ARAB FEDERATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS

The Arab Journal of Psychiatry (2013) Vol. 24 No. 1

Instruction to Authors

The Arab Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) is published by the Arab Federation of Psychiatrists since 1989 in Jordan.

The Journal is biannual published in May and November electronically and as hard copy. Original scientific

reports, review articles, and articles describing the clinical practice of Psychiatry will be of interest for

publication in AJP. The Articles should not be published before. The articles may be written in English or

Arabic and should always be accompanied by an abstract in English and Arabic. All Papers are accepted upon

the understanding that the work has been performed in accordance with national and International laws and

ethical guidelines. Manuscripts submitted for publication in the Arab Journal of Psychiatry should be sent to:

The Chief Editor.

Papers are submitted in electronic form

Title, running head (Max: 40 letters), title of the article in English and Arabic, the names of authors

should be without their titles and addresses in both languages.

Abstract in English (max: 200 words). It should follow a structured format (objectives, method, results

and conclusion). It should be followed by key words (max. 5).

Declaration of interest after the key words.

Names of authors, titles, and full addresses and address for correspondence at the end of the paper.

Acknowledgment of support and persons who have had major contribution to the study can be included

after the references.

Arabic abstract like the English abstract should follow a structured format. And it follows the

references section (last page).

All Pages should be numbered.

Tables

Tables should be typed with double-spaced in separate pages. They should be numbered with Arabic (e.g1, 2, 3)

numerals and have a short descriptive headings.

Illustrations

All illustration should be submitted camera-ready; line drawings/diagrams should be approximately twice the

size they will appear in print.

Reference List

References should follow the ‘Van Couver style’ only the numbers appear in the text. List them consecutively in

the order in which they appear in the text (not alphabetically).

Example of references:

Zeigler FJ, Imboden, JB, Meyer E. Contemporary conversion reactions: a clinical study. Am. J.

Psychiatry 1960: 116:901 – 10.

Mosey AC. Occupational therapy. Configuration of a profession. New York: Raven Press, 1981.

Mailing Address: Dr. Walid Sarhan - The Chief Editor -The Arab Journal of Psychiatry

P.O. Box 541212 Postal Code 11937 Amman – Jordan

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Email: wsarhan34@gmail.com

Journal Website: www.arabjpsychiat.com

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The Chief Editor: Walid Sarhan

The Assistant Editor: Ali Alqam

Honorary editors: Ahmad Okasha – Egypt, Adnan Takriti – Jordan

The International Editorial Advisers

Dinesh Bhugra-UK.

David Sheehan – USA.

Mohammad Abuo-Saleh – Qatar.

Tsuyoshi Akiyama – Japan.

Hans – Jürgen Möller– Germany.

Mario Maj – Italy.

Arshad Hussain – USA.

Pedru Ruiz- USA.

Editorial Board

Iyad Al – Saraj– Palestine.

Jamal Turki – Tunisia.

Tarek Okasha – Egypt.

Adel Zayed – Kuwait.

John Fayyad – Lebanon.

Numan Ali – Iraq.

Afaf Hamed – Egypt.

Charles Baddoura – Lebanon.

Iyad Klreis – USA.

Ala Al Eddeen Al Hussieni – Oman.

Nasser Loza – Egypt.

Abdel Razak Al - Hammad – KSA.

MahaYounis – Iraq.

Tarek Alhabib– KSA.

Abdelmanaf Aljadri – Jordan.

Saleh Mohammad El-Hilu – UK.

Mohammed Abdel Aleem – Qatar.

Yosri Abdelmoshsen– Egypt.

Hamdy Moslly – UAE.

Mumtaz Abdelwahab – Egypt.

Talaat Mattar– UAE.

Ossama Osman-UAE.

Abdullah Abdel Rahman – Sudan.

Hamid Alhaj- UK

Abdel hamid Afana–Canada.

Adel kerrani-UAE

George karam - Lebanon.

Fakher El-Islam – Egypt.

Tewfik Daradkeh – Jordan.

Abdullah Al – Subie – KSA.

Mahdy Kahttani – KSA.

Mohammed Khaled – KSA.

Basil Alchalabi – Iraq.

Aimee Karem – Lebanon.

Helen Millar – UK.

Bassam Ashhab – Palestine.

Mohammad Al Qurashi– Iraq.

Tarik Al Kubaisy – UK

Adib Essali – Syria.

Wail Abohendy– Egypt.

Alean Al-Krenawi– Canada.

Raad Khaiat – UAE.

ElieKaram – Lebanon.

Brigitte Khoury-Lebanon.

