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* M.A. Suleiman, MB.BS. DPM. MRCPsych. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Kuwait University.

A.A. Nashef, PhD. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Kuwait University.

M.A.A. Moussa, PhD, Associate Professor of Community Medicine, Kuwait University.

M.F. El-Islam, MB.B. Ch. FRCP. FRCPsych. Professor of Psychiatry, Kuwait University.

*Correspondence: Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 24923, Safat, Kuwait.