The impact of forced displacement: trauma, increased levels of inflammation and early presentation of diabetes in women Syrian refugees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Forced displacement and war trauma cause high rates of post-traumatic stress, anxiety disorders and depression in refugee populations. We investigated the impact of forced displacement on mental health status, gender, presentation of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and associated inflammatory markers among Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Methods

Mental health status was assessed using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25). Additional metabolic and inflammatory markers were analyzed.

Results

Although symptomatic stress scores were observed in both men and women, women consistently displayed higher symptomatic anxiety/depression scores with the HSCL-25 (2.13 ± 0.58 versus 1.95 ± 0.63). With the HTQ, however, only women aged 3

SUBMITTER: Venkatachalam T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470347 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature