Suicidality after the genocide against the Yazidi in Iraq in 2014.
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38900516
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OBJECTIVE
To explore the relationship between psychological stress and suicidality in Yazidi refugee camps in Iraq.
METHOD
At the time of the investigation, the Yazidi survivors of the 2014 genocide by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had been living in refugee camps in Iraq for 9 years. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological stress and suicidality in Yazidi refugee camps in Iraq. In total, 425 participants took part in the study and participated in interviews using standard scales to measure general physical and mental health and suicidality.
RESULTS
The results demonstrate that suicidality and psychological stress are higher among the Yazidis survivors of genocide than in the other Yazidi and Non-Yazidi participants.
CONCLUSIONS
Genocide, flight, and life in refugee camps without any prospect of being able to live in peace again increases suicidal thoughts, which should also be considered in the psychosocial care and therapy of this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
To explore the relationship between psychological stress and suicidality in Yazidi refugee camps in Iraq.
METHOD
At the time of the investigation, the Yazidi survivors of the 2014 genocide by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had been living in refugee camps in Iraq for 9 years. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological stress and suicidality in Yazidi refugee camps in Iraq. In total, 425 participants took part in the study and participated in interviews using standard scales to measure general physical and mental health and suicidality.
RESULTS
The results demonstrate that suicidality and psychological stress are higher among the Yazidis survivors of genocide than in the other Yazidi and Non-Yazidi participants.
CONCLUSIONS
Genocide, flight, and life in refugee camps without any prospect of being able to live in peace again increases suicidal thoughts, which should also be considered in the psychosocial care and therapy of this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
Date of Publication
2025-09
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Kizilhan, Jan Ilhan | |
Sennhauser, Laura | |
Wenzel, Thomas |
Series
Psychological trauma
Publisher
American Psychological Association
ISSN
1942-969X
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