Psychotic disorders in Egypt and Indonesia: A cross-cultural study.

Author: AbdElmoaty, Hasan M.

Source:
Derasat Nafseyah, Vol 4(3), Jul 1994: 377-413.
Psychotic disorders in Egypt and Indonesia were investigated, utilizing the mental hygiene scale depending on subjective psycho-clinical diagnosis of psychotic symptoms. The study employed samples from both countries: 168 from Egypt and 168 from IndonesiThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (1978) was adapted for both countries. The study indicated that Egyptians were more subject to psychotic disorders, such as anxiety, depression, aggression, hysteria, and insomnia; while Indonesians have shown the psychosomatic symptoms of anxiety, paranoia, obsessive-compulsion, hypochondriasis, insomnia, and phobiResults were discussed in cultural contexts of the findings, demonstrating their implications and applications.