Incidence of the mental illnesses in Najaf governorate | ||
| KUFA MEDICAL JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 15, Issue 1, June 2012, Pages 354-361 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; Dr.Hafidh Mohammed Farhan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Psychiatric unit in Al-hakeem general hospital is unique psychiatric unit in the Najaf province which support one million and three hundred of citizens. It's open in 2007 with 10 beds, group therapy, Electro convulsion therapy and outpatient departments as well as it is content another support divisions such as pharmacy, registration, electroencephalography (EEG) and patients social activity hall. The bed rooms consist fro 2-3 beds, five bed to each gender. The staff of psychiatric unit is consist of two social workers, four nursing staff ( one of them is psychiatric nurse ), one nursing pharmacist, two psychiatric specialist, one psychiatric senior office , one service employer. Psychiatric unit is responsible for many mental health objectives. The aims of this study is to highlight the new cases of mental disorders and its incidence among peoples. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| psychotic disorders; neurotic disorders; affective disorders; behavioral disorders; substance disorders; epilepsy incidence; Iraq | ||
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