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Mental health stigma is a widespread deterrent of decisions to seek treatment for mental illness, yet little is known about how its discouraging effects compare to other treatment obstacles (e.g., external barriers) or its relationship with other mental health-related beliefs an…

This study was driven by a curiosity related to the utility of using western texts in teaching in Jordan. In these texts, the value of a practice grounded in the NPR is highlighted. Numerous psychiatric models of NPR have been established to guide nursing practices with patients…

Zar (or zaar) is designated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) as a culture-bound syndrome. It is characterized by somatic and emotional symptoms such as generalized and persistent depress…

Background: Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are subject to a myriad of complex physical and psychosocial challenges, which may confer increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder when compared with the general population. Currently available studies are limited…

The goal of the present research project was to explore the ways in which the "psychiatric patient" in Egypt is constructed through discourse represented by inpatient medical records. The specific aim was to understand how western psychiatry and psychiatric practices are adapted…