Cultural assimilation of adult Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Effect modification by religiosity and sex on the relation between cultural adversities and common mental health disorders.

Hussein Abou-AbbassWalaa G El SheikhMaya BizriHani TamimSamar Al-HajjLina KaroutFarah AllouchRawan ChehadeMayssa GhannamYoussef FaresZeina NasserHayat HaratiFiras H Kobeissy

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2024)

Religiosity and sex are effect modifiers of the associations between cultural adversities and CMHDs. Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care should be adopted in refugee settings. Moreover, there is an urgent need for capacity-building initiatives addressing social determinants of mental health among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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