The Ministry of Health has revealed that 685,172 people benefited from mental health services, according to the disease groups of the International Classification of Diseases «ICD-10», during the past year AD 2021, an increase of more than 110,000 cases compared to the previous year. year 2020, which recorded the number of patients reaching 575,962 beneficiaries.
Statistical report
The ministry’s annual statistical report, of which Al-Youm obtained a copy, indicated that 653,795 beneficiaries surveyed the departments. Psychological health In its hospitals last year, including 569,400 patients and 84,395 new patients, while the number of hospitalized patients reached 31,377, including 16,468 patients and 14,909 new patients.
This was from the year 2020, where the number of patients reached 550,721, including 492,261 frequent patients and 58,460 new patients, while the number of inpatients reached 25,241, including 17,683 frequent patients and 7,553 new patients.
mental disorders
The report indicated that organic mental disorders were recorded during this period 16,638 cases, including referrals and hypnotists, while mental and behavioral disorders resulting from the use of psychoactive substances were recorded 74,780 cases, including schizophrenia and schizotypal disorders 168,913, then neurotic and anxiety-related disorders 119,917 and cases of adult personality and behavior disorders 12,337.
Recorded mental retardation 32,543 cases, “unspecified” mental disorders 26,787, behavioral syndromes associated with organ function disorders 10,845 cases, behavioral and emotional disorders with onset in childhood and adolescence 10,133 cases, disorders of psychological development 16,743 cases, while emotional mood disorders recorded 168.913 cases , between Referrals and hypnosis during the last year 2021 AD Organic disorders
In 2020, 16,219 patients with organic disorders, 161,750 cases of schizophrenia and schizotypal disorders, 92,876 patients with neurotic and distress associations, 51,881 patients with psychotropic substances and 11,671 patients with personality and behavioral disorders were registered. patients, unspecified mental disorders 11,067 patients, then behavioral syndromes associated with organ function disturbances 9702 patients, then behavioral and emotional disorders beginning in childhood and adolescence 6164 patients, and psychological developmental disorders 7395 patients.
