Changes in the provision of psychiatric beds and incarceration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2022
EMR countries showed, on average, a reduction in the prevalence of psychiatric beds from low numbers, while more people were imprisoned over the past three decades. The availability of forensic psychiatric beds and residential facilities has remained limited. These findings suggest a gradual shift in the EMR from institutional psychiatric care toward increased reliance on incarceration, paralleling trends observed in other global regions like Latin America and Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Authors
- Maan Saleh
- Mohammad Marie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5938-9386)
- Suhaila Ghuloum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1384-4179)
- Stefan Priebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9864-3394)
- Adrian P. Mundt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8763-4601)
- Mohammad Akbar Paiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6488-2263)
- Joseph El‐Khoury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4529-6840)
- Heyam Dalky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5744-4038)
- Enzo Rozas-Serri
- Feten Fekih-Romdhane
- Mohammed Mohammed
- Sabine Delhey-Langerfeldt
- Medhat Elsabbahy
Institutions
- Abu Dhabi University (AE)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- Gulf Medical University (AE)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Emirates Foundation (AE)
- Ministry of Public Health (AF)
- Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile (CL)
- World Health Organization - Nigeria (NG)
- Hôpital Razi de La Manouba (TN)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
- Universidad Diego Portales (CL)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1539662
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo