When an earthquake hits a war-affected population: longitudinal growth trajectories of psychopathology in individuals in northwest Syria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in February 2023 represented a disaster within a disaster, as northwest Syria had been affected by years of war. Literature on the immediate psychological impact of such natural disasters in high-adversity populations is lacking.

Aims

To examine prevalences, longitudinal trajectories and cognitive predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) in survivors of armed conflict in northwest Syria exposed to the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.

Method

We assessed self-reported PTSD, depression and GAD symptoms, as well as self-efficacy and repetitive negative thinking (RNT), at 4, 11 and 18 weeks post-earthquake (T1, T2 and T3, respectively) in 204 war survivors exposed to recent ear

SUBMITTER: Churbaji D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12912877 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature