Among these there were values that cultures prioritize to varying degrees. The study surmised that the majority of cultures prioritize some of ten particular value types: self-determination, stimulation, hedonism, achievement, power, security, conformity, tradition, benevolence, and universalism. In a 1992 study, Schwartz, Roccas and Sagiv evaluated how priorities are displayed and altered by a "social experience", and how those priorities affect "behavioral orientation and choices". These realized constructs provided an outlet and model of motivations and accepted actions within a social group. Cultural morality and the required behaviors that are cooperative in nature and a cognizance of others within the group, ostracized unhealthy behaviors, and therefore encouraged emotions and actions beneficial to society. Cultural morality has provided a way of managing conflict within a societal group. The development or evolution of a social milieu integrated with the culmination of culture. Geography, tradition, and the specific environment may have been most influential in these decisions. Morality and culture most likely arose from a collective choice of communal decisions to provide an accepted structure of communal living. The occurrence of anxiety, schizophrenia, depression, suicide, conversion disorders, and obsessive compulsive disorders had been reported, and these disorders were treated with some success. Mental hospitals then expanded to other European countries. The first mental hospital in Europe was located in Spain, as discussed by author Paul Ghalioungui, following the Moorish invasions. In the Islamic era, those with mental illness were not known to have endured any forms of torture, nor were they ostracized this was due to the belief that possession by a good Muslim genie was possible. While mystical culture predominated at that time, mental disorders were treated on a somatic basis. During Pharaonic times, soma and psyche were terms used to define mental disorders, and such disorders were described as problems of the heart or uterus, as stated in Eber's and Kahoun's Papyri. Mental health in the Middle East, from Pharaonic times through to the Islamic Renaissance, has a rich and complex history. There is a conflict between ancient religious teachings and the modern day or " Western world" approach to the issues of mental health. The tenets of the Islamic faith, and its strict purpose, certainly have served as both a guide and a hindrance to the practices' of mental health care providers in the Middle East. Of these many religions, Islam has had the most lasting and culturally significant influence on the region, encompassing well over ninety percent (90%) of the population by some measurements.
Christianity, Judaism and Islam, all began in this region. Firstly, the Middle East is the origin of many of the major world religions. While each of the many countries commonly considered part of the "Middle East" is unique, there is a binding ethnic fabric that should be considered. To accurately evaluate and understand the mental health issues of the Middle East, one must take into account the geographic, historical, cultural, and social influences of that part of the world. The 1998 survey sought to help define and clarify mental health Issues across many societies. The (WFMH) was originally created in 1948 and works in concert with the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1998, the World Mental Health Survey Initiative was conducted by the World Federation for Mental Health. The study of mental health in the Middle East is an area of research that continues to grow in its scope and content. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( April 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.