in-patient admissions in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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¹ Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates. Email: danilo.arnone@uaeu.ac.ae.
² Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
³ Resident in Psychiatry, Behavioural Science Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates.
⁴ Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA.
⁵ Registrar in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Highfield Healthcare, Dublin, Ireland.
⁶ Maudsley Health Dubai, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Al Awir, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montreal (CHUM), Institute Universitaireen Santé Mentale de Montréal, Université de Montreal, Canada.
⁸ General Practitioner, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychological Medicine, Centre for Affective Disorders, King's College London, UK.
⁹ Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist.

PMID: 34287416
PMCID: PMC8274411
DOI: 10.1192/bji.2020.54

Review

Pattern of psychiatric in-patient admissions in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Karim Abdel Aziz et al. BJPsych Int. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;18(2):46-50.

doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.54.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates. Email: danilo.arnone@uaeu.ac.ae.
² Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
³ Resident in Psychiatry, Behavioural Science Institute, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates.
⁴ Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA.
⁵ Registrar in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Highfield Healthcare, Dublin, Ireland.
⁶ Maudsley Health Dubai, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Al Awir, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montreal (CHUM), Institute Universitaireen Santé Mentale de Montréal, Université de Montreal, Canada.
⁸ General Practitioner, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychological Medicine, Centre for Affective Disorders, King's College London, UK.
⁹ Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist.

PMID: 34287416
PMCID: PMC8274411
DOI: 10.1192/bji.2020.54

Abstract

An understanding of the current state of mental health services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from a clinical perspective is an important step in advising government and stakeholders on addressing the mental health needs of the fast-growing population. We conducted a retrospective study of data on all patients admitted to a regional psychiatric in-patient unit between June 2012 and May 2015. More Emiratis (UAE nationals) were admitted compared with expatriates. Emiratis were diagnosed more frequently with substance use disorders and expatriates with stress-related conditions. Psychotic and bipolar disorders were the most common causes for admission and had the longest in-patient stays; advancing age was associated with longer duration of in-patient stay.

Keywords: United Arab Emirates; bipolar disorder; psychiatry; psychosis; substance misuse.

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D.A. has received travel grants from Janssen-Cilag and Servier and sponsorship from Lundbeck, unrelated to this study. ICMJE forms are in the supplementary material, available online at https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.54.

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Map of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates (courtesy of CK-12: https://www.ck12.org/user:zxbpc2r3z0blcglzzc5vcmc./book/episd-world-geography-2017-2018/section/6.4/).

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[1] World Health Organization. Reducing Risks, Promoting Health Life. WHO, 2002.

[2] World Health Organization. Reducing Risks, Promoting Health Life. WHO, 2002.

[3] Maalouf FT, Alamiri B, Atweh S, Becker AE, Cheour M, Darwish H, et al.. Mental health research in the Arab region: challenges and call for action. Lancet Psychiatry 2019; 6: 961–6. - PubMed

[4] Maalouf FT, Alamiri B, Atweh S, Becker AE, Cheour M, Darwish H, et al.. Mental health research in the Arab region: challenges and call for action. Lancet Psychiatry 2019; 6: 961–6. - PubMed

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[8] World Health Organization. The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Clinical descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines. WHO, 1992.

[9] Daradkeh TK, Ghubash R, Abou-Saleh MT. Al Ain Community Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity III. The natural history of psychopathology and the utilization rate of psychiatric services in Al Ain. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2000; 35: 548–53. - PubMed

[10] Daradkeh TK, Ghubash R, Abou-Saleh MT. Al Ain Community Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity III. The natural history of psychopathology and the utilization rate of psychiatric services in Al Ain. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2000; 35: 548–53. - PubMed

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