TY - JOUR
T1 - The Saudi National Mental Health Survey
T2 - Survey instrument and field procedures
AU - Altwaijri, Yasmin A.
AU - Al-Habeeb, Abdulhameed
AU - Bilal, Lisa
AU - Shahab, Mona K.
AU - Pennell, Beth Ellen
AU - Mneimneh, Zeina
AU - Bin Mummar, Abdulrahman
AU - Baig, Mansoor
AU - Talal Naseem, Mohamad
AU - Hyder, Sanaa
AU - Akkad, Luma
AU - Al-Subaie, Abdullah S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS) is conducted by the King Salman Center for Disability Research. It is funded by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Abraaj Capital, Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia), and King Saud University. Funding in‐kind was provided by King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, and the Ministry of Economy and Planning, General Authority for Statistics. None of the funders had any role in the design of the study, data analysis, interpretation of results, or preparation of this article. The SNMHS is carried out in conjunction with the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. We thank the staff of the WMH Data Collection Coordination Centre in the Survey Research Center at University of Michigan and the WMH Data Analysis Coordination Centre in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School for assistance with design, instrumentation, fieldwork, and consultation on data analysis. A complete list of all WMH publications can be found at http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/wmh . We also acknowledge with gratitude the work and dedication of the SNMHS staff both current and past for their contributions to the study.
Funding Information:
The Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS) is conducted by the King Salman Center for Disability Research. It is funded by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Abraaj Capital, Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia), and King Saud University. Funding in-kind was provided by King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, and the Ministry of Economy and Planning, General Authority for Statistics. None of the funders had any role in the design of the study, data analysis, interpretation of results, or preparation of this article. The SNMHS is carried out in conjunction with the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. We thank the staff of the WMH Data Collection Coordination Centre in the Survey Research Center at University of Michigan and the WMH Data Analysis Coordination Centre in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School for assistance with design, instrumentation, fieldwork, and consultation on data analysis. A complete list of all WMH publications can be found at http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/wmh. We also acknowledge with gratitude the work and dedication of the SNMHS staff both current and past for their contributions to the study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Objectives: To present an overview of the survey and field procedures developed for the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS). Methods: The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey of DSM-IV mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of the household population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The SNMHS was implemented as part of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. WMH carries out coordinated psychiatric epidemiological surveys in countries throughout the world using standardized procedures designed to provide valid cross-national comparative data on prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders. However, these procedures need to be adapted to the unique experiences in each country. We focus here on the adaptations made for the SNMHS. Results: Modifications were needed to several interview sections and expansions were needed to address issues of special policy importance in KSA. Several special field implementation challenges also had to be addressed because of the need for female interviewers to travel with male escorts and for respondents to be interviewed by interviewers of the same gender. Conclusions: Thoughtful revisions led to a high-quality field implementation in the SNMHS.
AB - Objectives: To present an overview of the survey and field procedures developed for the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS). Methods: The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey of DSM-IV mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of the household population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The SNMHS was implemented as part of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. WMH carries out coordinated psychiatric epidemiological surveys in countries throughout the world using standardized procedures designed to provide valid cross-national comparative data on prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders. However, these procedures need to be adapted to the unique experiences in each country. We focus here on the adaptations made for the SNMHS. Results: Modifications were needed to several interview sections and expansions were needed to address issues of special policy importance in KSA. Several special field implementation challenges also had to be addressed because of the need for female interviewers to travel with male escorts and for respondents to be interviewed by interviewers of the same gender. Conclusions: Thoughtful revisions led to a high-quality field implementation in the SNMHS.
KW - Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)
KW - Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS)
KW - World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative
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U2 - 10.1002/mpr.1830
DO - 10.1002/mpr.1830
M3 - Article
C2 - 33245571
AN - SCOPUS:85089403790
SN - 1049-8931
VL - 29
JO - International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
JF - International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
IS - 3
M1 - e1830
ER -