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Depressive symptoms among women in Raqqa Governorate, Syria

Associations with intimate partner violence, food insecurity, and perceived needs

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ID15700855
AuthorsKathryn Falb (0000-0001-8254-3364, International Rescue Committee, corresponding author), Alexandra Blackwell (0000-0001-6141-5769, International Rescue Committee), Julianne Stennes, M Kamel hussein (International Rescue Committee), Jeannie Annan (0000-0002-6098-5134, International Rescue Committee)
Year2019
Volume6
Pagese22-e22
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Prisms Global Mental Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2054-4251 • E-ISSN: 2054-4251
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/gmh.2019.20
PMID31662877
OpenAlexW2978519257
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited42

Study findings point to the need to address the mental health needs of women in conflict-affected areas of Syria. Programming to address risk factors for depression, including IPV and other factors associated with daily stressors such as food insecurity and deprivation of basic needs, may be effective in reducing depression in this population

Agriculture · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Internally displaced person · Livelihood · Mental health · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Suicide prevention · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year2,4
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12

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