• East. Mediterr. Health J. · May 2001

    Historical Article

    Mental health and psychiatry in the Middle East: historical development.

    • A Mohit.
    • Division of Health Protection and Promotion, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
    • East. Mediterr. Health J. 2001 May 1; 7 (3): 336-47.

    AbstractA brief account is given of attitudes towards mental health and the development of psychiatry in the Middle East from an historical perspective. The Middle East is considered as a cultural entity and the influence of the beliefs and practices of ancient times on the collective mind of the people of the Region is discussed.

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