ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2023
Measuring Performance of Rural Mental Healthcare Services in Saudi Arabia.
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- Assessing Mental Illness Referral Request Acceptance: A Nationwide E-Referral Data From Saudi Arabia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Depression and Anxiety in the Saudi Population: Epidemiological Profiles from Health Surveys and Mental Health Services.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Recently, the Saudi government has proposed several initiatives to promote mental health, including the national program named Methods: Secondary quantitative analysis was implemented utilizing the Results: Most rural hospitals had lower performance in the yellow threshold value that might need improvement. The data shows that the mean of all hospital performance in some domains ranged, yielding 70% staff engagement and 77% continued educational activity, indicating unsatisfactory performance across public mental health services. The means score of access to care was 97.0% and 94.7%, marking the better mental health services provided. Between 2018 and 2022, there was a significant rise in the prevalence of mental disorders, as evidenced by the number of new patients and outpatients indicated by specific mental diseases, including conditions of psychological development (F80-F98). Discussion: The high quality of mental healthcare is manifested by therapeutic ethos with a high degree of interaction between professional careers and service users. The former is enhanced by highly educated, competent, compassionate, self-aware, and specialized healthcare professionals in mental health. When assessing mental healthcare services, we recommend considering providers' and professionals' conditions for successful implementation in alignment with patient experience.
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