ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2022
Post-traumatic stress symptoms experienced by healthcare workers in Lebanon four months following Beirut's ammonium nitrate explosion: a survey-based study.
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- The Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Health Problems in Lebanon: A Meta-Analytic Study of 3957 Healthcare Workers.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Physician Posttraumatic Stress Disorder During COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- Stratified predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder symptom severity in healthcare versus non-healthcare students during COVID-19: safe or stuck at home?European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Hospital system resilience in the face of armed conflicts; a cross sectional study from two regions in Lebanon.BMC health services research · 2026Observational
- Mental health amidst chronic crises: the case of Arab countries from the Middle East.Conflict and health · 2026Review
- Unmasking deep-rooted trauma: long-term effects of childhood adversities on posttraumatic stress disorder in healthcare workers facing acute multi-trauma.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- War-Related Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Healthcare Workers in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Gamified Intervention for Improving Maternal Health Outcomes Among Refugees and Underserved Women in Lebanon: Community Interventional Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- The Impact of the Beirut Explosion on the Mental Health of Lebanese Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2024Article
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- The fragile healthcare system in Lebanon: sounding the alarm about its possible collapse.Health economics review · 2023Article
- The lack of specialized pediatric cardiac surgeons in Lebanon: a humanitarian catastrophe.Health economics review · 2023Article
- Challenges Faced by Nurses in Disaster Management in Palestine: A Systematic Review.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
backgroundOn August 4, 2020, Lebanon faced one of the deadliest mass casualty explosions the world has witnessed during the twenty-first century. The human and emotional tolls were heavy on attending physicians, clinical fellows, residents, interns, medical students, and registered nurses, who were working in dramatic conditions, triaging, and treating thousands of blast-related casualties. We evaluated the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSS), among these healthcare workers (HCWs) from different Lebanese hospitals.
methodsThis is a multicentered, cross-sectional study that was conducted in December 2020, using an online questionnaire that evaluated the risk of developing PTSS based on the validated self-reported PTSD-Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5). We also explored possible correlates with the participants' socio-demographic characteristics, job profile, mental health, and blast-related events.
resultsOut of 519 participants, 44% were at high risk of developing PTSS following Beirut-blast. Nurses, attending physicians, fellows, and participants who are older in age, married, or working at specific hospitals, were at a higher risk. Those identified at higher risk of PTSS were surgeons, anesthesiologists, emergency medicine doctors, or radiologists; and they were more likely to be willing to migrate; having a prior history of psychiatric medication intake for PTSD treatment, a prior history of PTSD, or a personal history of seeking mental health service. At last, the latter two parameters as well as the number of examined injuries, severe home damage, and testing positive for the COVID-19 virus during the two weeks' period that followed the blast were found to be predictors for the development of PTSS.
conclusionLebanese in-hospital HCWs were found to be at a high risk of developing PTSS following the Beirut-Blast, thus we recommend public health authorities to provide adequate resources to avoid the emergence of mental illnesses among these rescuers.
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