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Mental health research in the Arab world: an update

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Elie G. Karam  and
Lynn A. Itani
Elie G. Karam
Affiliation:
Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Medical Institute for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, St George Hospital University Medical Center, Balamand University, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, email egkaram@idraac.org
Lynn A. Itani
Affiliation:
Institute for Development Research Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Beirut, Lebanon
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Publications on mental health were collected using PubMed and PsychINFO for 21 Arab countries. The data were then categorised according to the first author's country of affiliation, the year of publication, the topic of research and the type of journal. In 2006–12, the Arab world published 1029 articles (an average of 147 per year). The estimated increase in yearly productivity during this period was about 25% over the 7 preceding years. When considering the research output per million population, Kuwait, Bahrain and Lebanon were the top three producers, as they had been over the preceding four decades. After adjusting for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, the five top producers were Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon and Morocco. Based on child and adolescent mental health research only, the Arab world's productivity was around one-sixth that of the United States and Europe.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue S1: Research Supplement , May 2015 , pp. S-25 - S-28
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