Physical Health is a Reflection of a Good Mental Health
Welcome to the Mental Health Service, the main provider of specialized mental health care and treatment in Qatar. The Service provides a range of acute and community-based services which includes inpatient, consultation/liaison and emergency services. Additionally, there are outpatient clinics for adults, children and adolescents. Therapies such as psychology and psychotherapy are also available.
The Mental Health Service works closely with the Primary Health Care Corporation and other healthcare providers in Qatar to help patients on the journey to better health.
We also provide education for medical, nursing and allied health students. As a teaching institution, we are also actively engaged in research of relevance to the patients we care for and the disorders we treat.
Hamad Medical Corporation is the main provider of mental health care and treatment in Qatar. The Mental Health Service offers a range of services in the community, out-patient departments and in the Psychiatry Hospital. The Service works closely with our other physical health services and provides a consultation / liaison service in each of the major hospitals.
Mental Health difficulties can present in many different ways:- changes in mood - quickly changing from very happy to very sad
- feelings of sadness
- raised levels of anxiety, fear or anger
- feelings of physical distress
- thinking about suicide or self-harm
- thinking about harming others
World Mental Health Day - 10 October
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.
This year’s World Mental Health Day theme is “Mental Health in the Workplace
