Posttraumatic stress disorder correlates among Iraqi internally displaced persons in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Basic Needs ◽

Somatic Symptoms ◽

Islamic State ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Internally Displaced

Abstract BackgroundIn 2014, the terrorist militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took over one-third of Iraq. This study measured the rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) and examined associated demographic and traumatic risk factors and comorbid psychiatric symptoms.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was carried out in April-June 2015 at the Khanke camp, northern Iraq. Trauma exposure and PTSD were measured by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (Iraqi version), and psychiatric comorbidity was measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28).ResultsOf 822 adult IDPs, 33.8% screened positive for PTSD. Associated factors included exposure to a high number of traumatic events, unmet basic needs and having witnessed the destruction of residential or religious areas. Being a widow was the only linked demographic factor (OR = 14.56, 95% CI: 2.93–72.27). The mean scores of anxiety/insomnia and somatic symptoms were above the average cutoff means (M = 3.74, SD = 1.98, R = 0–7 and M = 3.69, SD = 2.14, R = 0–7, respectively) among the IDPs with PTSD.ConclusionsHigh traumatic exposure, specifically unmet basic needs and having witnessed destruction, was an important predictor of PTSD among IDPs. Psychiatric comorbidity was high among those with PTSD. Anxiety, insomnia and somatic symptoms were strongly associated with PTSD. These findings are important for mental health planning for IDPs in camps.Clinical trial registrationNot applicable.

Posttraumatic stress disorder correlates among internally displaced Yazidi population following Islamic state of Iraq and Syria attacks in Iraq

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-021-03299-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Perjan Hashim Taha ◽

Nezar Ismet Taib ◽

Hushyar Musa Sulaiman

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Health Planning ◽

Basic Needs ◽

Islamic State ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

Northern Iraq

Abstract Background In 2014, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took over one-third of Iraq. This study measured the rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Iraqi Yazidi internally displaced persons (IDPs) and examined associated demographic and traumatic risk factors. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out in April–June 2015 at the Khanke camp, northern Iraq. Trauma exposure and PTSD were measured by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (Iraqi version). Results Of 814 adult Yazidi IDPs, 34% screened positive for PTSD. Avoidance and intrusion symptoms had the highest means (M = 3.16, SD = 0.86 and M = 2.63, SD = 0.59 respectively). Associated factors of PTSD included exposure to a high number of traumatic events, unmet basic needs and having witnessed the destruction of residential or religious areas (OR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.02–1.9 and OR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.01–1.53 respectively). Being a widow was the only linked demographic factor (OR = 15.39, 95% CI: 3.02–78.39). Conclusions High traumatic exposure, specifically unmet basic needs and having witnessed destruction, was an important predictor of PTSD among Yazidi IDPs. These findings are important for mental health planning for IDPs in camps.

Role of event centrality and emotion regulation in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among internally displaced persons

Anxiety Stress & Coping ◽

10.1080/10615806.2017.1361936 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 702-715 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji ◽

Chuka Mike Ifeagwazi ◽

John E. Eze

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Displaced Persons ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

Event Centrality ◽

Supplemental Material for Psychiatric Comorbidity for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Latent Profile Analysis and Implications for Treatment

Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy ◽

10.1037/tra0000520.supp ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Profile Analysis ◽

Latent Profile

The Fragile Livelihoods of the Murias in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Social Change ◽

10.1177/0049085718801412 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 528-541

Author(s):

G. A. Swamy ◽

K. Visweswara Rao

Keyword(s):

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Basic Needs ◽

Community Living ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Tribal Community ◽

Socioeconomic Conditions ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

Research Article ◽

Forested Areas

Muria is an indigenous tribal community, living in southern Chhattisgarh. Due to an undeclared war between the Maoists and Salwa Judum they were forced to abandon their villages in a much-distressed condition, causing their socioeconomic conditions to be severely affected. The Murias moved out from their native location and settled in the forested areas in the adjacent districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. In these areas where they settled, the Murias did not have any rights over the resources such as land, forest and so on. The Murias being Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) had to cope with several challenges to earn the income to meet the basic needs of their families in the absence of livelihood choices. The current research article aims to articulate the challenges confronted by the Murias in the process of rebuilding their livelihoods.

Assessment of knowledge and practices of Internally Displaced pregnant women attending to antenatal clinic center at Arbat camp in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research ◽

10.24017/science.2018.1.10 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 52-56

Author(s):

Layla Abdulkhalk Abass

Keyword(s):

Antenatal Care ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Low Income ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Islamic State ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Kurdistan Region ◽

Internally Displaced

Internally displaced persons are peoples displaced in it is own country but not crossed a border. After (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria attacked in 2014 to Iraq, millions of Iraqi people flee from their own city war zone to safe camps in Kurdistan region north of Iraq, Arbat camp is one of these camps. Iraqi civilian people constitute most new displacement persons around the world as at least 2.2 million were displaced in 2014. An important part of basic maternal health care is antenatal care that must be provided during pregnancy. Aim of this study is to provide demographic data of Internally Displaced Persons pregnant women and the effect on antenatal care knowledge and practices among of Arbat camp that visits to camp health centers on their health. Assessment of knowledge and practices of pregnant women about antennal care. A cross-sectional descriptive study has been conducted to assess the knowledge and practices of (103) women attended to antenatal care of internally displaced persons) at Arbat camps between 1 January to 30 June 2016. Data collected through the questionnaire form by face-to-face interview. Statistical analyses performed by using SPSS version 16.0, to find descriptive analysis like percentage and frequency and for relative statistical analysis. The results have revealed that most of the pregnant women were in the active reproductive age group 18-25 years old 56(54.4%) pregnant women, housewives 102(99%), illiterate 48(46.6%) pregnant women, were in families that have low income with 48(46.6%) pregnant women with significant relation to the knowledge and practices to antenatal care. In conclusion, most pregnant women have very good knowledge about antenatal care except about performing oral health hygiene during pregnancy. The majority of pregnant women in camps have very good knowledge about all practices that must be do during antenatal except taking medication without a physician prescription.

Broken Lives? Reflections on the Anthropology of Exile and Repair

Refuge ◽

10.25071/1920-7336.22032 ◽

1999 ◽

pp. 30-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

David P. Lumsden

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Medical Anthropology ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Truth Commissions ◽

Cultural Meaning ◽

Embodied Experience ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

Meaning Systems ◽

And Coping

This article provides a rethinking of the concept of' exile and promotes its utility regarding both the externally and the internally displaced. It does so from the perspective of Medical Anthropology. A number of variables affecting and shaping the morality, performance, nature and outcomes of exile are identified. Edward Said's views are discussed; but, must exiles always and forever be viewed or be felt as 'broken lives'? The article argues against a naive presumption of 'universalism' to exile's embodied experience and response; instead, the specificities of cultural meaning systems must be taken into account. Further, it argues against analysts' common presumption of pathology and 'posttraumatic stress disorder' among exiles; instead, evidence for 'agency' and 'resilience' in exile populations' health and coping through time must also, and explicitly, be recognized. Finally, where lives are 'broken', the potential of Truth Commissions and 'forgiveness' to be practices of collective repair is noted. Examples are drawn from Africa, Bosnia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Holocaust survivors, and Tibet.