Abstract
Objective: To study the psychiatric morbidity in the northern part of Jordan and to determine the frequency distribution of various psychiatric disorders, for planning services. Methods: All records of 2,335 psychiatric patients attending the only psychiatric clinic in Northern part of Jordan during a ten-year period from 1984 to 1993 were extensively reviewed and subjected to computerized analysis. Diagnosis was made as per ICD-9. Results: Out of the 2335 patients, who attended the clinic, 55% were males and 45% were females. Those in the age group 25–44 recorded the maximum attendance. Among the male attendees of the clinic, schizophrenia was the commonest diagnosis (19.9%), while among females; affective disorders were the commonest (15.9%). Conclusion: Schizophrenia was found to be the commonest diagnosis in general among attendance of the clinic for the ten-year research period, while anxiety disorders were the commonest diagnosis among attendance of the clinic for the year 1993.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.2146
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2(1), 43-47
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Z, Z., R, A., M, A. H., & Al-Jarrah (2025). Psychiatric morbidity in Northern Jordan: a ten-year review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2(1), 43-47. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2146
MLA 9
Z, Zaidan, et al. "Psychiatric morbidity in Northern Jordan: a ten-year review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2025, pp. 43-47. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2146.
Chicago (author–date)
Z, Zaidan, Alwash R, Al-Hussaini M, and Al-Jarrah. 2025. "Psychiatric morbidity in Northern Jordan: a ten-year review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 2 (1): 43-47. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2146.
Harvard
Z, Z., R, A., M, A. H. and Al-Jarrah (2025) 'Psychiatric morbidity in Northern Jordan: a ten-year review', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2(1), pp. 43-47. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2146.
Vancouver
Z Z, R A, M AH, Al-Jarrah. Psychiatric morbidity in Northern Jordan: a ten-year review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;2(1):43-47. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2146
IEEE
Z. Z, A. R, A. H. M, and Al-Jarrah, "Psychiatric morbidity in Northern Jordan: a ten-year review," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 43-47, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.2146.