Open AccessEgyptian contribution to the concept of mental health
Author(s) -
Ahmed Okasha
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2001.7.3.377
Subject(s) - mental health , islam , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , history , archaeology
Thispaper provides a historical look at the Egyptian contribution to mental health from Pharaonic times through to the Islamic era and up to today. The current situation as regards mental health in Egypt is described.