Gendered utilization differences of mental health services in Jordan.

摘要: A revised Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL), translated into Arabic, was distributed to a sample of 87 nonpsychotic mental health out-patients in Zarka, Jordan (male = 61, female 26). Findings revealed no significant gendered differences, but higher responses among women all dimensions. Regardless gender, patients also expected and were satisfied with medicinal treatment; explained etiologies as having supernatural origins; utilized informal community traditional healing religious systems. The explanations systems varied by gender. emphasize future treatment programme development strategies that take account the biomedical/traditional interface, culturally appropriate modalities, different patient needs, potential stigma professional treatment.