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Substance abuse consultation rates : experience from private practice in Dubai
Other Title(s)
معدل الاستشارات بسبب استعمال المخدرات في دبي
Joint Authors
Ghabash, Rafiah Ubayd
Hammadi, Imad
Amin, Yusriyah
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 1996), pp.133-139, 7 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
1996-11-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In a polyethnic sample of 832 consecutive new outpatients attending a private psychiatric clinic in Dubai, drug and alcohol related problems were highly represented among nationals.
Nationals constitute around 20% of the general population in Dubai and 47,7% of the whole patient population of the clinic but constitute 80,6% of all substance abuse cases.
Substance abuse patients were mostly male, younger adults, less educated and more unemployed than other psychiatric outpatients.
The study confirms earlier observations indicating higher substance abuse among nationals frequenting psychiatric services.
Heroin-related problems are more common than alcohol-related problems in outpatients.
A social causation hypothesis based on the stresses resulting from major socioeconomic changes during the latter three decades may explain these findings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Amin, Yusriyah& Hammadi, Imad& Ghabash, Rafiah Ubayd. 1996. Substance abuse consultation rates : experience from private practice in Dubai. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.133-139.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Amin, Yusriyah…[et al.]. Substance abuse consultation rates : experience from private practice in Dubai. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 7, no. 2 (November 1996), pp.133-139.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Amin, Yusriyah& Hammadi, Imad& Ghabash, Rafiah Ubayd. Substance abuse consultation rates : experience from private practice in Dubai. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 1996. Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.133-139.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-207841
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 138-139
Record ID
BIM-207841