Dr. Mohamed Hamdallah Al- Dabbas
Consultant Psychiatrist, Private Clinic
Al-Graini Medical Centre
Jabal Amman, 4th Circle
Al-Khaledi Hospital Street
Build.52, 1st floor, Office 108.
Amman- Jordan
Telephones: Clinic: (06) 4 601 602
Mobile : 079 7157 590
E-mail: drmdabbas@hotmail.com
Qualifications:
 MBChB, 30.09.1983, Institute of Medicine , Iasi , Romania.
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Jordanian Board in Psychiatry,1993, Jordan Medical Council.
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MRCPsych. pt.I, 14.05.1997 The Royal College Psychiatrists, London ,U.K.
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Diploma In Clinical Psychiatry, 26.05.1997, The Royal College of
Physicians of Ireland . Dublin , Ireland .
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Diploma In Psychological Medicine, 13.11.1997, The Royal College of
Surgeons of Ireland , Dublin , Ireland .
Positions & Memberships:
 President of the Jordan Association of Psychiatrists (2008- 2010).
 Assistant Editor of the “Arab Journal of Psychiatry” (2001-2009).
 Member of the National Steering Committee for Developing a National
Strategy for Mental Health in Jordan – 2009.
 Member of the National Team for Evaluating Mental Health Services in Jordan
- The Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST) – 2008.
 Member of the World Psychiatric Association - WPA
 Member of the WPA Section on Psycho-Oncology
 Member of the Jordanian Association of Psychiatrists
 Member of the Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
 Member of the Editorial Board of “Bulletin of the Internal Medicine
Department” in the Royal Medical Services.
 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Internal Medicine Department in
King Hussein Medical Centre, Royal Medical Services, Jordan .
 Examiner and Supervisor of the Psychiatry residency program in the Royal
Medical Services-Jordan.
 Member of the Psychiatry Scientific Committee of the Jordanian General
Medical Council & Examiner of the Jordanian Board of Psychiatry.
Licenses & Medical Registration:
 Full Registration with the British General Medical Council (GMC). (1998),
Registration Number: 4389967, London , U.K.
 Full Registration with the Jordanian Medical Council.
 Member of Jordan Medical Association
 Member of Jordan Association of Psychiatrists.
Previous Employment:
 Internship, King Hussein Medical Centre (KHMC) of the Royal Medical Services
(RMS) in Jordan . Feb. 1984 – Feb. 1985
 GP, Medical Field Units, RMS, Jordan. Feb. 1985 – July 1987
 Resident in Psychiatry, KHMC, RMS, Jordan. July 1987 – Aug. 1993
 Assistant Specialist in Psychiatry, KHMC, RMS. Aug 1993 – Sept. 1994
 Senior House Officer, Senior Registrar and Specialist in different subspecialties
in psychiatry, London , UK . Sept 1994 - April 1999: As follows:
 Neuropsychiatry, Epilepsy Unit, Bethlem & Maudsley NHS Trust and Kings
College Hospital, London, U.K. Sept 1994 – Oct. 1995.
 General Adult Psychiatry, Portnalls Unit Farnborough Hospital , Ravensbourne
NHS Trust , Kent , U.K. Oct. 1995 – Apr. 1997.
 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Steppingstone Unit, Ravensbourne
NHSTrust , Kent , U.K. Apr. 1997 – Oct. 1997.
 Psychogeriatry, Portnalls Unit, Farnborough Hospital , Ravensbourne
NHS Trust , Kent , U.K. Oct. 1997 – Apr. 1998.
 Forensic Psychiatry, SASS Unit, Cane Hill Hospital, Oxleas NHS Trust, Kent, U.K.
Apr. 1998 – Oct. 1998.
 Learning Disability, Oxleas NHS Trust, Kent , U.K. Oct. 1998 – Apr. 1999.
 Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Dept., King Hussein Medical Centre. Apr.
1999 – April 2009.
 Lecturer in Psychiatry, Medical College , Jordan University of Scienceand
Technology (JUST), Irbid , Jordan . (2002 – 2009).
 Head of Psychiatry Dept., King Hussein Medical Centre & Director of
Psychiatry care Centre - Marka, the Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan
(March 2008 - April 2009)
 Retired with the rank of brigadier from the Royal Medical Services of the
Jordan Army Forces in April 2009.
Published Papers & Conferences:
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The 4th International Pan-Arab Congress of Psychiatry: Precipitating Factors
in Schizophrenic Relapse. 16- 18 November, 1994. Cairo , Egypt .
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HIV Mental Health “Looking Ahead” Conference, 21 January 1999, at
theSussex Postgraduate Centre, Brighton , U.K.
