Abstract

Arab adolescents are considered a particularly vulnerable population to depression. The substantial lack of mental health services and the stigma associated with mental illness on the one hand; and poverty, unemployment, and lack of reasonable hopes for a decent future in the context of corruption of regimes and perceived social injustice on the other, call for establishing committed and effective policies to tackle depression and its associated stigma among Arab adolescents at risk for or diagnosed with depression. However, there is a substantial lack of research that can inform the current profile of adolescent depression in the Arab region. We conducted two systematic reviews on Adolescent depression and mental illness stigma in the Arab region and found that there is currently no solid evidence available on the prevalence of depression among Arab adolescents and its potential associations with depression stigma and help-seeking beliefs and intentions. This gap in the literature makes it difficult to design, implement, and disseminate effective interventions to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescent depression. Therefore, the overarching purpose of this study was to estimate a prevalence of depression symptoms among Arab adolescents, and determine relationships with depression stigma, depression etiologic beliefs, and likelihood to seek help for depression.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10259521; ProQuest document ID: 1894190943. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Latefa Ali Dardas, PhD, PMHNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Kappa

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Concept Analysis

Keywords:

Jordanian Adolescents, Depression, Arab Culture, Treatment, Mental Health, Mental Illness Stigma

Advisor

Leigh Ann Simmons

Second Advisor

Suzan Silva

Third Advisor

Devon Noonan

Fourth Advisor

Moria Smoski

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Duke University

Degree Year

2017

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-12-21

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