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Expert Insights: COVID-19 and its impact on Mental Health in Gulf Societies

Dr. Suhaila Ghuloum & Elizabeth Wanucha

Dr. Suhaila Ghuloum is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar. Dr. Ghuloum’s research interests are primarily in Schizophrenia and Psychiatric epidemiology. Dr. Ghuloum has served as Qatar’s representative to the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, and the GCC council for mental health. She is involved with several planning projects for the enhancement of mental health services in Qatar, including the Academic Health System, Neurosciences Institute, and Metabolic Disease Institute. She was directly involved in the Qatar National Mental Health Strategy and Implementation and was a key member in drafting the strategy as well as the first Mental Health Law in Qatar.

Dr. Suhaila Ghuloum is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar. Dr. Ghuloum’s research interests are primarily in Schizophrenia and Psychiatric epidemiology. Dr. Ghuloum has served as Qatar’s representative to the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, and the GCC council for mental health. She is involved with several planning projects for the enhancement of mental health services in Qatar, including the Academic Health System, Neurosciences Institute, and Metabolic Disease Institute. She was directly involved in the Qatar National Mental Health Strategy and Implementation and was a key member in drafting the strategy as well as the first Mental Health Law in Qatar.