 The 14th Scientific Day of Medical College of University of Science and
Technology: Parasuicide Among Jordanian Patients. 10 April
2000 . Irbid, Jordan .
 The 1st International Jordanian Hellenic Congress: Screening Study of Panic
Disorders. 10- 13 May, 2000. Amman , Jordan .
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The 3ed Scientific Day of Paramedical Medicine: The Effect of Deep Muscle
Relaxation Technique on Both Self Esteem and Locus of Control Among
Patients Seen at KHMC. 23 May, 2000. Amman , Jordan .
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Dabbas M. Case Report, Premenstrual Mania. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry,
2001, Vol. 12, No. 1, 45- 49.
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Shnaigat W, Saleh R, Dabbas M. Clinical Characteristics of Conversion
Disorder in Jordan . The Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 2001, Vol. 12, No. 1, 3844.
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Presentation Skills & Techniques Course, Eli Lily Training Program, 11
October 2002. Amman , Jordan .
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The 2nd International Conference of the Royal Medical Services: Toward better
Health Care in the New Millennium. 7-10 Oct., 2003, Amman ,Jordan .
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The 1st Scientific Day of Al-Rashid Psychiatric Hospital : Postnatal
Psychiatric Disorders. 11 December, 2003. Amman , Jordan .
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The 4th Jordanian Fertility Conference: The determinant factors and the anxiety
level of infertile couples during the treatment of in vitro fertilization. 21- 23
April, 2004, Amman , Jordan .
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The 4th Scientific Day of Al-Rashid Psychiatric Hospital , Wernicke Korsakoff
Syndrome, 9 September, 2004. Amman , Jordan .
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The 5th International Conference of the Jordan Society of Family Medicine, 57 October, 2004 Amman , Jordan : Deliberate Self-harm Patients Attending the
A & E Department in King Hussein Medical Centre.
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The 5th Scientific Medical Day of Internal Medicine Department, King Hussein
Medical Centre: Comparing Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals Towards
Stigma in Mental Health Issues in Jordan . 7thOctober, 2004, Amman , Jordan
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The 17th ECNP ( European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) Congress,
9- 13 October 2004. Stockholm , Sweden .
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Dabbas M. Psychiatric Aspect and Treatment of Phantom-limb Pain in the
Jordanian Military Field Hospital , Iraq . Jordan Medical Journal, Vol. 38,
No. 2, 269- 271, Nov. 2004.
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Dabbas M, Jumaian A, Shnaigat W. Stigma in Mental Health Medical
Professionals Causes Stigma Too. Med. J . Cairo Univ. , Vol. 73, No. 1, Suppl.
March: 57- 60, 2005.
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1st Middle East Remeron Expert Meeting, Organon , Cyprus 2005.
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The Use of Mood Stabilizers in Bipolar Disorders, First Psychiatrist Stand
Alone Meeting. Sanofi- Aventis, May 2005, Cairo , Egypt .
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Mohamed Al-Dabbas, Amjad Jumaian. Dental Health of Psychiatric InPatients in Jordan . The Arab Journal of Psychiatry, May 2005
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The 3ed international Conference of the Royal Medical Services in
Collaboration with The Royal College of Physicians of London : The
Characteristics of Suicide Attempters Attended Emergency Department in
KHMC. 5-8 April, 2006, Amman , Jordan .
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Dabbas M. Deliberate Self-Burning: The Psychosocial and Clinical Patterns
among Patients Admitted to Burn Unit in King Hussein Medical Centre
in Jordan . The Arab Journal of Psychiatry May 2006.
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NATO Workshop: Integration of People Experience Trauma After Terrorist
Attacks Into Society. Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism (COEDAT), 27-28 April, 2006. Ankara , Turkey .
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The 8th Jordanian International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the
Jordanian Society of Obs. & Gyn. : Postpartum Depression, 1st – 3rd March
2007, Amman – Jordan .
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Health Security Workshop ,Royal Medical Services, Jordanian Armed Forces,
and The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, 17th – 20th August,
2008, Amman - Jordan
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Dabbas M et al. Causes of Deliberate Self-Harm Among Patients Attending the
A&E Department at KHMC. Journal of the Royal Medical Services. Vol. 15,
No. 1, 2008.
Outside Humanitarian Missions:
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Participated in the UN Aid Mission in Sierra-Leone (UNAMSIL) as a
Psychiatrist in the Level Three Jordanian Hospital for six months from
31st January, 2002.
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Participated in the Jordan aid mission for Iraq as a Psychiatrist in the Jordan
Medical Field Hospital / Fallujah– Iraq in April 2003