@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric disorders among a sample of internally displaced persons in South Darfur",
journal="International journal of social psychiatry",
year="2014",
author="Elhabiby, Mahmoud M. and Radwan, Doaa N. and Okasha, Tarek A. and El-Desouky, Eman D.",
volume="61",
number="4",
pages="358-362",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The violent armed conflict in Darfur has been ongoing for years getting the attention of human rights activists and mental health professionals. <br><br>AIM: The aim of this study was to assess psychiatric disorders in a sample of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Darfur. <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional observational study, as a part of the 'Darfur Campaign' organized by Arab Federation of Psychiatrists, assessing psychiatric disorders in a sample of internally displaced women using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) (clinical version). <br><br>RESULTS: Up to 25.7% of participants had lost a close family member or more in the violent clashes. Psychiatric diagnoses were found in 62.2% of the participants. The most frequently reported was post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaching 14.9%, followed by depression 13.5% (among which 2.7% with psychotic features), while comorbid PTSD and depression reached 8.1% of participants. Patients with psychiatric diagnoses had an older age (36.6 years) (p = .024). Suffering from a psychiatric disorder was found to be associated with losing a family member in the conflict (p = .015), being 35.6% in patients with psychiatric diagnoses compared to 10.3% in those without losing a family member in the conflict (odds ratio (OR) = 4.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.25-18.28). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study used a standardized tool for diagnosing psychiatric morbidity among refugees in Darfur to give as much as possible an actual description of the problems and psychiatric morbidity caused by human-made disasters. This study can help to lead to a more detailed and specific mental health service program much needed by this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7640",
doi="10.1177/0020764014547061",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764014547061"
}