Mental health burden of conflict: rates and correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among displaced Palestinian children and adolescents in Qatar
This study highlights the urgent need for trauma-informed, culturally sensitive mental health services for displaced Palestinian children and young people. While clinical interventions are vital, a sustainable resolution to the conflict is essential to mitigate further psychological harm.
Authors
- Menatalla Abdelkader
- Areeg Hassan Mohamed Elhassan
- Sami Ouanes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0867-060X)
- Abdul Waheed Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-5030)
- Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-7525)
- Mohammed Abdel-Karim
- Yahia Albobali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1272-8413)
- Yasser Saeed Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6575-5648)
- Majid Alabdulla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3631-2650)
- Olfa Selmi
- Taieb Turki
- Ahmed Abdelhakim Ahmed Elzok
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KW)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Caldwell University (US)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10912
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- Qatar National Library