Peer-Reviewed Publication
Hum Resour Health2024;22(1):51.July 16, 2024Journal Article
Workforce estimate to treat mental disorders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Eileen Lee1,2, Tim A Bruckner3,4, Mohammad Alluhidan5, Adwa Alamri5, Abdulhameed Alhabeeb6, Ziad Nakshabandi7, Mohammed M J Alqahtani8, Christopher H Herbst3, Mariam M Hamza3, Nahar Alazemi5
1The World Bank, 701 18th St NW, Washington, DC, 20006, USA. ele@amboss.com.
2AMBOSS GmbH, Torstrasse 19, 10119, Berlin, Germany. ele@amboss.com.
3The World Bank, 701 18th St NW, Washington, DC, 20006, USA.
4University of California, Irvine, Health, Society and Behavior, Irvine, CA, 92697-3957, USA.
5Saudi Heath Council, Olaya St, As Sahafah, 13315, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
6National Center for Mental Health, Al Mathar Ash Shamali, 12332, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
7Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Central Province, Laysen Valley, Umm Alhammam Algharbi District, 7892 King Khalid Branch Road, 12329, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
8King Khalid University, 6HX6+33Q, 62529, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mental, neurological, and substance abuse (MNS) disorders describe a range of conditions that affect the brain and cause distress or functional impairment. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), MNS disorders make up 10.88 percent of the burden of disease as measured in disability-adjusted life years. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the main providers of mental health…
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