Ossama Osman-UAE.

Ziad Nahas-Lebanon.

Fadi Maaloof- Lebanon

Nasser Abdelmawla- Libya

Malek Bajbouj - Germany

Tori Snell-UK.

Muffed Raoof-UAE.

Editorial Assistants – Jordan

Mohammad Habashneh.

Khaled Mughrabi.

Falah Tamimi.

Samir Samawi.

Jamal Khtib.

Mohammaed Dabbas.

Walid Shnikat.

Amjad Jumain.

Tyseer Elias.

Nasri Jacer.

Nail Al Adwan.

Ahmad Aljaloudi.

Jamil Qandah.

Radwan BaniMustaffa.

Mohammad Ali Kanan.

Khalil Abu Znad.

Mussa Hassan.

Zuhair Zakaria.

Arwa Alamiry.

Wesam Break.

Fawzi Daoud.

Abdullah AbuAdas

Naim Jaber

Nader Smadi

Adnan Alkooz

Nina Agaenko

Tayseer Thiabat

Mohamad Al-Theebeh

Mohammad Akeel

Ahid Husni

English Editor

Tori Snell – UK.

Statistic Consultant

Kathy Sheehan– USA.

Treasures

Hussein Alawad – Jordan.

Executive Secretary

Raja Nasrallah – Jordan.

Website Manager

Rakan Najdawi – Jordan.

The Arab Journal of Psychiatry (2013) Vol. 24 No. 1

Editorial Letter

Dear Colleagues

The development of the Journal depends on your efforts papers and cooperation.

Efforts are continuous to index the journal, as you know the journal is already in the data base Al –

Manhal www.almanhal.com as from this issue the journal, will be registered in CrossRef and generate

the articles a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number for each article. This will enable linking in

scholarly content on a cross – publisher basis. By providing two basic services:

1- Registration of a DOI with corresponding metadata that describes the item being identified.

2- A look – up service for finding DOIs.

There are important benefits of having DOI numbers including:

CrossRef DOI links are stable, persistent links that preserve the scholarly citation record.

Thousands of other publishers and organizations will automatically link to your content,

increasing your traffic.

Your content will be more useful to readers when they can easily link from your references to

other relevant articles.

You can collaborate with other CrossRef members on new technologies.

You can participate in optional services like CrossRef Cited – by linking and CrossCheck, a

plagiarism screening service.

I hope this will help the international spread of articles published in the AJP

Walid Sarhan

May 2013

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Table of Contents

Depression

Depressive and anxiety among Saudi University students: prevalence and correlates

Mostafa Amr , Tarek Tawfik Amin, Sahoo Saddichha,Sami Al Malki, Mohammed Al Samail , Nasser Al Qahtani,

Abdulhadi AlAbdulHadi, Abdullah Al Shoaibi,……………………………………………………………………..1

Depression and coronary artery disease: review of the literature

Radwan A. Banimustafa, MD MRCPSych. DPM……………………………………………………………………8

Child psychiatry

Predictors of child’s health in war conditions: The Lebanese experience

Laila Farhood ………..………………………………………………………………………………………………16

Knowledge about Childhood Autism among care Providers in Baghdad

Zeena Muhammad, Lamia Dhia Al- Deen , Haider Abdul Muhsin …………………………………………………27

Hearing Ability among Patients Presented with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Elham K. AlJammas , Ali. A. Muttalib Mohammed , Humam G. Al-Zubeer, Bassam H. Abdulfattah…………….32

School Bullying in the Arab World: A Review

Shahe S. Kazarian, Joumana Ammar ………………………………………………………………………………..37

Reprt: School Mental Health Project in Somalia

Jibril Handuleh, Susannah Whitwell and Daniel Fekadu ……..…………………………………………………….46

Original articles

Gender differences among patients with social phobia in Egypt

Mostafa Amr, Mahmoud El-Wasify, Abdel-Hady El-Gilany, Susan Rees………………………………………….52

Adherence in Egyptian patients with schizophrenia: the role of insight, Medication beliefs and spirituality

Mostafa Amr, Ahmed El-Mogy, Ragaa El-Masry …,……………………………………………………………….60

The relationship between burnout and job satisfaction among mental health workers in the psychiatric

hospital, Bahrain

Haitham Jahrami, Anju Thomas, Zahraa Saif, Ferlan Peralta, Suad Hubail, Gnanavelu Panchasharam, Mohammed

AlTajer …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………..69

Review article

Dementia: A Review from the Arab Region

Georges Karam, Lynn Itani …..…………………………………………………………………………………….77

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