scholarly journals Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anger and Mental health of school students in Syria after ten years of conflict: a large scale school-based study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameer Kakaje ◽  
Ragheed Al Zohbi ◽  
Ayham Alyousbashi ◽  
Rawan N. K. Abdelwahed ◽  
Osama Hosam Aldeen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
School Students ◽  
Problematic Anger

Abstract The Syrian crisis has entered its tenth year with incessant conflicts in many locations across Syria. Much of the population have been impacted including children who suffer the direct and indirect war effects of war. To date there has been no large scale study examining the mental health and academic impacts of the war of children in Syria. This large-scale cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the psychological profile of school students in Damascus Syria examining PTSD, anger and general mental health and examine their relationships with work, smoking and academic performance. The study included 1369 students from seven different schools. Surveys included assessment of mental and physical well-being using a measure of health related quality of life (SF8), Posttraumatic stress disorder (CRIES-13), problematic anger (DAR5) smoking, working habits, social support and academic grades. The study found that more than half of the children suffered from PTSD (53%), problematic anger (62%) with this being associated with poorer SF-8 (quality of life) scores in both mental and physical domains and more time watching TV and Internet. Around 46% declared fair or worse general health and 61% having moderate or severe mental health. War variables had an impact on PTSD, anger, and SF-8, but not an impact on grades. Worse HRQL was associated with war variables and smoking. Social support was negatively correlated with SF-8, PTSD, DAR-5 anger and declarations of close friends being the main source of support. This is the largest study of children is Syria to date that reports on the psychological ramification of war. The study demonstrates the severe impact on children across both mental health and physical health. Although direct war effect could not be observed, the high burden of PTSD and anger distress is a strong reflection of the chronic mental trauma. School students have had to work and face many hurdles in a young age which has left them severely impacted.

scholarly journals Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anger and mental health of school students in Syria after nine years of conflict: a large-scale school-based study

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S260-S261
Author(s):  
Sami Jomaa ◽  
Ameer Kakaje ◽  
Ragheed Al Zohbi ◽  
Ayham Alyousbashi ◽  
Rawan N K Abdelwahed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Problematic Anger

AimsThe Syrian crisis has entered its ninth year with many being affected by the war. This is the largest-scale study that aims to evaluate the psychological profile of secondary school students in Syria.MethodThis is a cross-sectional study in schools in Damascus, Syria. The surveys assessed working habits, smoking, war exposure, grades, socioeconomic status (SES), social support, health-related quality of life (HRQL), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), problematic anger, and other parameters.ResultThis study included 1369 students of which 53% suffered from PTSD and 62% from problematic anger. Around 46% declared a fair or worse general health and 61% had moderate or severe mental health. Only 9.3% did not report exposure to any war-related variable. War exposure had an impact on PTSD, anger, and HRQL, but not on students' grades. Smoking, having consanguineous parents, and working did not have a clear association with grades or anger. Social support weakly reduced PTSD and anger scores. Interestingly, working was associatedwith lower PTSD scores but was associated with a worse physical component of HRQL.ConclusionThis is the largest study on school students in Syria that reports the psychological ramifications of war. Although the direct effects of war could not be precisely described, the high burden of PTSD and anger distress was a strong reflection of the chronic mental distress.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anger and mental health of school students in Syria after nine years of conflict: a large-scale school-based study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameer Kakaje ◽  
Ragheed Al Zohbi ◽  
Ayham Alyousbashi ◽  
Rawan N.K. Abdelwahed ◽  
Osama Hosam Aldeen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Problematic Anger

Abstract Background The Syrian crisis has entered its ninth year with many being affected by the war. This is the largest-scale study that aims to evaluate the psychological profile of secondary school students in Syria. Methods This is a cross-sectional study in schools in Damascus, Syria. The surveys assessed working habits, smoking, war exposure, grades, socioeconomic status (SES), social support, health-related quality of life (HRQL), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), problematic anger, and other parameters. Results This study included 1369 students of which 53% suffered from PTSD and 62% from problematic anger. Around 46% declared a fair or worse general health and 61% had moderate or severe mental health. Only 9.3% did not report exposure to any war-related variable. War exposure had an impact on PTSD, anger, and HRQL, but not on students' grades. Smoking, having consanguineous parents, and working did not have a clear association with grades or anger. Social support weakly reduced PTSD and anger scores. Interestingly, working was associatedwith lowerPTSD scores but was associated with a worse physical component of HRQL. Conclusion This is the largest study on school students in Syria that reports the psychological ramifications of war. Although the direct effects of war could not be precisely described, the high burden of PTSD and anger distress was a strong reflection of the chronic mental distress.

scholarly journals Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety among hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaru Chen ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Chengyuan Zhang ◽  
Yuanyuan An ◽  
Yiming Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Negative News

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected more than 5 million people around the world and killed more than 300,000 people; thus, it has become a global public health emergency. Our objective was to investigate the mental health of hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods The PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), Trauma Exposure Scale, abbreviated version of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) and Demographic Questionnaire were used to examine posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, trauma exposure, resilience and perceived social support among 898 patients who were hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in China. The data were analyzed with t tests, one-way ANOVA and multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results The results showed that the prevalence of PTSD, depression and anxiety was 13.2, 21.0 and 16.4%, respectively. Hospitalized patients who were more impacted by negative news reports, had greater exposure to traumatic experiences, and had lower levels of perceived social support reported higher PTSD, depression and anxiety. Conclusions Effective professional mental health services should be designed to support the psychological wellbeing of hospitalized patients, especially those who have severe disease, are strongly affected by negative news and have high levels of exposure to trauma.

Age moderates the relationship between source of social support and mental health in racial minority lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 888-897
Author(s):  
Anna E Wise ◽  
Brian C Smith ◽  
Aaron P Armelie ◽  
Jessica M Boarts ◽  
Douglas L Delahanty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Racial Minority ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the relationship between source of social support and mental health (and the moderating impact of age) in 64 low socioeconomic status, racial minority lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents/young adults. Social support from family ( β = −.302, p = .03; β = −.364, p = .008), but not friends or significant others, was independently related to posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms, respectively. Family social support was associated with lower posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in participants aged 16–19 years, while friend social support was associated with lower symptoms for participants aged over 20 years. Friend social support was also associated with lower posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in participants aged 16–17 years. Interventions should target age-appropriate sources of social support.

scholarly journals Comorbidity amplifies the effects of post-9/11 posttraumatic stress disorder trajectories on health-related quality of life

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiehui Li ◽  
Kimberly Caramanica Zweig ◽  
Robert M. Brackbill ◽  
Mark R. Farfel ◽  
James E. Cone
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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