Dr. Layla Haddad-Nassar

Dr. Layla Haddad-Nassar is a consultant psychiatrist at King Hussein Medical Center in Amman — one of Jordan's largest military and general referral hospitals, serving a broad civilian and military population. With 14 years of psychiatry practice in a country that hosts one of the world's largest refugee populations, Dr. Haddad-Nassar brings particular expertise in trauma-related mental health conditions and the cultural dimensions of psychiatric care in the Arab world.

Jordan's mental health system has evolved significantly over recent years, with growing recognition of mental health needs driven partly by the trauma burden associated with regional conflict and refugee populations. Dr. Haddad-Nassar works within this context — managing traditional psychiatric presentations including mood disorders and psychosis alongside the high rates of PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorders seen in Jordan's displaced and host community populations.

She trained in Jordan and the UK, completing MRCPsych with the Royal College of Psychiatrists — a standard of training that ensures alignment with British evidence-based psychiatric practice. She is trilingual in Arabic, English, and French, enabling her to serve Jordan's diverse patient population including international patients. She is known for her culturally sensitive approach to psychiatric assessment and her ability to integrate Islamic cultural frameworks into her therapeutic approach.

Dr. Haddad-Nassar obtained her MD from the University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine in Amman — Jordan's premier public medical university. She completed her psychiatry residency at King Hussein Medical Center and earned her Arab Board in Psychiatry through the Arab Board of Medical Specializations.

She subsequently completed the MRCPsych with the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK), demonstrating her knowledge and clinical competence at international standards. She undertook training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy through WHO-supported training programs active in Jordan. She is a member of the Jordan Psychiatric Association, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and the Arab Federation of Psychiatrists.

Dr. Haddad-Nassar's psychiatric practice covers the full spectrum of adult mental health presentations. In mood disorders, she manages major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder with evidence-based psychopharmacological treatment including antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and antipsychotics. She has specialized expertise in PTSD — particularly for patients with war-related and displacement-related trauma — applying trauma-focused CBT and EMDR principles within the cultural context of her Jordanian and refugee patients.

For anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and OCD, she combines pharmacotherapy with structured psychological interventions. She manages schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders with antipsychotic regimens and coordinates with social services for community reintegration. She provides psychiatric consultations for inpatient medical and surgical wards at King Hussein Medical Center.

Jordan is a well-established medical tourism destination in the Middle East, with patients from Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, and the Gulf seeking specialist care in Amman. Dr. Haddad-Nassar is experienced in consulting patients from across the Arab world and provides psychiatric assessment in Arabic, English, and French.

Video consultations are available for psychiatric second opinions and medication reviews for patients who cannot travel to Amman. Jordan's psychiatric care is available at lower costs than Gulf countries and Western Europe, with high-quality English-speaking specialists. Dr. Haddad-Nassar is particularly experienced in cross-cultural psychiatric assessment for Arab patients from different national backgrounds.

Dr. Haddad-Nassar has been recognized by the Jordan Psychiatric Association for her contributions to trauma psychiatry practice and for her work with refugee mental health programs in Jordan in collaboration with UNHCR and international mental health organizations. She holds MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). She has presented research on trauma and mental health in Arab refugee populations at regional psychiatry conferences and contributes to medical education for psychiatry residents at King Hussein Medical Center.