Clinical and demographic profile of attendees at Baghdad's walk-in psychiatric clinic

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 365-370

  Younis, Maha S ^a   Al Noaimi, Ahmed S ^a   Zaidan, Ziad Aj ^b   Al Rubayie, Abass F ^c   Al Farsi, Yahya ^b   Al Zakwani, Ibrahim ^b,d   Al Adawi, Samir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c BAGHDAD TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Iraq)

^d Gulf Health Research   (Oman)

Author keywords

Iraq; Referral; Retrospective survey; Socio demographic; Statistical manual of mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 84884174798     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2013.104     Document Type: Article

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