Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon : first onset, treatment, and exposure to war
Other Title(s)
نسبة انتشار الإضطرابات النفسية على مدى الحياة في لبنان: بداية عوارضها، علاجها والتعرض لأحداث الحرب . على مدى الحياة في لبنان: بداية عوارضها، علاجها
Joint Authors
Dimassi, Hani
Fayyd, John
Karam, Aimee N.
Nasir, Soumana
Chatterji, Somnath
Kessler, Ronald C.
Mneimneh, Zeina N.
Karam, Elie Georges
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 1 (31 May. 2009), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
2009-05-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract AR
هذه هي دراسة وبائية للاضطرابات النفسية في لبنان.
و قد بلغت العينة 2857 بالغا كعينة ممثلة للمجتمع اللبناني.
و قد أظهرت الدراسة بعد تطبيق المعايير المناسبة و حسب تصنيف الأمريكي الرابع للأمراض النفسية أن الاضطرابات النفسية شكلت 25.8 % من العينة و كان أكثرها شيوعا القلق 16.7 % الاضطرابات المزاجية 12.6 %.
اضطراب الإندفاع 4.4 % و الاعتماد على المؤثرات العقلية 2.2 % و لم يتلق المعالجة المناسبة من هذه العينة إلا القليل بالإضافة إلى التأخر الشديد عن بدء المعالجة لمدة تراوحت ما بين (6-28 عاما).
و قد كان للحرب أثر في زيادة الخطورة بالنسبة للقلق و الكآبة و اضطراب الإندفاع.
و بالخلاصة فإن ربع العينة للاضطرابات النفسية في أي وقت من حياتهم.
و قد أظهرت الدراسة الحاجة إلى التشخيص و العلاج المبكر لهذه الاضطرابات.
كما كان للحرب أثر في بدء ظهور هذه الاضطرابات.
Abstract EN
Background : there are no published data on national lifetime prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in the Arab region.
Furthermore, the effect of war on first onset of disorders has not been addressed previously on a national level, especially in the Arab region.
Thus, the current study aims at investigating the lifetime prevalence, treatment, age of onset and its relationship to war in Lebanon.
Methods and Findings : the Lebanese Evaluation of the Burden of Ailments and Needs Of the Nation study was carried out on a nationally representative sample of the Lebanese population (n = 2,857 adults).
Respondents were interviewed using the fully structured WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0.
Lifetime prevalence of any Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) disorder was 25.8%.
Anxiety (16.7 %) and mood (12.6 %) were more common than impulse control (4.4 %) and substance (2.2 %) disorders.
Only a minority of people with any mental disorder ever received professional treatment, with substantial delays (6 to 28 y) between the onset of disorders and onset of treatment.
War exposure increased the risk of first onset of anxiety (odds ratio [OR] : 5.92, 95 % confidence interval [CI] : 2.5–14.1), mood (OR 3.32, 95 % CI 2.0–5.6), and impulse control disorders (OR 12.72, 95% CI 4.5 357).
Conclusions : About one-fourth of the sample (25.8 %) met criteria for at least one of the DSM-IV disorders at some point in their lives.
There is a substantial unmet need for early identification and treatment.
Exposure to war events increases the odds of first onset of mental disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karam, Elie Georges& Mneimneh, Zeina N.& Dimassi, Hani& Fayyd, John& Nasir, Soumana& Kessler, Ronald C.…[et al.]. 2009. Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon : first onset, treatment, and exposure to war. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-10600
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kessler, Ronald C.…[et al.]. Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon : first onset, treatment, and exposure to war. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 20, no. 1 (May. 2009), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Karam, Elie Georges& Mneimneh, Zeina N.& Dimassi, Hani& Fayyd, John& Nasir, Soumana& Kessler, Ronald C.…[et al.]. Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon : first onset, treatment, and exposure to war. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 2009. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-10600
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 14-16
Record ID
BIM-10600