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- There's not much information about the mental health of asylum-seekers and refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan.
- The study looked at how the ethnic and religious backgrounds of these people relate to their experiences with trauma and PTSD.
- The results showed that all refugees experienced trauma, with Yazidis having the highest rates of PTSD (70%), followed by Muslims (44%) and Christians (32%).
Article Abstract
Background: There is unreliable, and negligible information on the mental health and trauma-exposure of asylum-seekers and displaced refugees in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Objectives: To evaluate how responsible the ethno-religious origins are, for the prevalence of trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in displaced Iraqi asylum-seekers and refugees residing in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Methods: Structured interviews with a cross-sectional sample of 150 individuals, comprised of three self-identified ethno-religious groups (50 participants in each): Christians, Muslims, and Yazidis.
Results: 100% prevalence of trauma exposure and 48.7% of current PTSD among refugees, 70% PTSD rate of Yazidi participants, which is significantly higher (p < 0.01) compared to 44% of Muslim participants and 32% of Christian participants. These findings were corroborated using the self-rated PTSD, DSM-5 Checklist, with more severe PTSD symptom scores (p < 0.001) obtained among Yazidis (43.1; 19.7), compared to Muslims (31.3; 20.1) and Christians (29.3; 17.8). Self-rated depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) were also higher (p < 0.007) among Yazidis (12.3; 8.2) and Muslims (11.7; 5.9), compared to Christians (8.1; 7).
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7313973 | PMC |
| http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0233681 | PLOS |
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