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Mental Health Systems Development in UAE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

A. Haque
A. Haque*
Affiliation:
UAE University, Psychology and Counseling, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

Abstract

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Background

This paper examines the historical development of mental health services in the UAE including formation of federal laws associated with mental health and ministerial decrees. It also discusses cultural considerations in mental health practice in a society that is highly pluralistic and populated mainly by foreigners. The sharia aspects of mental health are also addressed.

Aims

The aims of the paper are to familiarize readers in above areas and encourage further work in the area of mental health in UAE.

Methods

The research is based on literature review.

Results

All federal laws and ministerial decrees are listed and local cultural considerations and sharia laws discussed, as they are unique to his country and region.

Conclusion

Although mental health is traditionally neglected in this country it is developing very fast and it is essential to keep track of and encourage such growth for the benefit of consumers and mental health professionals.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
EV810
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 33 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2016 , pp. S488 - S489
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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