 The 28th medical symposium — sponsored by Pfizer — for the Pakistan Doctors Group, Riyadh, concluded that more women than men are prone to bouts of depression and migraine in the Kingdom, where a young population base, marital tension and changes in lifestyle have acted as a trigger in inducing these ailments.
| Yeah, sure. Lop their gennies off, then wonder why they're depressed... |
Both Professor Mohammad Salah Abduljabbar, director of paramedical affairs and head of neurology division, Security Forces Hospital Program, and Dr. Amer Sheikh, consultant in family medicine at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, said migraine and depression were symptoms of a deeper malaise. Dr. Riad J. Khawaja, general secretary of PDG, outlined the activities of the group which included the launch of a social welfare fund to help the poorest segment of Pakistani expatriates by defraying the tuition fee and extending support. Pointing out that 17 percent of the patients who checked in at primary health care centers in Dammam showed symptoms of depression, Dr. Sheikh said the most common factor was marital disharmony. |