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| Journal Name | ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry (MyCite Report) | ||||
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| Total Publications | 456 | ||||
| Total Citations | 5688 | ||||
| Total Non-self Citations | 12 | ||||
| Yearly Impact Factor | 0.93 | ||||
| 5-Year Impact Factor | 1.44 | ||||
| Immediacy Index | 0.1 | ||||
| Cited Half-life | 2.7 | ||||
| H-index | 30 | ||||
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- Anxiety Disorders
- Behavioural Science
- Biological Psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Community Psychiatry
- Dementia
- Community Psychiatry
- Suicidal Behavior
- Social Psychiatry
- Psychiatry
- Psychiatry Diseases
- Psycho Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress
- Psychiatric Symptoms
- Psychiatric Treatment
- Neurocognative Disorders (NCDs)
- Depression
- Mental Illness
- Neurological disorder
- Neurology
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- Parkinson's disease
Abstract
PSYCHOLOGICAL MORBIDITY AND SOURCES OF JOB STRESS AMONG DOCTORS IN YEMEN
Author(s): Sami A R Al-Dubai & Krishna G Rampal**Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence and factors contributing to psychological morbidity among doctors in Sana’a city, Yemen.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 442 Yemeni doctors. The (GHQ12) was used as a measure of psychological morbidity. Sources of job stress were determined using a 37-item scale questionnaire.
Results: The prevalence of psychological morbidity was 68.1 %. Gender, age range of 30 – 39 years old, chewing Khat, type of residence and income were significantly associated with psychological morbidity (p<0.05). Five stressors out of 37 were significantly associated with psychological morbidity. On multivariate analysis, the significant predictors of psychological morbidity were being 30 – 39 years old, patients not trusting doctors, not chewing Khat, uncertainty and insecurity.
Conclusion: The prevalence of psychological morbidity in Yemeni doctors was higher than those reported internationally and it was associated with many important job stressors.
