ArticleCommunity mental health journal2020
Perceptions and Health-Seeking Behaviour for Mental Illness Among Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Community Members in Wadi Khaled, North Lebanon: A Qualitative Study.
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- Understanding experiences of mental health help-seeking in Arab populations around the world: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Mental illness and help-seeking behaviours among Middle Eastern cultures: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Community health assets and refugee wellbeing: Qualitative evidence across mental health, disability inclusion, end-of-life care, and women's health - A global scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Cultural stigma, psychological distress and help-seeking: Moderating role of self-esteem and self-stigma in Lebanon.PloS one · 2025Article
- Digitalized Social and Emotional Learning and Better Wellbeing among Displaced Syrian Adolescents in Lebanon.International journal of mental health · 2024Article
- Capacity building and community of practice for women community health workers in low-resource settings: long-term evaluation of the Mobile University For Health (MUH).Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Livelihood challenges of single female household heads in the Rohingya and host communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings through the prism of gender equity and justice: implications for research, policy and practice.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- Experiences of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety among Arabic-speaking individuals in Sweden: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Postmigration stress and sleep disturbances mediate the relationship between trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Syrian and Iraqi refugees.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence of depression symptoms and associated sociodemographic and clinical correlates among Syrian refugees in Lebanon.BMC public health · 2021Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
This is a qualitative exploration of the perceptions of mental health (MH) and their influence on health-seeking behaviour among Syrian refugees and the Lebanese population in Wadi Khaled, a rural area of Lebanon bordering Syria. Eight focus group discussions and eight key informant interviews were conducted with male and female Syrian refugees and Lebanese community members from March to April 2018. MH illness was associated with stigma, shame and fear among both populations. Beliefs surrounding mental illness were strongly linked to religious beliefs, including Jinn. Religious healers were considered the first line of help for people with mental illnesses, and were perceived as culturally acceptable and less stigmatizing than MH professionals. It is essential for MH professionals to build trust with the communities in which they work. Collaboration with religious healers is key to identifying MH symptoms and creating referral pathways to MH professionals in this context.
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