Table 1.
Sociodemographic, psychiatric, and medical-related data of the studied patients.
| Item | Total patients (n = 260) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18–25 | 47 (18.08%) |
| 26–35 | 49 (18.85%) |
| 36–45 | 40 (15.38%) |
| 46–55 | 61 (23.46%) |
| 56–65 | 41 (15.77%) |
| > 65 | 22 (8.46%) |
| Gender | |
| Men | 81 (31.15%) |
| Women | 179 (68.85%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 88 (33.85%) |
| Married | 121 (46.54%) |
| Divorced/Separated | 32 (12.31%) |
| Widowed | 19 (7.31%) |
| Living condition | |
| Alone | 10 (3.85%) |
| Living with family, friends, a roommate, etc. | 250 (96.15%) |
| Education level | |
| Uneducated | 32 (12.31%) |
| High school or below | 82 (31.54%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 126 (48.46%) |
| Master’s or PhD | 20 (7.69%) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 155 (59.62%) |
| Employed | 72 (27.69%) |
| Retired | 33 (12.69%) |
| Mood disorder | |
| Depressive | 207 (79.62%) |
| Bipolar | 53 (20.38%) |
| Other psychiatric disordersa | (n = 52) |
| Anxiety | 41 (78.85%) |
| OCD | 8 (15.38%) |
| BPD | 3 (5.77%) |
| Psychosis | 5 (9.61%) |
| Duration of mood disorder (years) | |
| < 1 | 16 (6.15%) |
| 1–5 | 81 (31.15%) |
| 6–10 | 44 (16.92%) |
| > 10 | 119 (45.77%) |
| Number of psychiatric ward admissions | |
| 0 | 189 (72.69%) |
| 1 | 34 (13.08%) |
| 2–3 | 20 (7.69%) |
| > 3 | 17 (6.54%) |
| To what extent do you think you have a mental illness and need treatment? | |
| I’m certain. | 169 (65%) |
| I’m somewhat certain. | 52 (20%) |
| I don’t think I have a mental illness. | 39 (15%) |
| Have you ever used any illegal substances/drugs (for example, alcohol and marijuana)? | |
| No | 241 (92.69%) |
| Yes | 19 (7.31%) |
| Number of regular medications (taken regularly, not as needed) for your mental health conditions | |
| 0 | 23 (8.85%) |
| 1–2 | 207 (79.62%) |
| 3–4 | 26 (10%) |
| ≥ 5 | 4 (1.54%) |
| How easy is it for you to get your regular medication for your mental health conditions? | (n = 237) |
| Always easy | 107 (45.15%) |
| Easy most of the time | 88 (37.13%) |
| Always difficult | 22 (9.28%) |
| Difficult most of the time | 20 (8.44%) |
| Do you have to buy your own psychiatric medication? | |
| Yes, always | 31 (11.92%) |
| Yes, sometimes | 151 (58.08%) |
| Never | 78 (30%) |
| Do you feel shame about taking psychiatric medication? | |
| No | 209 (80.38%) |
| Yes | 51 (19.62%) |
| If yes, do you think that your feeling of stigma affects your adherence to taking your psychiatric medication regularly? | (n = 51) |
| No | 35 (68.63%) |
| Yes | 16 (31.37%) |
| To what extent do you feel supported by family and friends regarding your mental illness? | |
| I feel very supported. | 125 (48.08%) |
| I feel supported to some extent. | 98 (37.69%) |
| I don’t feel supported. | 37 (14.23%) |
| Chronic diseases (such as hypertension and diabetes) | |
| No | 132 (50.77%) |
| Yes | 128 (49.23%) |
| Have you tried using alternative methods to treat your mental illness? | |
| No | 115 (44.23%) |
| Yes | 145 (55.77%) |
| Alternative methods useda | (n = 145) |
| Ruqiyah | 140 (96.55%) |
| Cauterization | 10 (6.9%) |
| Herbs | 38 (26.21%) |
| Other (religious practices, vitamins, minerals, dietary habits, etc.) | 10 (6.9%) |
| Have you tried alternative methods alone or with psychiatric medication? | (n = 145) |
| Alone | 44 (30.34%) |
| With psychiatric medication | 101 (69.66%) |
| Do you think alternative methods are more effective than psychiatric medication? | (n = 145) |
| No | 109 (75.17%) |
| Yes | 36 (24.83%) |
Numerical data are presented as mean ± SD, categorical data as frequency (%).
OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; BPD, borderline personality disorder.
a
More than one answer is allowed.