Community Awareness about Psychiatric Treatment in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The research aims to assess community awareness about psychotherapy in Saudi Arabia in 2021. This study used a cross-sectional descriptive correlation design using an online questionnaire developed by the researcher consisting of summary measures of psychotherapy effectiveness in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire will be used as a data collection tool, and the researcher was keen to achieve diversity in the demographic characteristics of the sample included. A set of statistical tests were relied upon to clarify the impact of demographic variables on the main research variables, hypothesis testing, and analysis of results. The study reached many results, perhaps the most important of which is that psychological counseling and family bonding prevent mental illness, exercise and occupational rest prevent mental illness, and that people with psychological problems might have pre-existing health problems.