Post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of Syrian refugees in Lebanon |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon;2. Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, JalEddib, Lebanon;3. Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon;1. Institute of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany;2. Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3. Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;4. Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, UK;1. ARQ Centrum’45, Rijnzichtweg 35, 2342 AX Oegstgeest, the Netherlands;2. ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre, Nienoord 10, Diemen, 1112XE, the Netherlands;3. Utrecht University, Department of Clinical Psychology, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands;1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Walter Mackenzie Center, 8440 112th Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada;2. Dar-el-Shefa''a Hospital, Reyhanli, Turkey;3. Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Walter Mackenzie Center, 8440 112th Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada |
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| Abstract: | IntroductionLebanon is the main hosting country for the Syrian crisis, with more than one million Syrian refugees. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and identify its possible predictors, in a sample of Syrian refugees living in camps in Lebanon.MethodWe conducted a household survey on Syrian refugees between 18 and 65 years old in 6 camps of the Central Bekaa region, using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) as a diagnostic tool.ResultsAmong the 452 respondents, we found a lifetime prevalence of PTSD of 35.4%, and a point prevalence of 27.2%. The lifetime prevalence of SUD was 1.99% and the point prevalence 0.66%. Multivariate logistic regression could not identify any predictor of current PTSD among a list of demographic variables, but identified the Syrian hometown as a significant predictor of lifetime PTSD (p = .013), with refugees from Aleppo having significantly more PTSD than those coming from Homs (adjusted OR 2.14, 95% CI 1.28, 3.56], p = .004).DiscussionPTSD was a real mental health issue in our sample of adult Syrian refugees in Central Bekaa camps, unlike SUD. |
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