Open AccessSociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Attending Psychotherapy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman
Author(s) -
Zena Al-Sharbati,
Claire Hallas,
Hazar Al-Zadjali,
Marwan M. Al-Sharbati
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.12816/0003084
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , depression (economics) , anxiety , psychiatry , tertiary care , mental health , mental illness , psychotherapist , family medicine , psychology , paleontology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
There is significant evidence that psychotherapy is a pivotal treatment for persons diagnosed with Axis I clinical psychiatric conditions; however, a psychotherapy service has only recently been established in the Omani health care system. This study aimed to investigate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of attendees at a psychotherapy clinic at a tertiary care hospital.