| Summary: | Objective: Wars are responsible for the immense
increase in the number of refugees migrating worldwide due to violence caused
by unresolved conflicts and repeating armed clashes. The war that started in
Syria in March of 2011 has caused 5.6 million people to leave their country and
therefore is one of the largest refugee crises of history. The aim of this
study was to analyze the traumatic events that humanitarian aid workers had
personally experienced and to determine Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
and depression levels among Syrians who have migrated to Turkey due to
war-caused threats and work in a humanitarian aid organization to help other
Syrians who have migrated under the same conditions.Methods: The sample of this research
was Syrian workers of a humanitarian aid organization who were older than 18
and have migrated to Turkey due to war conditions. To collect data for this
research, a Sociodemographic Information Form, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ)
and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II) in Arabic were used. The data was
statistically evaluated and analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program. Results: 8.6% of the sample in the study meet the
criteria for PTSD diagnosis while 69.3% show mild, medium or serious depressive
symptoms. It was found that PTSD scores increase in direct relation to the
increase in the number of torture and traumatic experiences while there
is an inverse relationship between PTSD scores and number of children. It
was found that depression symptoms are prevalent in single individuals and when
the number of children in the family increase, depression symptoms decrease.Conclusion: Strengthening social support
network of trauma-exposed refugees working in humanitarian aid
organizations will have a protective effect on their mental health.
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