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Child Mental Health Services in the United Arab Emirates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1999

Harith Swadi
Harith Swadi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Abstract

This paper is an account of child mental health services in a country that has undergone very rapid socioeconomic growth and change. Despite the economic wealth and the availability of funding, there are problems with human resources. Patterns of morbidity are similar to Western cultures, but attitudes to child mental health in the community are different. Such difficulties necessitate taking different approaches in service delivery. Child psychiatrists have to assume a variety of roles and working through the family seems to be surprisingly feasible and acceptable.

Keywords

Servicesmental healthchildrenUAE
Type
Thoughts from Abroad
Information
Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , February 1999 , pp. 27 - 29
Copyright
© 1999 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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