Abstract
Objective: Few studies have examined clinical and demographic profile of attendees of a walk-in psychiatric clinic in countries ravaged by wars. The aim of this study is to quantify the characteristics of attendees of an open walk-in psychiatric clinic in a general hospital in Baghdad and the suburb towns of Iraq in the year 2010. Methods: As part of a retrospective survey, information on specific variables (socio-demographic background, clinical characteristics and attendance rate) were sought from medical records in the year 2010 (January to December). Results: Despite the shortcomings expected from a country coming out of the ravage of war, the survey included 2,979 attendees (1,864 [63%] males and 1,115 [37%] females) of a walk-in psychiatric clinic who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The profile of attendees indicated that a majority of the cohort was self-referred with a predominance of employed males, aged 19 to 49 years, residing in Baghdad City. Depression and psychosis were the most common diagnosis given. Conclusion: The observed patterns are discussed within the available literature relevant to consultation liaison psychiatry, and specific to situations in Iraq and Arab/Islamic cultural patterning.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2013.104
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Younis, M. S., Al-Noaimi, A. S., Zaidan, Z. A., Al-Rubayie, A. F., Al-Farsi, Y., Al-Zakwani, I., & Al-Adawi, S. (2013). Clinical and Demographic Profile of Attendees at Baghdad’s Walk-in Psychiatric Clinic. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.104
MLA 9
Younis, Maha S., et al. "Clinical and Demographic Profile of Attendees at Baghdad’s Walk-in Psychiatric Clinic." Oman Medical Journal, 2013. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.104.
Chicago (author–date)
Younis, Maha S., Ahmed S. Al-Noaimi, Ziad AJ. Zaidan, Abass F. Al-Rubayie, Yahya Al-Farsi, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, and Samir Al-Adawi. 2013. "Clinical and Demographic Profile of Attendees at Baghdad’s Walk-in Psychiatric Clinic." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.104.
Harvard
Younis, M. S., Al-Noaimi, A. S., Zaidan, Z. A., Al-Rubayie, A. F., Al-Farsi, Y., Al-Zakwani, I. and Al-Adawi, S. (2013) 'Clinical and Demographic Profile of Attendees at Baghdad’s Walk-in Psychiatric Clinic', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.104.
Vancouver
Younis MS, Al-Noaimi AS, Zaidan ZA, Al-Rubayie AF, Al-Farsi Y, Al-Zakwani I, et al. Clinical and Demographic Profile of Attendees at Baghdad’s Walk-in Psychiatric Clinic. Oman Medical Journal. 2013. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.104
IEEE
M. S. Younis, A. S. Al-Noaimi, Z. A. Zaidan, A. F. Al-Rubayie, Y. Al-Farsi, I. Al-Zakwani, and S. Al-Adawi, "Clinical and Demographic Profile of Attendees at Baghdad’s Walk-in Psychiatric Clinic," Oman Medical Journal, 2013, doi: 10.5001/omj.2013.104.