Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of adults admitted to the psychiatric service of a tertiary hospital in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Jennifer Jean Williams ; orient. Professora Graça Cardoso
Main Author Williams, Jennifer Jean Secondary Author Cardoso, Graça Language Inglês. Country Portugal. Publication Lisboa : NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, 2017 Description 143 p. : il. ; 31 cm Dissertation Note or Thesis: Dissertação de Mestrado, Política e Serviços de Saúde Mental, Universidade Nova de LisboaTopical name Mental Health
Psychiatric Services
Sociodemographic Characteristics
Middle East
Academic Dissertation CDU 616 Classification Política e Serviços de Saúde Menta Online Resources Click here to access the eletronic resource http://hdl.handle.net/10362/21845 List(s) this item appears in: Teses NL
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| Monografia | Biblioteca NMS|FCM | WIL1 TeseM-2017 | Presencial/Restrito | 20170137NL |
Dissertação de Mestrado, Política e Serviços de Saúde Mental, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Background: While the prevalence of mental disorders continues to increase globally and most mental health services in Abu Dhabi are delivered by the tertiary psychiatric hospital, scant information is available to inform mental health service development in the emirate. This study described the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and discharge dispositions of patients who use this service. Methods: An electronic health record review was conducted on a randomly selected sample (n=285) of patients aged 18 years and older admitted to the psychiatric hospital in Abu Dhabi city from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015. Results: Eighty-seven percent of patients were from Abu Dhabi region, 75.8% were aged 18-34 years and 69.5% were male. The most common discharge diagnoses were mood disorders (29.5%) and psychotic disorders (24.9%), except among Emirati males who were most commonly diagnosed with substance use disorders (48.2%). The psychiatric hospital was most commonly identified as the intended provider of follow-up care (52.6%) and 94% of these patients were scheduled to receive out-patient care delivered by psychiatrists. At least 32.3% of citizens of other countries had discharge plans indicating they required follow-up in their home countries. Conclusions: With the limited resources available to fund mental health services and given that specialized psychiatric hospitals are costly, understanding those who use the specialized psychiatric service in Abu Dhabi is critical to addressing the current and projected treatment gaps. This study informs the development of an effective local model of service delivery that matches best-fit clinicians with service users across a range of services that are humane, effective and sustainable over the long-term.
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