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.

Ameer KakajeRagheed Al ZohbiAyham AlyousbashiRawan N K AbdelwahedOsama Hosam AldeenMohammad Marwan AlhalabiAyham GhareebYoussef Latifeh

Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)

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.

Keyphrases

mental health
social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
mental illness
physical activity
emergency department
depressive symptoms
risk factors
adverse drug
electronic health record