Does Time Heal Trauma? 18 Month Follow-Up Study of Syrian Refugees’ Mental Health in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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| ID | 15479215 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Harem Nareeman Mahmood (0000-0002-3238-9714, Koya University, autor correspondente), Hawkar Ibrahim (0000-0002-8515-1793, Bielefeld University), Azad Ali Ismail (0000-0002-1799-1299, Koya University), Frank Neuner (0000-0001-5427-3432, Bielefeld University) |
| Ano | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Fascículo | 22 |
| Páginas | 14910-14910 |
| Data de publicação | 2022-11-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Editora | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192214910 |
| PMID | 36429629 |
| OpenAlex | W4309006556 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 58 |
The findings of longitudinal studies on traumatized refugees have shown that factors related to premigration, migration, and post-migration experiences determine changes in mental health over time. The primary aim of this follow-up study was to examine the potential change in the prevalence rates of probable PTSD and depression among Syrian refugees in Iraq. An unselected group of N = 92 Syrian adult refugees was recruited from Arbat camps in Sulaymaniyah Governorate in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, and then interviewed at two different time points between July 2017 and January 2019. Locally validated instruments were used to assess traumatic events and mental health symptoms. The primary results showed no significant change in the mean scores of PTSD and depression symptoms from the first measurement to the second measurement over the course of 18 months. On the individual level, no reliable change was found for either PTSD or depression symptoms in more than three-quarters of the participants (78.3% and 77.2%, respectively). New adversities and traumatic events that occurred over the 18 months between the interviews were a significant predictor of increasing trauma-related symptoms. After the flight from conflict settings, trauma-related disorders seem to be chronic for the majority of Syrian refugees. Further longitudinal studies are needed in order to identify specific risk factors that lead to maintaining or worsening mental health symptoms over time, and to explore effective therapeutic intervention methods for this traumatized population
Depression (economics · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Refugee · Syrian refugees · Clinical Psychology · Health and Conflict Studies · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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