Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge

<p dir="ltr">Investigations into gender differences in the epidemiology of common mental disorders have highlighted the fundamental role of socio-economic factors as the key determinants in experiencing mental ill health and access to treatment. Women are almost always at a socio-eco...

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Main Author: Majid Alabdulla (12051430) (author)
Other Authors: Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406) (author), Nisha Kader (17148373) (author), Ehsane Gad (17148376) (author)
Published: 2022
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Nisha Kader (17148373)
Ehsane Gad (17148376)
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Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Health services and systems
Psychology
Social and personality psychology
Women’s mental health service
Gender aware services
Qatar
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description <p dir="ltr">Investigations into gender differences in the epidemiology of common mental disorders have highlighted the fundamental role of socio-economic factors as the key determinants in experiencing mental ill health and access to treatment. Women are almost always at a socio-economic disadvantage across cultures throughout the world and as a result experience mental health inequality. This disparity in control over their socio-economic determinants is even more stark in the Middle Eastern and North African region. This region has additionally also cultural and legal conditions that make women empowerment and access to health difficult. Qatar launched an ambitious National Health Strategic program and identified women’s mental health as a priority. This paper describes the development of a gender aware mental health service in Qatar, first of its kind in the region. It describes the challenges that exist in the region when attempting to develop such a service and some challenges that are unique to Qatar. This paper sets out a template of important principles that will be valuable for countries in the MENA region and beyond to develop evidence-based gender aware service that focuses on female empowerment and better mental health outcomes.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Asian Journal of Psychiatry<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102969" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102969</a></p>
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spelling Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challengeMajid Alabdulla (12051430)Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406)Nisha Kader (17148373)Ehsane Gad (17148376)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesHealth sciencesHealth services and systemsPsychologySocial and personality psychologyWomen’s mental health serviceGender aware servicesQatar<p dir="ltr">Investigations into gender differences in the epidemiology of common mental disorders have highlighted the fundamental role of socio-economic factors as the key determinants in experiencing mental ill health and access to treatment. Women are almost always at a socio-economic disadvantage across cultures throughout the world and as a result experience mental health inequality. This disparity in control over their socio-economic determinants is even more stark in the Middle Eastern and North African region. This region has additionally also cultural and legal conditions that make women empowerment and access to health difficult. Qatar launched an ambitious National Health Strategic program and identified women’s mental health as a priority. This paper describes the development of a gender aware mental health service in Qatar, first of its kind in the region. It describes the challenges that exist in the region when attempting to develop such a service and some challenges that are unique to Qatar. This paper sets out a template of important principles that will be valuable for countries in the MENA region and beyond to develop evidence-based gender aware service that focuses on female empowerment and better mental health outcomes.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Asian Journal of Psychiatry<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102969" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102969</a></p>2022-02-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102969https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Developing_a_gender_sensitive_women_s_mental_health_service_in_Qatar_A_rewarding_challenge/24311890CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/243118902022-02-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge
Majid Alabdulla (12051430)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Health services and systems
Psychology
Social and personality psychology
Women’s mental health service
Gender aware services
Qatar
status_str publishedVersion
title Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge
title_full Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge
title_fullStr Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge
title_full_unstemmed Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge
title_short Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge
title_sort Developing a gender sensitive women’s mental health service in Qatar: A rewarding challenge
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Health services and systems
Psychology
Social and personality psychology
Women’s mental health service
Gender aware services
Qatar