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Psycho-Demographic Study of Anxiety in Egypt: The Pse in its Arabic Version

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. Okasha  and
A. Ashour
A. Okasha
Affiliation:
Ain Shams University
A. Ashour
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Summary

This is the first attempt to study the socio-demographic aspects of anxiety disorders in Egypt and to apply the Arabic version of the PSE in evaluating the profiles of clusters and symptoms of anxiety in a sample of 120 patients with anxiety. There were significant differences in some presentations between males and females, between illiterate and educated groups, and between those exposed to mild and severe crowding. Structured interviews like PSE will help in transcultural comparisons of clinical psychiatric disorders.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 1 , July 1981 , pp. 70 - 73
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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