Sami Richa
Biographic Data
| ID | 111826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sami Richa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sami |
| FAMILY NAME | Richa |
| SIGNATURE | RICHA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Joseph University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3895-1325 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mental health amidst chronic crises: The case of Arab countries from the Middle East
Mental health infrastructures in the Middle East must evolve beyond reactive, externally driven models and toward resilient, context-sensitive systems rooted in local realities. This requires increased investment in trauma-focused longitudinal research, regionally adapted tools for assessment and care, and policy mechanisms that directly translate research insights into scalable social and governmental responses. The region's complexity makes it …
The impact of lockdown and other stressors during the Covid-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety in a Lebanese opportunistic sample: An online cross-sectional survey
Attitude of the employer in Lebanon toward candidates and employees with a stable chronic mental illness
OBJECTIVE: Research and study the Lebanese employers' attitudes, toward recruiting candidates with a mental illness and toward their employees who suffer chronic mental illnesses (A CMI) and the factors that may play a role in affecting it. METHODS: A combined cross sectional and retrospective study. Interviews conducted with a mix of 63 human resource managers and high executive employees to assess the integration of people with A CMI at the wor…
Child Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking in the Arab Region
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Catholic Clerics’ Regarding Mental Health in Lebanon
Mental Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Perceptions and Experiences of Professionals and Refugees
We applied semi-structured and in-depth interviews to explore the perceptions and experiences of 60 practitioners/policymakers and 25 Syrian participants involved in mental health services for refugees in Lebanon. Refugees were found to view their distress as a normal shared reaction to adversity while professionals perceived it as symptomatic of mental illness. Practitioners viewed Syrian culture as an obstacle to providing care and prioritized …
The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Nicotine Dependence in Lebanese Adults
Emotional intelligence (EI) is known to be a risk factor for several types of addiction. The purpose of this study was to investigate, in a cross-sectional design, the presence of a relationship between the level of EI and nicotine dependence in a sample of Lebanese adults. A self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the sociodemographic characteristics, the level of nicotine dependence, and the level of EI in a sample of 142 Lebanese…
Validation of the EORTC QLQ-Info 25 questionnaire in Lebanese cancer patients: Is ignorance a Bliss
Impact of the Syrian Crisis on the Hospitalization of Syrians in a Psychiatric Setting
Suicide Risk of Heroin Dependent Subjects in Lebanon
Anxiety, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Lebanese Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Psychiatric Morbidity, Phenomenology and Management in Hospitalized Female Foreign Domestic Workers in Lebanon
Psychiatric Morbidity, Phenomenology and Management in Hospitalized Female Foreign Domestic Workers in Lebanon
Mental Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Perceptions and Experiences of Professionals and Refugees
We applied semi-structured and in-depth interviews to explore the perceptions and experiences of 60 practitioners/policymakers and 25 Syrian participants involved in mental health services for refugees in Lebanon. Refugees were found to view their distress as a normal shared reaction to adversity while professionals perceived it as symptomatic of mental illness. Practitioners viewed Syrian culture as an obstacle to providing care and prioritized …
Suicide Risk of Heroin Dependent Subjects in Lebanon
Anxiety, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Lebanese Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Psychiatric Morbidity, Phenomenology and Management in Hospitalized Female Foreign Domestic Workers in Lebanon
Validation of the EORTC QLQ-Info 25 questionnaire in Lebanese cancer patients: Is ignorance a Bliss
Impact of the Syrian Crisis on the Hospitalization of Syrians in a Psychiatric Setting
Suicide Risk of Heroin Dependent Subjects in Lebanon
The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Nicotine Dependence in Lebanese Adults
Emotional intelligence (EI) is known to be a risk factor for several types of addiction. The purpose of this study was to investigate, in a cross-sectional design, the presence of a relationship between the level of EI and nicotine dependence in a sample of Lebanese adults. A self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the sociodemographic characteristics, the level of nicotine dependence, and the level of EI in a sample of 142 Lebanese…
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Catholic Clerics’ Regarding Mental Health in Lebanon
Mental Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Perceptions and Experiences of Professionals and Refugees
We applied semi-structured and in-depth interviews to explore the perceptions and experiences of 60 practitioners/policymakers and 25 Syrian participants involved in mental health services for refugees in Lebanon. Refugees were found to view their distress as a normal shared reaction to adversity while professionals perceived it as symptomatic of mental illness. Practitioners viewed Syrian culture as an obstacle to providing care and prioritized …
Child Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking in the Arab Region
Attitude of the employer in Lebanon toward candidates and employees with a stable chronic mental illness
OBJECTIVE: Research and study the Lebanese employers' attitudes, toward recruiting candidates with a mental illness and toward their employees who suffer chronic mental illnesses (A CMI) and the factors that may play a role in affecting it. METHODS: A combined cross sectional and retrospective study. Interviews conducted with a mix of 63 human resource managers and high executive employees to assess the integration of people with A CMI at the wor…
The impact of lockdown and other stressors during the Covid-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety in a Lebanese opportunistic sample: An online cross-sectional survey
Mental health amidst chronic crises: The case of Arab countries from the Middle East
Mental health infrastructures in the Middle East must evolve beyond reactive, externally driven models and toward resilient, context-sensitive systems rooted in local realities. This requires increased investment in trauma-focused longitudinal research, regionally adapted tools for assessment and care, and policy mechanisms that directly translate research insights into scalable social and governmental responses. The region's complexity makes it …
Medicine (11 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Suicide prevention (4 works)