Mental Health Services in the Sultanate of Oman

Hamed Al-Sinawi; Hassan Mirza; Mohammed Al Alawi

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36811-1_131

Mental Health Services in the Sultanate of Oman

Hamed Al-Sinawi^*, Hassan Mirza, Mohammed Al Alawi

^*Corresponding author for this work

Behavioral Medicine / Psychiatry

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Abstract

The Sultanate of Oman is an emerging economy which has witnessed rapid development and a demographic shift over the last five decades. With such progressive changes and improvement in quality of life and living standards, the country has witnessed an increase in the rates of mental disorders. Despite the increasing need for mental health services across the country, there is a scarcity of such services in Oman due to severe shortage and maldistribution of facilities. This chapter outlines how Oman is delivering mental health services despite some massive challenges.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	2941-2952
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030368111
ISBN (Print)	9783030368104
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36811-1_131
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

Health resources
Mental health services
Oman
Psychiatry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine
General Social Sciences

UN SDGs

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