Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 72, 2017, Pages 41-47

Post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of Syrian refugees in Lebanon (Article)

Kazour F.* , Zahreddine N.R. , Maragel M.G. , Almustafa M.A. , Soufia M. , Haddad R. , Richa S.
  • a Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, JalEddib, Lebanon
  • b Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
  • c Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
  • d Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
  • e Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon
  • f Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
  • g Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

Abstract

Introduction Lebanon is the main hosting country for the Syrian crisis, with more than one million Syrian refugees. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and identify its possible predictors, in a sample of Syrian refugees living in camps in Lebanon. Method We conducted a household survey on Syrian refugees between 18 and 65 years old in 6 camps of the Central Bekaa region, using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) as a diagnostic tool. Results Among the 452 respondents, we found a lifetime prevalence of PTSD of 35.4%, and a point prevalence of 27.2%. The lifetime prevalence of SUD was 1.99% and the point prevalence 0.66%. Multivariate logistic regression could not identify any predictor of current PTSD among a list of demographic variables, but identified the Syrian hometown as a significant predictor of lifetime PTSD (p = .013), with refugees from Aleppo having significantly more PTSD than those coming from Homs (adjusted OR 2.14, 95% CI [1.28, 3.56], p = .004). Discussion PTSD was a real mental health issue in our sample of adult Syrian refugees in Central Bekaa camps, unlike SUD. © 2016 Elsevier Inc.

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personal experience refugee demography amphetamine abuse Syrian Arab Republic human Refugees middle aged cannabis addiction Aged alcoholism drug dependence mini international neuropsychiatric interview Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult Lebanon Humans psychology male female questionnaire prevalence Article major clinical study Syrian adult posttraumatic stress disorder Syria alcohol abuse Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic amphetamine dependence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.09.007
ISSN: 0010440X
Cited by: 24
Original Language: English