Laila Farhood
Biographic Data
| ID | 1740870 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laila Farhood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laila |
| FAMILY NAME | Farhood |
| SIGNATURE | FARHOOD L |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Beirut |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Framework for School-Based Mental Health Programs in Conflict Zones
Focus Groups Investigating Mental Health Attitudes and Beliefs of Parents and Teachers in South Lebanon
Introduction: The wars that Lebanon had endured led to a devastating number of deaths, injuries, and displacements. Such tragedies have detrimentally affected its civilians psychologically. Purpose: To identify knowledge, attitudes, and practices of teachers and parents concerning child/adolescent mental health. Method: Using purposeful sampling, five focus groups were conducted with teachers and parents of students from elementary, middle, and s…
Validation of an Arabic Version of the GHQ-28 against the Beck Depression Inventory for Screening for Depression in War-Exposed Civilians
This study estimates the psychometric properties of the Arabic GHQ-28 against the BDI-II for screening for depression in war-exposed civilians. Two data sets collected in a civilian sample from South Lebanon were analyzed. Internal consistency in the two samples was high for the GHQ-28 (0.91 and 0.80) and the BDI-II (0.88 and 0.84). The BDI-II was significantly correlated with the GHQ-28 total score and the Depression subscale. The GHQ-28 yielded…
Group Mental Health Interventions in Civilian Populations in War-Conflict Areas
Purpose: Cognitive behavioral (CB) group therapy is an effective therapeutic intervention to treat war-related trauma. The aim of this pilot study was to describe the effects of conducting CB group therapy in a civilian population exposed to war in southern Lebanon. Method: Participants presenting with psychiatric symptoms attended an 8-week CB group therapy intervention adapted to the Lebanese culture. Observations from therapists’ field notes w…
Exposure to War-Related Traumatic Events, Prevalence of PTSD, and General Psychiatric Morbidity in a Civilian Population From Southern Lebanon
The South of Lebanon has experienced prolonged armed conflict. The current study aims to investigate the degree of exposure to traumatic events and prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and nonspecific general psychiatric morbidity in a civilian population from the South of Lebanon. The design was cross-sectional with random sampling. War-related traumatic events and symptoms of PTSD were assessed by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire …
Predictors of psychological distress in Lebanese hostages of war
Healing through communication-the practice of caring
The impact of war on the physical and mental health of the family
The impact of war on the physical and mental health of the family
Healing through communication-the practice of caring
Predictors of psychological distress in Lebanese hostages of war
Exposure to War-Related Traumatic Events, Prevalence of PTSD, and General Psychiatric Morbidity in a Civilian Population From Southern Lebanon
The South of Lebanon has experienced prolonged armed conflict. The current study aims to investigate the degree of exposure to traumatic events and prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and nonspecific general psychiatric morbidity in a civilian population from the South of Lebanon. The design was cross-sectional with random sampling. War-related traumatic events and symptoms of PTSD were assessed by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire …
Group Mental Health Interventions in Civilian Populations in War-Conflict Areas
Purpose: Cognitive behavioral (CB) group therapy is an effective therapeutic intervention to treat war-related trauma. The aim of this pilot study was to describe the effects of conducting CB group therapy in a civilian population exposed to war in southern Lebanon. Method: Participants presenting with psychiatric symptoms attended an 8-week CB group therapy intervention adapted to the Lebanese culture. Observations from therapists’ field notes w…
Validation of an Arabic Version of the GHQ-28 against the Beck Depression Inventory for Screening for Depression in War-Exposed Civilians
This study estimates the psychometric properties of the Arabic GHQ-28 against the BDI-II for screening for depression in war-exposed civilians. Two data sets collected in a civilian sample from South Lebanon were analyzed. Internal consistency in the two samples was high for the GHQ-28 (0.91 and 0.80) and the BDI-II (0.88 and 0.84). The BDI-II was significantly correlated with the GHQ-28 total score and the Depression subscale. The GHQ-28 yielded…
Focus Groups Investigating Mental Health Attitudes and Beliefs of Parents and Teachers in South Lebanon
Introduction: The wars that Lebanon had endured led to a devastating number of deaths, injuries, and displacements. Such tragedies have detrimentally affected its civilians psychologically. Purpose: To identify knowledge, attitudes, and practices of teachers and parents concerning child/adolescent mental health. Method: Using purposeful sampling, five focus groups were conducted with teachers and parents of students from elementary, middle, and s…
A Framework for School-Based Mental Health Programs in Conflict Zones
Medicine (7 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Population (4 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)