A prevalence assessment of prolonged grief disorder in Syrian refugees

Bryant, Richard A.; Bawaneh, Ahmad; Giardinelli, Luana; Awwad, Manar; Al-Hayek, Hadeel; Akhtar, Aemal

doi:10.1002/wps.20876

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“…Indeed, Lundorff et al ( 1 ) even showed that the PG-13 used in our study was associated with lower PGD rates (3.2%) compared to other diagnostic tools. Moreover, the prevalence in the present sample is also higher than that reported in other Arabic-speaking samples [15.1% in refugees in a camp in Jordan, ( 7 ); 12% in bereaved Saudi Arabian undergraduate students, ( 5 ); 5% in female university students in the United Arab Emirates, ( 6 )]. This discrepancy might be explained by the fact that our sample was treatment-seeking, meaning that the participants were already aware of their mental health problems and thus actively seeking help, albeit not specifically for PGD.…”

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“…The authors found that 12% of the sample met the criteria for PGD based on a cut-off score of 32 on the Prolonged Grief Scale (PG-13). In another study with female students from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 7.6% of the rather young sample met the PGD criteria ( 6 ) and in a sample of Syrian refugees residing in a Jordanian refugee camp, the PGD rate was 15.1% ( 7 ). In all three of these studies, deaths were mainly due to natural causes.…”

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Prolonged grief disorder in Arabic-speaking treatment-seeking populations: Relationship with socio-demographic aspects, loss- and trauma-related characteristics, and mental health support

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Prolonged grief disorder in Arabic-speaking treatment-seeking populations: Relationship with socio-demographic aspects, loss- and trauma-related characteristics, and mental health support

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“…Prevalence is low even in groups characterized by exposure to the traumatic deaths of close family members. For example, in a study of refugees fleeing a war zone, only 16% of bereaved people developed symptoms meeting diagnostic requirements for prolonged grief disorder 79 . At the level of the general population, estimates indicate that only 2-3% of people may experience prolonged grief disorder, in contrast with the nearly universal experience of bereavement 62,77 .…”

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Emerging experience with selected new categories in the ICD‐11: complex PTSD, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder

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Among the important changes in the ICD-11 is the addition of 21 new mental disorders. New categories are typically proposed to: a) improve the usefulness of morbidity statistics; b) facilitate recognition of a clinically important but poorly classified mental disorder in order to provide appropriate management; and c) stimulate research into more effective treatments. Given the major implications for the field and for World Health Organization (WHO) member states, it is important to examine the impact of these new categories during the early phase of the ICD-11 implementation. This paper focuses on four disorders: complex post-traumatic stress disorder, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder. These categories were selected because they have been the focus of considerable activity and/or controversy and because their inclusion in the ICD-11 represents a different decision than was made for the DSM-5. The lead authors invited experts on each of these disorders to provide insight into why it was considered important to add it to the ICD-11, implications for care of not having that diagnostic category, important controversies about adding the disorder, and a review of the evidence generated and other developments related to the category since the WHO signaled its intention to include it in the ICD-11. Each of the four diagnostic categories appears to describe a population with clinically important and distinctive features that had previously gone unrecognized as well as specific treatment needs that would otherwise likely go unmet. The introduction of these categories in the ICD-11 has been followed by a substantial expansion of research in each area, which has generally supported their validity and utility, and by a significant increase in the availability of appropriate services.

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“…There is also relevant research on adult Syrian refugees: a review of the available data found high rates of mental health difficulties across several studies (32.9%) ( 196 ). More recent studies recorded high levels of perceived stress and the presence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in Amman ( 197 ), as well as prolonged grief—associated with severe mental disorder—in the Azraq refugee camp, associated with severe mental disorder ( 198 ).…”

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Refugee Mental Health, Global Health Policy, and the Syrian Crisis

Cratsley

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Mackey

2021

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The most recent global refugee figures are staggering, with over 82.4 million people forcibly displaced and 26.4 million registered refugees. The ongoing conflict in Syria is a major contributor. After a decade of violence and destabilization, over 13.4 million Syrians have been displaced, including 6.7 million internally displaced persons and 6.7 million refugees registered in other countries. Beyond the immediate political and economic challenges, an essential component of any response to this humanitarian crisis must be health-related, including policies and interventions specific to mental health. This policy and practice review addresses refugee mental health in the context of the Syrian crisis, providing an update and overview of the current situation while exploring new initiatives in mental health research and global health policy that can help strengthen and expand services. Relevant global health policy frameworks are first briefly introduced, followed by a short summary of recent research on refugee mental health. We then provide an update on the current status of research, service provision, and health policy in the leading destinations for Syrians who have been forcibly displaced. This starts within Syria and then turns to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Germany. Finally, several general recommendations are discussed, including the pressing need for more data at each phase of migration, the expansion of integrated mental health services, and the explicit inclusion and prioritization of refugee mental health in national and global health policy.

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A prevalence assessment of prolonged grief disorder in Syrian refugees

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Prolonged grief disorder in Arabic-speaking treatment-seeking populations: Relationship with socio-demographic aspects, loss- and trauma-related characteristics, and mental health support

Prolonged grief disorder in Arabic-speaking treatment-seeking populations: Relationship with socio-demographic aspects, loss- and trauma-related characteristics, and mental health support

Emerging experience with selected new categories in the ICD‐11: complex PTSD, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder

Refugee Mental Health, Global Health Policy, and the Syrian Crisis

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