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Syrian Civil War?s effects on Turkish school children: prevalence and predictors of psychopathology
(AVES, 2019-01-01) Tabur, Sinem; Tufan, Ali Evren; Ceri, Veysi; Semerci, Bengi
ObjectivesThe Syrian Civil War forced millions into asylum in neighbouring countries. Refugees/asylum seekers have elevated risk for psychopathology with the most important being post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Subjective experiences and symptoms of the hosting populations which have also experienced similar traumas have received relatively little attention up to now. We aimed to evaluate the effects of Syrian Civil War in terms of psychopathology, traumatic experiences and PTSD on Turkish primary school students living in Suru? which is on the border with Syria and hosts a large population of asylum seekers.MethodsTwo randomly selected schools operating in the district were included in the study. Sociodemographic Data forms, Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL), Children?s Post-traumatic Reaction Index (CPRI) were used for evaluations. Data were analysed with SPSS 23.0. P was set at 0.05 (two-tailed).ResultsMost common traumatic experiences via parental report were witnessing explosions (26.9\%), witnessing injuries of extended family/relatives (21.8\%) and witnessing deaths of acquaintances (17.9\%). Lifetime traumatic events and lifetime self-injurious behaviour in children via parental report were 26.9\% and 19.9\%