title: Psychiatric diagnostic categories in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: This study involves 324 new cases referred to the Psychiatric Department of King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, over a period of 6 months. Men outnumbered women, which is in contrast to most Western studies. There was a preponderance in the younger age groups. The interaction of cultural factors and the rapid urbanization of the Saudi society may to some extent explain the pattern.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012737:Sex Factors