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Question: Discuss about the Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity. Answer: Introduction Mental illness is a serious medical condition that affects individuals with feelings, thoughts, behaviour and mood. Conditions such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder have been identified with mental illness (El Bcheraoui et al., 2015). In Saudi Arabia, it has been found that there is an absence of awareness about the incidence, veracity and the required counselling to address mental health disorder. This paper is committed in understanding the issue of mental disorder in Saudi Arabia, the summary of the situation, the current law and the gaps in the law, and recommendations of the law. Mental health disorder has been identified as quite common in Middle-East especially Saudi Arabia. It has been reported that that the rate of people affected with mental health disorder has reached to 48 per cent (Shahab, 2017). In Saudi Arabia, mental health disorder is increasing at an alarming rate. This rate of increase in the incidence of mental health issue is accompanied by stigma. Almutairi (2015) argues that there is a general anxiety and depression among patients in Saudi Arabia. In his study he found that stigmatization of confessing about mental health disorder is such that many of his participants who were initially enthusiastic about the study, refused to continue once they became aware about the actual purpose. In Saudi Arabia, an unofficial and approved mental health law policy has been revised in 2008 (AlZaben et al., 2018). The components of this law that timelines are to be implemented for the mental health plan. There is the provision of funding allocation for the implementation of half or more of the products included in the mental health plan. There is provision for the inclusion of mental health care in the primary care. There are legal provisions related to mental healthcare that have been provided in other laws. 3.89 per cent of the mental health expenditures are included in the health budget (Shahab et al., 2017). However, one limitation of the law is that there is no separate mental health expenditure borne by the government Propose a change to the current law or enactment of a governmental regulation that can alleviate the problem Considering the wide prevalence of stigmatization of patients with mental health disorder, the first step that needs to be taken in collaboration with government and non-government actors is creating awareness about the issue. There is also a proactive approach needed to ensure that there are conversations around the issue so that it lead to the dwindling away of the stigma. Conversations around mental health disorder needs to be normalized and this can be done with the aid of government-sponsored advertisements. On the legal domain, it is important to make the unofficial law official. There needs to be allocation of separate budget to mitigate the rising incidence of mental health disorder. This can be done through the training of the primary care givers and establishment of mental care homes that specifically cater to the needs of patients with mental health disorder. Conclusion Based on the above discussion it can be seen that mental health disorder is an issue of real concern in the context of Saudi Arabia. The problem is exacerbated b the associated stigma that prevents the patients from addressing the issue and approaching the doctor. The unofficial law needs to be made official and strengthened to urgently address this issue. References Almutairi, A. F. (2015). Mental illness in Saudi Arabia: an overview.Psychology research and behavior management,8, 47. AlZaben, F. N., Sehlo, M. G., Alghamdi, W. A., Tayeb, H. O., Khalifa, D. A., Mira, A. T., ... Koenig, H. G. (2018). Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comorbid psychiatric and behavioral problems among primary school students in western Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal,39(1), 52-58. El Bcheraoui, C., Tuffaha, M., Daoud, F., Kravitz, H., AlMazroa, M. A., Al Saeedi, M., ... Mokdad, A. H. (2015). Access and barriers to healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: findings from a national multistage survey.BMJ open,5(6), e007801. Shahab, M., Al?Tuwaijri, F., Bilal, L., Hyder, S., Al?Habeeb, A. A., Al?Subaie, A., ... Altwaijri, Y. (2017). The Saudi national mental health survey: methodological and logistical challenges from the pilot study.International journal of methods in psychiatric research,26(3).