also occur. The formal diagnostic criteria for both the DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10) indicate that symptoms last for more than one month and cause significant impairment in social, occupational, and/or other important areas of functioning. There is also some evidence that children suffering from PTSD in the Middle East may experience accelerated aging. Depression Depression in the Middle East has been specifically studied at Namazi Hospital Shiraz, in Iran. In a 2006 study of nurses, depressive symptoms were seen in 26.9% of the individuals studied. In this cross-sectional survey, the rate of depression in 130 nurses was investigated using the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory. Data collection also involved individual interviews and follow-up by the research team. See also Cross-cultural psychiatry Cultural competence Culture-bound syndrome Ethnocultural empathy Global mental health Mental health in China Mental health in Lebanon Mental health in Southeast Africa References Sources Blainey, Geoffrey (1984), All For Australia, Methuen Haynes, North Ryde, New South Wales, Conflict behind rise in mental health disorders in Somalia, Middle East Online, IRIN, 2010-06-04 Clancy, Greg (2006), The Conspiracies of Multiculturalism, Sunda Publications, Gordon, New South Wales. Pdf. Definition of Society from the OED. Hirst, John (2005), Sense and Nonsense in Australian History, Black Inc. Agenda, Melbourne, Victoria. Lecture notes on "Defining Society" Retrieved From: East Carolina University. Press Release Mental health needs outweigh resources in Middle East: World Federation for Mental Health 2008 report encourages advocacy for World Mental Health Day, Jamie Read, TBWA/RAAD/PR, Rima Maalouf, C.C.M., Eli Lilly, 10 October 2008 Open Directory Project(DMOZ) Middle Eastern Mental Health Paniagua, Cuéllar, I., "Multicultural Mental Health," Edited by FA. San Diego, Academic Press, 2000, pp. 225–248 Pdf. Details. World Federation for Mental Health - Official website World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders - 'Information for families caring for people with mental illness' See also: External links American Psychiatric Association Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies Journal of Clinical Psychiatry E-Psychiatry Blog Early Intervention in Psychiatry Early Psychosis Association Middle East Institute Middle East Studies Association Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, The Royal College of Psychiatrists World Psychiatric Association Demographics of the Middle East Mental health by country Health in Asia