Psychosocial disability in the Middle East

BOLTON. Laura

Publication Date 

May 2018
25 p

A K4 helpdesk report, commissioned by DFID (UK), provides a rapid review of literature to provide best estimates of psychosocial disability in specific countries in the Middle East.

Topics discussed include:

Prevalence and different forms of mental health conditions and psychosocial disability

Factors influencing prevalence

Differences across demographics

Provision for those with psychosocial disabilities

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Keywords 

Development/ Humanitarian; disability and emergency; human disasters (war & conflict); Disability and social diversity; refugees; Health; mental health; Rehabilitation; trauma; Research; literature review; quality of life and wellbeing

Regional Focus 

Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO)

Country focus 

Lebanon; Iraq; Jordan; Syria; Palestine; Yemen

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

report

Publisher 

Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D)
Institute of Development Studies (IDS)