Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees residing in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees residing in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Abstract Background Since the Syrian civil war began in March 2011, more than half of the Syrian population was forced to escape from their homes, and more than 5 million of them fled their country. The aim of the present study is to estimate the psychological consequences of this conflict among the...

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Main Authors: Harem Nareeman Mahmood, Hawkar Ibrahim, Katharina Goessmann, Azad Ali Ismail, Frank Neuner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Refugees
Syria
War
PTSD
Depression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-019-0238-5

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