{"product_id":"mental-health-care-in-the-middle-east-9789819504602","title":"Mental Health Care in the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Salim Al-Huseini | S. M. Yasir Arafat\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Clinical Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book aims to provide a comparative analysis of mental health service delivery in the Middle East to shed light on challenges and disparities in access to care. The Middle East is a region rich in diversity, covering various countries and cultures. Most observers have attested to the view that countries in the Middle East have a substantial treatment gap for people with mental illness. Only a tiny fraction of the population with mental illness can access evidence-based mental health care. There are multiple challenges associated with this region, including insufficient funding and research, a shortage of skilled professionals, substantial out-of-pocket expenses, low levels of mental health literacy, income inequality, and a high level of stigma. While governments are making efforts to address this gap through improved mental health policies and programmes, providing mental health care to all those in need remains a significant challenge. In addition, many Middle East countries are contending with conflicts, wars, terrorism, and all of which can potentially give rise to various behavioural and mental disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e Chapter 12 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution BY-NC-ND 4.0 license via link.springer.com.","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47594385604759,"sku":"9789819504602","price":11208.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789819504602.webp?v=1774985829","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mental-health-care-in-the-middle-east-9789819504602","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}