TY - JOUR
T1 - Acceptability of mental health services for anxiety and depression in an Arab sample
AU - Kayrouz, Rony
AU - Dear, Blake F.
AU - Karin, Eyal
AU - Fogliati, Vincent J.
AU - Gandy, Milena
AU - Keyrouz, Liliane
AU - Nehme, Edmond
AU - Terides, Matthew D.
AU - Titov, Nickolai
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - The aim of this paper was to examine the acceptability and use of mental health services in an Arab sample. An Internet survey was made available to Arab people worldwide and enquired about the acceptability of traditional face-to-face and internet-delivered mental health services. Five hundred and three participants were recruited via media and Facebook promotions. Of those surveyed, 36% (183/503), 46% (233/503), and 73% (365/503) reported that they would be willing to consult a mental health professional, take prescription medication and try an internet-delivered psychological treatment, respectively. Moderate to high acceptability rates for mental health services were found in this sample of Arab people. High acceptability of internet-delivered treatments among the current Arab sample, provides the opportunity for directing resources to the development of internet-delivered interventions to help reduce the stigma and burden of mental disease in the Arab world.
AB - The aim of this paper was to examine the acceptability and use of mental health services in an Arab sample. An Internet survey was made available to Arab people worldwide and enquired about the acceptability of traditional face-to-face and internet-delivered mental health services. Five hundred and three participants were recruited via media and Facebook promotions. Of those surveyed, 36% (183/503), 46% (233/503), and 73% (365/503) reported that they would be willing to consult a mental health professional, take prescription medication and try an internet-delivered psychological treatment, respectively. Moderate to high acceptability rates for mental health services were found in this sample of Arab people. High acceptability of internet-delivered treatments among the current Arab sample, provides the opportunity for directing resources to the development of internet-delivered interventions to help reduce the stigma and burden of mental disease in the Arab world.
KW - Arabs
KW - mental health services
KW - internet-delivered treatments
KW - anxiety and depression
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040937209&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10597-018-0235-y
DO - 10.1007/s10597-018-0235-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 29368132
AN - SCOPUS:85040937209
VL - 54
SP - 875
EP - 883
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
SN - 0010-3853
IS - 6
ER -